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The Royal Navy Lighter
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
The Royal Navy Lighter is a wreck dive site near Zanzibar, Mjini Magharibi, Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, moray eels, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Allard's AnemonefishAmphiprion allardi
Threespot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatus
Goldbar WrasseThalassoma hebraicum
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Redfin ButterflyfishChaetodon trifasciatus
Chocolate HindCephalopholis boenak
Speckled SandperchParapercis hexophtalma
Nearby sites
- 1Bawe Island - North1.6 km
- 2Two Stones1.6 km
- 3Bawe Reef1.7 km
- 4Bawe South1.8 km
- 5The Great Northern3.4 km
- 6Aquarium3.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org