Sea Venture

On 16 November 1981, with a crew of 26 on board and loaded with timber, the Sea Venture was waiting in the Bay of Saint Paul for a berth to become available in the Port of La Pointe des Galets. Already damaged by bad weather and destabilised by its cargo, the ship ended up taking on water and sinking opposite the

Marine life at this site

The wreck lies at a depth of between 40 and 50 metres. You can see two of the Sea Venture’s beautiful, imposing and remarkably well-preserved propellers, flying scorpion fish, tuna, etc

Based on open species observationswithin ~25 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Greenfish Sea Cucumber

Stichopus chloronotus2 obs.

Blotched Fantail Ray

Taeniurops meyeni1 obs.

Bigfin Reef Squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana1 obs.

Sky Blue Phyllidia

Phyllidia coelestis1 obs.

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Dardanus lagopodes1 obs.

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus1 obs.

Striped Phyllidiopsis

Phyllidiopsis xishaensis1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Gymnodoris ceylonica1 obs.

Snakehead Cowrie

Monetaria caputserpentis1 obs.

Spinner dolphin

Stenella longirostris1 obs.

White-spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus ocellatus1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata7 obs.

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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Halgerda toliara1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Tanychlamys W.H.Benson, 18341 obs.

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Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp

Ancylocaris brevicarpalis1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Sagaminopteron psychedelicum1 obs.