Oro Verde (Wreck)
★★★★☆
(668)
Originally a U.S. Army transport ship, the Oro Verde spent its last 10 years of life transporting bananas between Ecuador and Miami. It eventually ran aground in 1976 on the reef surrounding Grand Cayman, right off Seven Mile Beach.
Living in and around the wreck are nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, anemones, and grouper.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
98 Sightings
J
5
F
5
M
9
A
9
M
8
J
8
J
17
A
4
S
4
O
4
N
8
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
74 Sightings
J
12
F
0
M
12
A
6
M
8
J
6
J
9
A
3
S
0
O
5
N
7
D
6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
35 Sightings
J
8
F
2
M
6
A
7
M
3
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
2
O
2
N
5
D
0
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
30 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
5
A
3
M
7
J
6
J
0
A
2
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
24 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
9
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
6 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
98 Sightings
J
15
F
6
M
11
A
5
M
9
J
12
J
18
A
7
S
0
O
6
N
4
D
5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
94 Sightings
J
17
F
6
M
16
A
5
M
7
J
11
J
12
A
3
S
3
O
5
N
5
D
4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
91 Sightings
J
9
F
7
M
16
A
6
M
3
J
7
J
12
A
6
S
4
O
3
N
10
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
59 Sightings
J
9
F
5
M
7
A
0
M
4
J
8
J
12
A
0
S
2
O
2
N
5
D
5
