Oro Verde (Wreck)
★★★★☆
(639)
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 & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Green Turtle
93
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#2
Parrotfish
89
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#3
Angelfish
85
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#4
Stingrays
83
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#5
Barracuda
71
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#6
Butterfly Fish
50
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#7
Pufferfish
50
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#8
Lionfish
46
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#9
Nurse Shark
45
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#10
Grouper/Basslets
38
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
