C-58 General Anaya
La profondeur indique la plage entre le sommet du site et son maximum habituel ; le « niveau de certification recommandé » correspond au niveau généralement demandé par les opérateurs selon les agences grand public, et non à une règle légale. Les courants et la visibilité varient chaque jour — considérez toutes ces informations comme des estimations de planification.
The C-58 is the Cancun area's adrenaline wreck. Storms have torn the old minesweeper into pieces on the sand, and the gap between sections funnels current like a wind tunnel — you grip the briefing as much as the wreck. That same flow makes it a magnet: in winter, squadrons of spotted eagle rays hold formation off the hull, sometimes dozens strong, one of the Mexican Caribbean's most reliable ray spectacles. Big green morays and nurse sharks lodge in the machinery spaces, and schools of porkfish smoke around the debris. Short, deep, fast, and worth planning a trip around in ray season.
Le moment pour lequel vous venez: Winter eagle-ray squadrons, broken-hull swim-bys, big morays, honest current diving.
Topographie: A mid-century ex-US Navy minesweeper that served Mexico, scuttled as an artificial reef and later broken into sections by hurricane seas.
Courant: This is a current dive most days — part of why the fish life is so rich.
Entrée: Open-water descent, often negative entry when the current runs; dived from both Cancun and Isla Mujeres.
À savoir avant de plonger
Dangers: Strong current, sharp broken steel, and depth; carry a surface marker and reel.
Conservation: Artificial reef; penetration of the broken sections is unstable and discouraged.
Nitrox: Intéressant ici — les profils se situent dans la plage où le nitrox prolonge significativement le temps sans palier (avec la formation pour l'utiliser).
Qui vous croiserez
Great Barracuda
Nurse Shark
Southern Stingray
Spotted Eagle Ray
Pour les photographes
Grand angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★☆☆☆☆ — note 1–5 des éditeurs sur ce que ce site offre à chaque style de prise de vue