James Bond Wrecks
Depth is the range from the top of the site to its usual maximum; "recommended cert" is the mainstream-agency level operators usually ask for, not a legal rule. Currents and visibility change daily — treat everything here as planning ranges.
Nassau's film history sits on the seabed off the southwest coast. The Tears of Allah, the small freighter Bond rode in Never Say Never Again, rests in about fourteen meters with its bow photogenically intact, while nearby the skeletal framework built for Thunderball's crashed Vulcan bomber has become a lattice of sponges and darting reef fish. Both structures are shallow, bright, and easy, usually combined into one dive with resident reef sharks making cameo passes. It is a novelty site by origin and a genuinely pleasant reef dive by adoption.
The moment you come for: Bond film props turned reef, easy depths, frequent shark flybys
Topography: Sand and low reef
Know before you splash
Hazards: Sharp edges on the aging film structures; do not enter the confined bow spaces without training.
Who you'll meet
Caribbean Reef Shark
Great Barracuda
Hawksbill Turtle
Porcupinefish
For photographers
Wide angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★☆☆☆ — editors' 1–5 rating of what this site gives each style of shooting