Salt Island, British Virgin Islands
RMS Rhone
The 1867 Royal Mail steamer that starred in the film The Deep.
About the dive
RMS Rhone is a beginner to advanced dive site in Salt Island, British Virgin Islands. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 1,758 dives here, going to 22 m on average in around 19 m of visibility. 31 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are caribbean reef shark, barracudas and parrotfish. Sightings peak in March, May and July.
- Level
- Beginner–Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 22 m
- Visibility
- 19 m
- Dive time
- 42 min
- Logged dives
- 1,758
- Busiest months
- Mar · May · Jul
- Region
- Eastern Caribbean
Most sighted here
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
ParrotfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
Spiny LobsterPhoto: James Lee · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at RMS Rhone and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Reef Shark | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Spiny Lobster | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Trumpetfish | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Eagle rays | ||||||||||||
| Grunts | ||||||||||||
| Snappers | ||||||||||||
| Soldierfish |
The wreck
This is the site of the RMS Rhone, one of the most famous wrecks in the world. Read how she went down.
The story of the RMS Rhone →Dive centers nearby
2 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Sail Caribbean Divers7.4 km
- Turquoise Turtle Charters8.6 km
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