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Wreck of the Chikuzen


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 13 attractions in Virgin Gorda
Traveler Description: The Chikuzen is a wreck which sunk in 1981 after catching fire, and is now a popular scuba diving site.  It drifted through the British Virgin... more »
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Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest, Historic site
Activities: Scuba diving
Address:
Virgin Gorda

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5 of 5 stars
Rhone_Man   11 contributions
British Virgin Islands
Jul 15, 2009

The wreck of the Chikuzen is an isolated wreck about 12 miles north of Tortola and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. It lies in about 75 feet of water, which is normally very clear. Because it is literally miles from anywhere, the wreck attracts a wide array of marine life. The wreck is approximately 270 feet in length,... more

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5 of 5 stars
emaxxmuc   3 contributions
München
Dec 13, 2002
6/9 found this review helpful

The Chikuzen is really a world class dive if the conditions are right for such a remote dive-site. We have beeen sailing in the BVIs in Nov 2002 and made 2 dives at the chikuzen: We saw many different kind of fishes in enormous quantity. We also meet 2 sharks about 6 feet away from us, circeling us for severel... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Chelmsford, England
Sep 9, 2002
9/11 found this review helpful

If you find yourself diving in the BVI, the first thing you must do is ask whichever dive operator you are using when they next plan to go to The Chikuzen. They only go once a week, and even that's weather dependent. The Rhone is more famous, but the Chikuzen is more impressive - and you won't be alongside 20... more

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