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While not as famous as Cozumel, Cancun offers some fun dives. Our dive operator took us out for 2 dives in the strait between Cancun & Isla Mujeres. The first was
a wreck dive: C-58, an ex US minesweeper that had been used by the Mexican navy & was deliberately sunk in 1980. It was broken in two by Hurricane Wilma & the section
we visited had shoals of fish inside & out, sitting on a sandy seabed. Strong currents at the surface meant descending rapidly (some outfits consider it an advanced dive). Once down there, the current
eased off; access was easy with plenty of fish inside. On exiting, an eagle ray swam past & a few large barracuda hung around outside the wreck. Hanging on to the safety line, our bubbles were moving upwards
at a 45 degree angle: a good indication of the surface current! Check out the video, shot by one of our dive organizer's videographers, Yuko.
 C-58 Wreck Dive Video (3 MB)
Our second dive was at one of the reefs between Cancun & Isla Mujeres: Punta Negra Y Grampine. Though the visibility in Cancun was not as good as Cozumel (we had about 40-50 ft on both dives), there were more shoals of fish, including a
couple of Stonefish, some small lobster, grunts & other reef fish. The reef looked healthy & with the current at the surface, our safety stop turned into a drift dive: still, conditions were very manageable.
This video is stock footage provided by Videographer Edgar Gonzales.
Punta Negra Reef Dive Video (6 MB) |
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