Man Of War
16.3625°N 86.5231°W · wreck
Man Of War is a wreck dive site registered in the Roatan Marine Park database, located along Roatán’s eastern reef at approximately 30 meters depth.
Site Information
- Location: East coast of Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Wreck dive
- Difficulty Level: Advanced
- Maximum Depth: 30 meters
Overview
No published information about this wreck’s history, vessel type, dimensions, or sinking date was found in any publicly accessible source. “Man of War” may refer to the nearby Man of War Cay geographic feature. The wreck is listed in the Roatan Marine Park database at these coordinates. Contact a local Roatán dive operator for current site conditions and access. Advanced certification recommended given the 30-meter depth.
Previous description note: An earlier version of this page speculated that the name “suggests a historically significant or military-associated vessel.” This was editorial inference with no factual basis and has been removed.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
552 verified species observations (262 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1911 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pterois · lionfish
- Gambusia nicaraguensis
- Poecilia orri
- Palatogobius grandoculus
- Lipogramma evides · banded basslet
- Gobiomorus dormitor
- Gnatholepis thompsoni · goldspot goby
- Epigonidae
- Phaeoptyx
- Malacoctenus erdmani · imitator blenny
- Centropomus undecimalis
- Gillellus uranidea · warteye stargazer
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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