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beginner
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23 ft
Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Frederiksted Pier
The old Frederiksted Pier was destroyed years ago in a storm, and was recently rebuilt to modern standards to accommodate cruise ships and other large vessels. Within the next 5 years, there should be enough marine life accumulation to warrant a trip out to its end. Luckily, however, a few pilings from the old pier still exist with incredible communities of soft coral still just a few meters off shore. This is a very easy dive, and an especially nice night dive!
All West-bound roads lead to Frederiksted. Once in the small town, look seaward, find the pier, point your car in that direction, and you can't miss it! The pier is right next to the old Fort Frederik, built in 1752. Your non-diving members will have plenty to explore while you are living it up underwater.
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Joel H
Jun 12, 2005, 12:00 AM
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May 27th. Vis better than 50 feet. All of Strand St. was closed for construction, as is the street at the beginning of the pier. All the side streets were full of parked cars. We parked at the park (marked street parking) on the north side of Fort Frederik. We swam from the park beach, but you could walk to the pier on the walkway on the seaside of the Fort (enter on north side of pier). Great snorkel or beginner dive.
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