Dead Chest Island Attractions

Lying 0.5mi/0.8km north of Peter Island, Dead Chest Island resembles a giant mushroom and covers 30ac/12.2ha of land. The entire island is a national park and bird sanctuary for gulls, noddies, terns and boobies. The area provides good snorkelling and diving as a reef just off Dead Chest features brightly colored tropical fish and sponges, as well as a variety of crustaceans.

Dead Chest is the reputed place where the pirate Blackbeard abandoned 15 men with a bottle of rum and a sword to settle their differences, inspiring the phrase "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum". Pick up the moorings set up by the BVI National Parks Trust.