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.
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.
Painted Walls
A prime diving site in the British Virgin Islands, Painted Walls is a shallow dive site off the southern coast of Dead Chest Island. Depths reach 30ft/9.2m, and the four gully walls feature brightly colored sponges and coral.
