Wreck of the Willy T
Peter Island · British Virgin Islands
When the original William Thornton was lost in the 2017 hurricanes, she was raised and deliberately sunk off Peter Island as an artificial reef — which means the most famous bar in the BVI is now one of its more unusual dive sites.
What You Will See at Willy T
The vessel sits upright and largely intact in moderate depth, and because the sinking was recent the structure is still very recognisable: you can identify the decks where crews drank, and the hull is now colonising with coral and sponge. Fish have moved in quickly, and schools of snapper and grunt now hold around the wreck with barracuda patrolling above it.
It is an accessible wreck dive — shallower and less demanding than the Rhone — which makes it a good second wreck for divers who want more than one, or a first wreck for someone newly certified.
Getting There on Your Crewed Charter
The site is dived from a boat rather than from shore. Any BVI operator will know it, and it pairs naturally with Deadman’s Bay or Carrot Shoal in the same outing.