Simpson Bay

Simpson Bay is situated on the Dutch side of Saint Martin (St. Maarten). Princess Juliana International Airport is located here. This part of the island is popular for its beautiful reefs, rocky bottom and diverse underwater landscape full of marine life. Old ship wrecks, deep walls, caverns, channels and drop offs attract divers from all over the world, who keep coming here to explore the Caribbean Sea. Simpson Bay offers its warm waters and various dive sites to divers of all levels. Many divers come to Simpson Bay to take part in adventurous shark dives and night dives that are available only for experienced divers. Most popular dive sites The best known dive sites around are Gregory Wreck, The Bridge, famous HMS Proselyte, The Maze, and Fish Bowl. As HMS Proselyte was a wooden ship, the only remains that it is still possible to see are coral encrusted canons and anchors.