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Johnny's Gorge

Offshore east of Swaraj Dweep

11.94120°N, 93.10440°E

A deep circular gorge where whitetip reef sharks rest on the sand and trevally school in the current. Completes the offshore trinity with Dixon's Pinnacle and Jackson's Bar. Continental advanced charter.

Depth
24–30 m

Typical 27 m

Vis
15–35 m

27–30 °C

Current
strong

moderate surge

Health
Unscored

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Geo (surface approx.)
11.94120°N, 93.10440°E

Surface approximation near the Dixon's / Jackson's cluster. Exact gorge GPS held by operators.

Entry / access
boat

Offshore advanced boat dive, typically 45–70 minutes, usually packaged with Dixon's and Jackson's on the same day. Circular gorge; typically live-boat. Early launch, SMB required.

Difficulty
advanced

Advanced Open Water / Deep

Hazards

  • high · Depth and current

    Working depth 24–30 m in current. Not a first Andaman dive.

  • low · Shark etiquette

    White-tips are shy; crowding the sand makes them leave.

Marine life

Typical: whitetip reef shark, trevally, rays, snappers, soft coral on the rim

Seasonal: nurse shark, thicker shark traffic on a running current

Named for legendary local divemaster Johnny; Havelock's premier shark dive

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What it was like today

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18 Mar 2026, 9:30 am IST · Verified Diver · AOW · buddy-verified

White-tips on the sand until the second group arrived. Current strong in the gorge; exit early.

Vis
24 m

strong

Temp
27 °C

mild surge

Life / reef
4 / 4

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Crowd
2 / 5

Felt difficulty 4/5

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1 verified report · avg vis 24 m · 27 °C · crowding 2/5

Life
4
Reef
4
Diff.
4
  • 18 Mar 2026, 9:30 am IST · Verified Diver · AOW · buddy-verified

    White-tips on the sand until the second group arrived. Current strong in the gorge; exit early.

    vis 24 m · strong current · 27 °C · crowding 2/5

    life 4/5 · reef 4/5 · difficulty 4/5

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  1. 18 Apr 2026 · Verified Diver · AOW · centre verified · hazards

    Noted white-tips leave the sand when groups crowd them. Added etiquette note.

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