About Who's Been Here Revisions Rothesay King St., Prescott, ON, Canada More Info Max Depth: 26-30ft/8-9m Average Viz: 16-20ft/5-6m Entry Type: Shore Bottom Composition: Sand Aquatic Life: Might See Something Rating: 3.40 by 5 divers Winter: Under 50°F/10°C 8/25/2008 5:03 PM

Rothesay is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located at King St., Prescott, ON, Canada. This dive site has an average rating of 3.40 out of 5 from 5 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 26-30ft/8-9m. The average visibility is 16-20ft/5-6m.

One of Eastern Ontario’s most famous wreck sites, Rothesay lies at the west edge of Prescott, Ontario, south side of Highway 2. A park/picnic area and staircase to the river’s edge leads you to a shore entry to follow the rope system to the site. More information: http://www.saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca/Diverguides/dguide5.html Brought to you by Ontario Underwater Council: http://www.underwatercouncil.com/

From ShoreDiving.com; The Rothesay, is located in the St.
Lawrence River, west of Prescott. It is accessible both by land and by boat.
Follow Highway 401 and take the Highway 18 Exit (#716) to Prescott. Turn west on
King St. W (Highway 2) and follow for 1.75 Km until you reach Riverview Heights.
There you will see a Historic Marker along the south side of the road
commemorating Justus Sherwood. The adjoining grass strip can accommodate about a
dozen cars. From the embankment you will see a buoy approximately 300 ft out,
marking the actual wreck and a jug closer in that is the beginning of the
line.

YouTube; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le4HEuW_jEM

Comments

Limoges_Diver - 5/03/2012 12:24 PM There is parking and a restroom and change room, as well as some picnic tables.

Limoges_Diver - 5/03/2012 12:23 PM plug these coordinates into Google Maps, and you will see the correct location of the wreck. 44.700544,-75.528719

Limoges_Diver - 5/03/2012 12:20 PM The location of the Rothesay wreck is incorrect on the map, but is correct in the description: it is upstream of Prescott, Ontario, and Downstream of Brockville Ontario.

Limoges_Diver - 5/03/2012 12:20 PM It’s a nice wreck - a double paddle boat - a passenger vessel that sunk when it collided with a cargo vessel. Since it sank, the armed forces planted demolition charges on it for training purposes, so the paddle wheels are no longer visible. Egress is done from teh shore. There is a buoy attached to a rope that you follow to the wreck. Depending ont he time of the year, you will see lots of freshwater fish, including large carps and large walleyes (Pickerel).