104 results for Sugar Ship Wreck

Sugar Wreck is a sunken freighter located at the west of Pulau Perhentian Kecil and resting 18m below the surface. It sank in 2000 during the monsoon period. As the name suggests, it was previously used for transporting sugar and currently, it is the house for many marine life.Reef adaptation can be seen here as already there are corals and shells growing on the hull. Big schools of snappers,…

The Oakburn (a British Cargo steamer), was wrecked in bad weather in 1906.Interestingly, in 1994, the Boss, a crane barge, snapped its towline and happened to land right on top of the Oakburn. An interesting dive and fascinating to imagine the heap remaining was once a mighty ship!Railway lines, boilers and her engine still remain.

The WWII Corsair fighter is an airplane wreck that sunk in 1946 during training (reason: out of fuel!). The pilot escaped and is still alive.A large ships anchor on the bottom holds a sub-surface buoy that lies just below the surface providing a tie in point as well as a descent line.An interesting wreck due of large schools of fish, and a field of garden eels.Huge Moray eel living amongst a…

El Mina is an Egyptian minesweeper sunk by Israeli fighters, while lying at anchor in 1969. The wreck lies in 30m on a rock sea bed. The current here can be strong from the north and the visibility poor. There is a large debris field which contains a lot of still active munitions, worth a look but for sure do not touch it. The wreck is only 70m long so there is plenty of time to explore everything…

The Orion was sunk as a part of the artificial reef program in 1981. It is a steel hulled tug boat.

This is the most popular wreck in the strait, this huge 70 metres long WW2 Japanese freighter lies on her side between 17-30 metres depth and offers a Coral-encrusted oasis.. It was scuttled and sank by USS aircraft in 1944. The Malawi now lies on its port side between 15 to 30 m deep.This is an outstanding Nudibranch/Flatworm dive, with huge Scorpionfish and Lionfish guaranteed. There is a high…

Fesdu wreck is a 30m long fishing boat, sitting on a sand slope alongside a small thila. Sealife is abundant: soft corals, glassfish, moray eels, groupers… The best dive is start at the wreck and spend some time around, even looking inside, and 10 or 15 minutes before hitting deco go to explore the thila. You can spot small devil rays swimming around the thila, eagle rays and big napoleons.…

This wreck sits in 82ft of water by the stern. It is intact and upright but has received damage due to storms that have passed though over the last six years, however rather that detracting from the dive site it has added a strange eerie feel to this wreck. Some of the biggest lobsters to be found can be seen here with the largest lobster ranging anywhere from 20 to 30 pounds depending on who is…

The Dakotian was a 6,426-ton merchant ship. She sank in 1940 (parachute mine) and now sits upright.Best is to dive 1h before slack tide.

The Ruby E. sunk June 18, 1989 (intentional sinking for use as an artificial reef). It sits upright and intact on a sandy bottom, 90ft deep.Vessel size:- Length: 165'- Breadth: 38'- Tons: 150

This boat sunk on February 7, 1960. a more than 30 meters long and 12 meters height of steel ship.Kapal Indonor tenggelam di kepulauan Karimunjawa, Indonesia pada tanggal 7 Pebruari 1960 saat berlayar dari Palembang dengan tujuan Surabaya mengangkut batubara.

An upright fishing boat wreck only just over a decade underwater, it is not very overgrown yet, but offers an attractive dive. The drawbacks are that it is hard to find and being almost mid-channel, is subjected to strong currents.

The Djabeda is the wreck of a Japanese fishing boat lying upright on the sandy bottom. The wreck has been damaged slightly over the years and debris can be seen strewn across the sandy floor. The site is full of king fish, moray eels, trigger fish, stone fish, lion fish, parrot fish, leaf fish and sea slugs. Sometimes the wreck is visited by sharks, barracuda, sting rays and dolphins.The Djabeda…

According to german magazine 'Unterwasser' 2003 one of the world's best dive spots!!!

On the north of Tiran Island, this can only be dived in extremely good sea conditions but is an absolute gem. The twisted wreckage of this large container ship is in only 6 - 8 metres of water and surrounded by prolific hard coral.

By far the biggest of the wrecks, it sits out toward the 12 miles of reef that runs between Prickly Pear and Island Harbour. Like most of the wrecks, she was sunk intact and upright in the water. The cargo areas and the hull sit in 80ft of water but the top of the wheel house is only 30ft. There was a large Jew Fish in residence but it has not been seen in a while. The sheer size of this wreck…

Seven year old sunken passenger liner with bottom depth of 180 feet, and 130 feet at its highest point. Big schools of fish from deck such as black and white snappers, red snapper, jacks, and groupers. Great visibility. For adventurous, experienced divers.

“The Wreck” in question is that of an old ferry boat, used to transport cars from the mainland to Isla Colon. It was cleaned and intentionally sunk in 2000 to create an artificial reef for divers. The wreck lies upright in 5-11m of water, above the reef which surrounds Isla Colon’s most southerly point. The wreck has been cleaned of most hazards and presents an easy dive, popular during…

The Mike's Wreck is an unknown steel-hulled ship. It is of the most popular location for underwater photography.

Sandusky Wreck Lost is storm in September 1856110 x 25 x 11 feet, 225 ton, grain cargoWooden shoonerPropellercarved bow spree

Ultrafreeze – also known as El Frio -- is a 200-foot long shipwreck in Mexico, off the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo. The vessel was a cargo ship/ tugboat deliberately sunk to create an artificial reef.The hull of Ultrafreeze is virtually intact, and the site is known as afantastic dive in which to spot a diverse array of marine life. Divershave reported seeing sea turtles, manta rays,…

Another popular dive site. This cargo ship was sunk on purpose and now sits in about 70 feet of water.

The Eagle is a 269 feet long freighter which was sunk (December 19th, 1985) intentionally near Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida, to become an artificial reef and diving spot.It was split in two by hurricane Georges in september 1998. A distance of about 100 feet now separates the two halves.History:1962 - Built for Danish shipowners J. Lauritzen at Bijkers Shipyard, Gorinchem, The Netherlands; named…

RMS Quetta was a 116 m long passenger liner. She sunk in 1890 and now lies on her port side.

The B17 American Bomber was used during WWII (1941+). It was also named the "Flying Fortress", cos of it's 13 machine guns!In 1944, the B17 G "Baron" was in mission in Italy. Unfortunately, german fighters hit the Baron. Without any radio, the pilot Frank Chaplick, decide to fly to Calvi (Corsica, France). The landing strip was too short, so he decided to land on sea.Wreck size:- length: 23m-…

Approx 15m long. Bad condition.

It is not exactly sure when and under which circumctances the Astron sank. Some oral traditions say, it was in December 1979, when the vessel travelling under panamanian flag hit the reef.The rumors about the reason go from 'drunk & sleeping captain' to 'owner wanted insurance money'.It is said that after the accident many habitants came to loot the wreck and take everything what was not nailed…

Nice wreck, poor visibility

The wreck is no longer a 'wreck'. Just few scatterled iron stuffs on the sea floor. But no matters, the sealife is here incredible!Whitetip Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, but also Black Corals, Barracudas...

House Reef Machchafushi

Excellent corals lead down from the large wreck that is actually positioned on the rocks at the surface. Very nice hard corals and all the expected fish make this a good dive for novices and photographers.

The Paquita - a German iron barque - sank in 1903, after running ashore and filling with water.She now lies on the eastern side of the famous Heads in Knysna.The wreck is in beautiful condition with anchors clearly visible and many other things to discover. The reefs boast beautiful corals especially on the iron plates.Invertebrate life and plenty of marine growth inhabit the area. Seahorses can…

The wreck at Lighthouse was a Japanese World War II landing craft. It was bombed just before landing with a large shipment of cement destined for a gun emplacement. The wreck is in very shallow water - 3m average - and is broken up with the hull in two pieces. The rocks that you will see are actually bags of cement! Life that you can see around the wreck include yellow-tailed barracuda, hermit…

A 20m/65' local pig-boat sunk in 1993 lies off the main reef in sand and hosts a large school of batfish and some good-size snappers and groupers. Advanced dive due to depth and since the currents can be very tricky.

The Ennerdale Wreck is a 74,000 ton British oil tanker that sunk in 1970s

This is Anguilla's only steel freighter wrecks sites that was not sunk on purpose. It was in the process of being cleaned up when a fire on board got out of control and was left to burn its self out. However over night the wreck sunk in the sandy area outside of Road Bay and only the top of the mast could be seen. The mast this was cut off at 30ft so that it would not be a navigation hazard and it…

Sunk at 13:00 on 9 Oct, 1942 in the Bay of Biscay near Lorient, France, by a British mines. 22 dead and 30 survivors.This is a very good wreck dive.Since 1999 it is forbiden to dive inside the wreck Folowing the demand of the german submarines friendship which want to make a memorial from the wreck.A very good page (in french): http://perso.orange.fr/cdasm.56/u171.htm

The Colima Wreck lies in 15 m (50 feet) of water. It was a Mexican fishing vessel that sunk during a storm in 1939.

This wreck was a shrimp boat that sank in rough seas.Now, the wreck lies in 60ft of water off the coast.Now, schools of fish, eels, turtles, and rays are seen on the wreck.It's great for nearly every diver looking for adventure in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The Illyrian was a 2967 ton steamer built in 1867. She sank in may 1884. It's an old and broken wreck.

The Koho Maru-5 tanker sank first Aug 25, 1996, 50 kilometers west of Koh Chang. It was named Vertical wreck cos of its wired position (from 5m to 60m deep).Due to the danger of this wreck in shipping lanes, it was moved in 2003 by the Thai Navy. It's no longer a vertical wreck, and the viz is quite low at this new position (between 1 and 15m) under the cline.

Situated on a flat sandy bottom, all that remains of this WWII Japanese patrol boat is the engine block and propeller shaft. Two very large moray eels are resident, along with 30+ sweetlips. A large orange stonefish is also hidden amongst the engine along with a wealth of small invertebrates. A flashlight makes for a memorable dive. Good Nitrox dive.