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Sugar wreck is an old sailing ship that sank while carrying sugar from the Caribbean.Many Yellow Stingrays, Southern Stingrays, pufferfish and lots of crabs live on this wreck. It is also known for it's resident Loggerhead Turtle that is frequently adorned by Remoras.

Kelp, Sea Lions, fish

Two wrecks for this dive site:- The Cargo ship: A 30m long cargo, 25m deep max.- The Catalina: A two engine aircraft, sunk in 1964 as an artificial reef.

The 400í hull of the Liberty Ship was sunk as an artificial reef in 90í of water , approximately 8 mile ESE of Pensacola pass.

Another interesting wreck is a steam ship in Suvla Bay near Büyük Kemikli headland. Lying at 15 meters and largely buried under sand, the most notable feature of this wreck is its thickly armored steam boiler which exploded when the ship sunk and broke into three sections. The proximity of this wreck to the shore in shallow water means that even inexperienced divers are able to explore…

800m off the first headland is another wreck, an old cement ship which had foundered in the Port. It was subsequently taken out to open water and sunk in 30+m and is an excellent dive for the Advanced Diver, with the possibility of full penetration in three different parts of the wreck. Large shoals of Trevally, Barracuda and Jacks congregate here, with many Batfish following divers around the…

Lighters were sheet iron boats about 20 meters in length used by the British fleet to carry provisions and landing troops between their base on Gökçeada (Imroz) and Gallipoli. Since they were open many of them were sunk by gunfire or storms, and several are to be seen at depths of 28 to 30 meters.A lighter lying off Anzac Cove west of Kocatepe harbor is one of those most often visited…

The Jibacoa is a cargo ship and the Sparta a military ship sunk around 20 years ago.You can see the Jibacoa from the surface, the Sparta is completely submerged and still has guns, ladders and anchor rope.Both wrecks are covered in coral and sponges, you can see schools of snapper, crabs, sea urchins, gobies, blennies, wrasse and barracuda roaming around hunting.Shallow site great for beginners…

On the east side of Felivaru Kandu you can get to the shipyard. Two wrecks in the channel that separates the islands. Easy to find because one of the wrecks has the bow about 5m out of the water.The boat belonged to the Felivaru fish factory and was moored to the jetty for the years. In 1985 it was towed out of the sea when there was a fire. The second boat sank in 1992 and lays on its side. The…

This is a very famous dive of Sydney South. The name comes from the shape of a rock.Ship Rock can only (except for Kamikazes) be dived for the 1 hour around the peak of high tide (Best is 30 min before, and 30 min after).This dive has usually got poor vis, and is crowded on weekends. Only ever attempt to dive at slack water as there is a strong tidal current. Also, NEVER surface unneccessarily -…

Great reef diving

The sanctuary offers SCUBA divers a chance to explore an offshore environment at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay. Exposed waters create challenging dive conditions, but offer rewarding experiences. Surprisingly, fifteen percent of the sanctuary, or 126 squ

The 1000 Islands is without question the world’s best fresh water ship wreck diving site. From picturesque islands, clear water, to literally hundreds of shipwrecks to choose from, the 1000 Island Region offers everything for anyone looking for an excellent cold water dive destination.Located along the eastern stretch of the St. Lawrence Seaway System, The 1000 Island Region is the the…

This fairly big wreck lies in the bay of Ambon. The dive starts on the bow on about 35m and follows to main deck up to 8m-10m depth.The wreck has a nice coral cover and is home to many moray eels, frog fish, nudbrach and other small critters.The name of the wreck is not (yet) known. Maluku divers once had a name for this ship, but in the meantime this particular ship resp. its wreck was found…

Advanced divers cos of the currents. Great marine life: Dolphins, barracudas, jacks, lobsters, angel sharks...

A 170-foot off-shore supply Vessel was sunk in 142 feet of water on June, 06 2009. It was sunk as an artificial reef, most of its superstructure has been dismantled or cut away to make safe for divers. The top of wheelhouse is about 100 feet and next level where the statue of angel 14 feet tall weighting 3500 Lbs made of bronze is about 110 feet deep. Deck of the vessel 120 feet and wreck…

Saint Marcos was a cargo ship that sunk from a torpedo on the World War 2