Depth
6–11 m
Level
All levels
Visibility
10–15 m
Boat
18 min
Current
Light current
Water
27–30°C
An eighteenth-century wreck at six metres, buried in soft coral.
Hull sections lying in six to eleven metres, now an artificial reef and completely overgrown — soft corals and anemones across the iron plates, Christmas tree worms punched into every flat surface in reds and blues and yellows. No penetration, which means a freshly certified Open Water diver can dive a genuine eighteenth-century wreck on their fourth ever dive. Eighteen minutes from the beach.
When this site dives
Open through the Yala monsoon, when the southwest is unworkable. Closed November to April under the Maha monsoon.
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