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This unique dive site hosts two shipwrecks, both accidentally sunk.
SkipJack1, lying on its side between 20-30m, served as a refrigerated fishing vessel & caught on fire on its way to be purposefully sank. Posing dramatically on the sandy bottom, it is now encrusted in sea fans, hard & soft coral.
SkipJack2 lies along the wall. The aft of the ship sits at 25m & the broken bow now rests just north of the main wreck whereas the engine block is found on the sandy floor to the south. This was a fis…
This unique dive site hosts two shipwrecks, both accidentally sunk.
SkipJack1, lying on its side between 20-30m, served as a refrigerated fishing vessel & caught on fire on its way to be purposefully sank. Posing dramatically on the sandy bottom, it is now encrusted in sea fans, hard & soft coral.
SkipJack2 lies along the wall. The aft of the ship sits at 25m & the broken bow now rests just north of the main wreck whereas the engine block is found on the sandy floor to the south. This was a fishing boat that encountered problems on its route from Colombo & sank just before reaching land.
Adorned in coral & fish life, with boxfish, wrasse, butterflyfish, moorish idols, damselfish & more feeding off the algae, thousands of glass fish can be seen inside the entrances & scorpion fish & leaf scorpion fish have made it their home. Batfish shelter here & stingrays & nurse sharks rest underneath. ShipJack2 is also home to a resident green turtle, usually resting at around 14m.
Sources: This page wouldn't be possible without contributions from the following PADI members: Deep Blue Divers Kanuhura, Aqua Dive & Water Sports. Disclaimer
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