List of Wrecks and photos

Greg Blair's fantastic alternating B/W photos of the tug named Euro.
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The ships graveyard is located 7km east of Torquay’s Fisherman’s Beach through to Pt. Lonsdale. Many of these vessels were stripped down and scuttled by an explosive charge or an opened valve cock, and many remain fairly intact to this day. These vessels were scuttled from the early 1900’s through to 1999 and range in depth from 30m to 82m. Penetration can be had on some wrecks, and there is little tidal current or shipping to be concerned with so wrecks can be dived at any time of the day. The main constraints are wind strength and the size of the swell. There are 34 wrecks to choose from and consist of tugs, dredges, barges, lighters, coastal freighter’s, sub’s, a paddle steamer plus a Patrol Boat.

Historic Wreck

Victoria Towers is located west of Pt. Impossible and lies in 5-7m of water. The vessel sank in 1869 carrying a cargo of tiles, slate, bottled beer, and iron pipes. Most was salvaged but some remnants remain. An interesting shallow dive.

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Great Diving.....

Bev & Jeff Giddins