Japanese World War II Wreck

Japanese World War II Wreck
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Location
Lombok, West Coast
Highlights
The Pristine World War II Patrol Boat Wreck
Visibility
20metres
Currents
Caribbean Light to Rum Punch Mild
Site Depth
37metres
Difficulty
Advanced (Experienced Advanced Open Water)
Duration
23minutes
Sight-seeing
Orange Cup Corals, Spotfin Lionfish, Spotted Devilfish, Warty Frogfish, Painted Tunicates, Black Groupers, Oriental Sweetlips, Yellowfin Tuna, Great Barracuda, Smooth Flutemouths
Hotspot Watch
Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips, Indian Lionfish, Pinnate Spadefish

DIVE BRIEF: Situated on the East side of the 3 islands, in the bay of Telok Nara, just off the Lombok coast and located by Simon Liddiard and the Blue Marlin team. It is a dive for the more experienced diver, as it is a decompression dive due to the depth. The wreck, a 22 m Japanese patrol boat from World War 2, lies upright and perfectly intact at 45 metres on a sandy bottom, average depth for the dive is 42m. The wreck is situated in a protected bay and it is usually unaffected by the currents.

NOTE: Due to the depth of the wreck, it is strongly recommend for divers to use Enriched Air (Nitrox) to be able to make the most of the dive. Air dive are possible, but not advised. Blue Marlin offers a range of Nitrox certifications, as well as introductory Nitrox dives.

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