The Best Victorian Wreck Dives HMAS Canberra – Depth 18-30 Meters This ship is spectacular. The HMAS Canberra was Scuttled on the 4 October 2009 just off Ocean Grove, Victoria to create an artificial reef and divers playground. Some key points around the shipwreck are that there is plenty of this wreck that can be [Read More…]
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Submarines your passion? Victoria has an amazing fleet of four World War One ‘J’ class submarine wreck dive sites which attract divers from around the world. J1 or New Deep Sub – Depth: 38 metres Divers who were searching for the J4 with their echo sounder set on the wrong scale discovered this Submarine shortly after the [Read More…]
Lonsdale Wall – Depth: 12 – 45 metres Located on the Lonsdale side of Port Phillip Heads, the Lonsdale Wall extends for 1 km, providing many different dive locations. The wall is characterised by an almost vertical drop. As you descend, there is a slight step out every 6-9metres, and behind every step out, there [Read More…]
Boarfish Reef – Depth: 9 – 24 metres Named after the prevalence of Long-snouted Boarfish, the reef can provide the diver with many different dive sites in the one location. Boarfish Reefboasts prolific fish life, swim-throughs, caves and rocky outcrops. It has have been suggested as one of the best reef dives in Victoria. Nepean [Read More…]