Australia's premier artificial reef, a 133-metre guided-missile destroyer sitting upright on the seabed teeming with fish life just off the Sunshine Coast.

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SS Yongala

Ayr · Queensland · Australia

Passenger ship sunk in 1911 cyclone. Intact hull encrusted with marine life. One of the world's top wreck dives.

HMAS Perth Wreck

Albany · Western Australia · Australia

A scuttled Australian Navy destroyer escort in King George Sound, now a heritage-listed artificial reef colonised by massive sponge gardens and temperate fish.

Barbados

2 sites

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Carlisle Bay Wrecks

Bridgetown · Saint Michael · Barbados

A collection of six shipwrecks in the calm turquoise waters of Barbados' Carlisle Bay, where a tugboat, freighter, and other vessels create an underwater park at shallow depth with prolific marine life including seahorses and turtles.

Stavronikita Wreck

Bridgetown · West Coast · Barbados

A 111-metre Greek freighter deliberately sunk in 1978 as an artificial reef, now draped in coral growth and home to massive schools of fish and sea turtles.

Bermuda

2 sites

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Hermes Wreck

Hamilton · Bermuda · Bermuda

A deliberately scuttled 50-metre freighter resting upright on Bermuda's sandy seabed, colonised by soft corals and home to massive schools of yellowtail snapper, barracuda, and a resident population of green moray eels in every compartment.

Montana & Constellation Wrecks

Hamilton · Western Bermuda · Bermuda

Two historic wrecks resting side by side in shallow crystal-clear water — the inspiration for Peter Benchley's 'The Deep' — surrounded by vibrant reef life.

Bonaire

1 site

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Hilma Hooker

Kralendijk · Kralendijk · Bonaire

A mysterious 72-metre cargo ship resting on its side in warm clear water, encrusted with corals and surrounded by reef life.

Brazil

3 sites

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Corveta Ipiranga Wreck

Vila dos Remédios · Fernando de Noronha · Brazil

The remains of a Brazilian Navy corvette deliberately sunk as a dive attraction in the UNESCO-protected waters of Fernando de Noronha, now colonised by reef life and surrounded by spinner dolphins and sea turtles.

Bonete Wreck (Dartagnan)

Ilhabela · Ilhabela · Brazil

A cargo vessel wreck resting at 25 metres off Ilhabela's wild southern coast, offering a challenging dive near the remote Bonete beach.

Recife Shipwreck Corridor

Recife · Pernambuco · Brazil

A dense concentration of over 100 shipwrecks spanning four centuries along the Pernambuco coast, where warm tropical waters and aggressive marine colonisation transform sunken vessels into thriving artificial reefs.

British Virgin Islands

1 site

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RMS Rhone

Road Town · Salt Island · British Virgin Islands

A 19th-century Royal Mail steamer wrecked in an 1867 hurricane, now a coral-encrusted monument in crystal waters.

Bulgaria

1 site

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Sozopol Wrecks

Sozopol · Burgas Province · Bulgaria

A cluster of historical shipwrecks off the ancient Greek colony of Sozopol where Ottoman-era vessels, World War I relics, and ancient anchors lie preserved in the Black Sea's cold, oxygen-poor waters along Bulgaria's most historic coastline.

Canada

3 sites

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HMCS Saskatchewan Wreck

Nanaimo · British Columbia · Canada

A deliberately sunk Canadian naval destroyer escort resting off Nanaimo, now an artificial reef teeming with giant Pacific octopus, lingcod, and plumose anemones.

Halifax Harbour Shipwrecks

Halifax · Nova Scotia · Canada

The harbour and approaches of Halifax, Nova Scotia harbour centuries of maritime history with dozens of accessible shipwrecks from both World Wars, colonial-era vessels, and merchant ships scattered across the harbour floor and nearby coastline.

Fathom Five National Marine Park

Tobermory · Ontario · Canada

Canada's first national marine conservation area in Lake Huron's Georgian Bay, where crystal-clear freshwater preserves over twenty historic shipwrecks from the 19th century amid dramatic limestone cliffs and cold-water biodiversity.

Cayman Islands

1 site

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USS Kittiwake

George Town · Grand Cayman · Cayman Islands

A 77-metre former submarine rescue vessel resting upright on sand, fully penetrable and teeming with marine life.

Chile

1 site

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Robinson Crusoe Island (SMS Dresden)

San Juan Bautista · Juan Fernandez Archipelago · Chile

A WWI German cruiser scuttled in 1915 lies in the remote Juan Fernandez Archipelago, surrounded by endemic marine species found nowhere else on Earth.

Croatia

2 sites

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SS Baron Gautsch

Rovinj · Istria · Croatia

A majestic Austro-Hungarian steamship sitting upright on the Adriatic seabed, Croatia's most celebrated wreck dive.

Vis B-24 Liberator Wreck

Vis · Split-Dalmatia County · Croatia

A remarkably intact American B-24 Liberator bomber resting on the sandy seabed south of Vis Island, shot down during World War II raids on Ploesti oil refineries and now colonised by Mediterranean marine life.

Curacao

1 site

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Tugboat

Willemstad · Caracas Bay · Curacao

A small, fully intact tugboat wreck resting in just 5 metres of water, beautifully encrusted with sponges and corals and accessible from shore.

Cyprus

1 site

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MV Zenobia

Larnaca · Larnaca District · Cyprus

A 172-metre Swedish ferry lying on her side at 42 metres, consistently ranked among the world's top ten wreck dives.

Egypt

6 sites

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Carnatic Wreck

Hurghada · Red Sea · Egypt

British mail ship sunk in 1869. Oldest diveable wreck in the Red Sea with beautiful coral growth.

Giannis D Wreck

Hurghada · Red Sea · Egypt

Greek cargo ship sunk in 1983 on Abu Nuhas reef. Intact stern section with engine room penetration.

SS Thistlegorm

Sharm el-Sheikh · Red Sea · Egypt

WWII British cargo ship sunk in 1941. Intact motorcycles, trucks, and locomotives inside the holds.

Shaab Abu Nuhas

Hurghada · Red Sea · Egypt

Reef with four shipwrecks. Carnatic, Giannis D, Chrisoula K, and Kimon M. A wreck diver's paradise.

Abu Nuhas - Giannis D Wreck

Hurghada · Red Sea Governorate · Egypt

A Greek cargo ship that sank in 1983 on the notorious Abu Nuhas reef, now broken in two with a dramatic bow section rising from the reef slope and an engine room open for penetration.

Salem Express Wreck

Safaga · Red Sea Governorate · Egypt

A 115-metre passenger ferry that sank tragically in 1991, now resting upright on the seabed south of Safaga -- one of the Red Sea's most emotionally powerful wreck dives.

Estonia

1 site

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Pakri Peninsula Wrecks

Paldiski · Harju County · Estonia

A windswept limestone peninsula near the former Soviet naval base at Paldiski, with numerous WWII and Cold War-era wrecks scattered across the shallow Baltic seabed in hauntingly clear conditions.

Finland

2 sites

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Kronprins Gustav Adolf Wreck

Mariehamn · Aland Islands · Finland

A well-preserved 18th-century Swedish warship resting in the cold, dark waters of the Aland archipelago, offering advanced wreck divers a rare encounter with maritime history in the Baltic Sea.

Jurmo Island Wreck Diving

Turku · Archipelago Sea · Finland

A remote outer archipelago island surrounded by historic Baltic wrecks from centuries of maritime traffic, offering cold-water wreck penetration amid eerie preserved timber hulls on the silty seabed.

Greece

1 site

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HMHS Britannic Wreck

Korissia, Kea · Kea Island, Cyclades · Greece

The sister ship of the Titanic, sunk in 1916, lying on her starboard side in 120 metres of water off Kea Island — one of the most significant and challenging wreck dives on Earth.

Grenada

1 site

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Bianca C Wreck

St. George's · St. George's · Grenada

The 'Titanic of the Caribbean' -- a 180-metre luxury liner resting in deep water, draped in corals and visited by reef sharks.

Guam

1 site

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USS Apogon Submarine

Hagatna · Apra Harbor · Guam

A Cold War-era submarine deliberately sunk as a target in Apra Harbor, sitting upright on the sandy bottom with intact hull and conning tower, creating Guam's most iconic wreck dive alongside the nearby Tokai Maru.

Indonesia

3 sites

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USAT Liberty Wreck

Tulamben · Bali · Indonesia

WWII US Army transport ship beached and later pushed offshore by volcanic eruption. Shore-entry wreck dive.

Morotai WWII Wrecks

Daruba · North Maluku · Indonesia

A remote World War II wreck graveyard off Indonesia's northernmost major island, where American and Japanese warplanes, landing craft, and supply vessels rest on sandy bottoms in warm, clear tropical water.

Sophie Rickmers Wreck

Sabang · Weh Island · Indonesia

A massive World War II-era German cargo ship lying upright on a sandy bottom off Weh Island, one of the deepest and most impressive wreck dives in Indonesia.

Ireland

1 site

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Malin Head

Carndonagh · County Donegal · Ireland

Ireland's most northerly point offering dramatic cold-water diving on WWII wrecks, kelp forests, and basalt reef systems teeming with seals and nudibranchs.

Italy

1 site

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Pomonte Wreck (Elviscot)

Pomonte, Elba · Tuscany · Italy

A shallow, easy-access wreck lying just 60 metres offshore from an Elba village beach, split in two and teeming with Mediterranean reef life.

Jamaica

1 site

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Port Royal Sunken City

Kingston · Kingston Parish · Jamaica

The submerged remains of the 17th-century pirate capital destroyed by a catastrophic 1692 earthquake, where colonial-era buildings, walls, and artifacts lie beneath the shallow waters of Kingston Harbour.

Jordan

1 site

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Cedar Pride Wreck

Aqaba · Aqaba Governorate · Jordan

Jordan's most famous dive -- a 75-metre freighter deliberately sunk in 1985 as an artificial reef, lying on her port side and completely encrusted in soft corals and marine life.

Kiribati

1 site

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Kiritimati (Christmas Island) London Wreck

London · Line Islands · Kiribati

A shallow World War II landing craft wreck on the reef flat of the world's largest coral atoll by land area, surrounded by some of the most pristine and least explored reefs in the Pacific.

Kuwait

1 site

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Oga Maru Wreck

Kuwait City · Persian Gulf · Kuwait

A Japanese cargo vessel resting on the sandy Gulf floor off Kuwait, this accessible wreck dive offers penetration opportunities, resident marine life, and a window into Kuwait's growing recreational diving scene.

Latvia

2 sites

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Liepaja Northern Forts

Liepaja · Baltic Sea · Latvia

Haunting underwater ruins of a 19th-century Russian military fortress slowly reclaimed by the Baltic Sea, offering eerie exploration among collapsed fortifications and WWII debris in shallow Latvian waters.

Ventspils Offshore Wrecks

Ventspils · Kurzeme · Latvia

A collection of merchant vessel and wartime wrecks lying on the sandy Baltic seabed offshore from Latvia's major port city, offering eerie cold-water wreck exploration with intact hull structures.

Malaysia

2 sites

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Labuan - Cement Wreck

Labuan · Labuan Federal Territory · Malaysia

A 92-meter cement carrier sitting upright and intact in 30 meters off Labuan Island, densely colonized by corals and huge schools of barracuda.

Sugar Wreck

Kuala Besut · Terengganu · Malaysia

A mysterious sugar cargo vessel resting upright at 20 meters off Perhentian Kecil, colonized by vibrant soft corals and home to resident hawksbill turtles.

Maldives

1 site

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Shipyard

Naifaru · Lhaviyani Atoll · Maldives

Two shipwrecks resting on a sandy bottom in Lhaviyani Atoll, colonised by corals and home to schools of batfish and groupers.

Malta

1 site

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HMS Maori Wreck

Valletta · Malta · Malta

WWII destroyer sunk in 1942 during the Siege of Malta. Shallow wreck with easy shore access.

Marshall Islands

1 site

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USS Saratoga – Bikini Atoll

Majuro · Bikini Atoll · Marshall Islands

The massive WWII aircraft carrier USS Saratoga rests upright on the floor of Bikini Atoll's lagoon, a ghostly monument to Operation Crossroads.

Micronesia

1 site

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Shinkoku Maru

Weno · Chuuk State · Micronesia

A coral-encrusted WWII Japanese oiler resting upright in Chuuk Lagoon, with world-class penetration and haunting artefacts.

Montenegro

1 site

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Bigova Bay Wrecks

Tivat · Kotor Municipality · Montenegro

A secluded bay near the entrance to the Bay of Kotor sheltering multiple wreck sites from different eras, including Austro-Hungarian naval vessels and Yugoslav-era patrol boats resting on a sandy seabed surrounded by reef life.

Norway

1 site

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Trondheim Fjord Wrecks

Trondheim · Trondelag · Norway

Norway's third-largest city guards a deep fjord containing World War II German naval wrecks, Cold War submarine relics, and centuries of maritime history in cold, clear Scandinavian waters.

Papua New Guinea

2 sites

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Rabaul Wrecks

Rabaul · East New Britain Province · Papua New Guinea

A graveyard of Japanese WWII warships and aircraft in a volcanically active harbour, where history and marine life merge beneath the warm waters of New Britain.

Wewak WWII Wrecks

Wewak · East Sepik Province · Papua New Guinea

A former Japanese military stronghold where bombed transport ships, landing craft, and aircraft wrecks lie scattered across the bay floor, now smothered in tropical coral growth and teeming with reef fish.

Philippines

3 sites

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Subic Bay USS New York

Subic Bay · Luzon · Philippines

Historic American armored cruiser from the Spanish-American War, scuttled in 1941 to prevent Japanese capture.

Twin Peaks Coron

Coron · Palawan · Philippines

WWII Japanese supply ship resting upright in clear water, with intact structure and prolific coral growth covering the hull.

Sabang Wrecks

Puerto Galera · Puerto Galera · Philippines

Three purpose-sunk vessels lying in the sandy shallows of Sabang Bay, creating thriving artificial reefs accessible to divers of all levels.

Poland

1 site

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Hel Peninsula Wrecks

Hel · Pomeranian Voivodeship · Poland

A narrow sandy spit extending into the Baltic Sea where WWII naval battles left numerous wrecks including destroyers and transport ships, now colonised by mussels and schooling fish in cold green water.

Romania

1 site

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Constanta Wrecks

Constanta · Constanta County · Romania

A collection of World War I and World War II shipwrecks off Romania's Black Sea coast where torpedo-sunk cargo ships and scuttled warships rest in cold, dark waters that have preserved them in remarkable detail.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 site

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MV River Taw Wreck

Basseterre · Saint Kitts · Saint Kitts and Nevis

A deliberately sunk 44-metre freighter resting upright in just 12 metres of water off Basseterre, completely encrusted with coral and sponges, making it one of the Caribbean's most accessible and photogenic wreck dives.

Saudi Arabia

1 site

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Boiler Wreck

Jeddah · Makkah Province · Saudi Arabia

A century-old coal-fired shipwreck on Abu Madafi reef near Jeddah, named for its two surviving boilers, surrounded by coral caves with stunning light effects and rich marine life.

Sint Maarten

1 site

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Proselyte Reef

Philipsburg · Caribbean Netherlands · Sint Maarten

A historic shipwreck reef off St. Maarten's south coast where the remains of HMS Proselyte, a Royal Navy frigate sunk in 1801, have merged with natural coral formations to create one of the Eastern Caribbean's most atmospheric dive sites.

Solomon Islands

1 site

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Gizo Hellcat Wreck

Gizo · Western Province · Solomon Islands

A remarkably intact World War II Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft resting on a coral reef off Gizo Island where the fusion of wartime aviation history and tropical marine life creates one of the Pacific's most iconic wreck dives.

South Africa

1 site

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Smitswinkel Bay Wrecks

Cape Town · Western Cape · South Africa

A bay within the Table Mountain National Park where five deliberately scuttled ships create an artificial reef complex in sheltered False Bay waters, attracting dense marine life and offering Cape Town's best multi-wreck dive experience.

Sri Lanka

1 site

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HMS Hermes Wreck

Trincomalee · Eastern Province · Sri Lanka

The world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, sunk by Japanese bombers in 1942, now resting upright on the seabed as one of Asia's greatest wreck dives.

St. Lucia

1 site

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Lesleen M Wreck

Soufriere · Soufriere · St. Lucia

A 50-metre freighter sunk as an artificial reef in 1986, now beautifully encrusted with corals and swarming with marine life.

Sudan

1 site

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SS Umbria Wreck

Port Sudan · Red Sea State · Sudan

A perfectly preserved 150-metre Italian cargo ship scuttled in 1940 with 360,000 bombs still in her holds, resting on Wingate Reef in the Sudanese Red Sea.

Sweden

1 site

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Norrköping Wrecks

Norrköping · Östergötland · Sweden

A collection of remarkably preserved wooden and iron shipwrecks in the brackish Baltic Sea off Norrköping, where cold, low-salinity water inhibits decay and preserves maritime history.

Thailand

7 sites

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King Cruiser Wreck

Phuket · Andaman Sea · Thailand

Car ferry sunk in 1997 between Phuket and Phi Phi Islands. Artificial reef attracting abundant marine life.

HTMS Kut Wreck

Pattaya · Chonburi · Thailand

A decommissioned Royal Thai Navy corvette purposely sunk as an artificial reef near Pattaya, now a thriving marine habitat where barracuda schools patrol the deck and soft corals carpet the superstructure in one of the Gulf of Thailand's premier wreck dives.

HTMS Chang Wreck

Koh Chang · Gulf of Thailand · Thailand

A decommissioned Royal Thai Navy landing craft ship intentionally sunk in 2012 off Koh Chang, now the largest artificial reef in the Gulf of Thailand.

Boonsung Wreck

Khao Lak · Phang Nga Province · Thailand

A collapsed tin-mining dredger off Khao Lak that has become an artificial reef teeming with seahorses, ghost pipefish, and macro critters.

King Cruiser Wreck

Phuket · Phuket · Thailand

A large passenger ferry resting upright in 32 meters of water between Phuket and Phi Phi, now a thriving artificial reef.

Yong Hua Shipwreck

Koh Lipe · Satun · Thailand

A Chinese cargo vessel resting upright on the seabed south of Koh Lipe, now colonised by soft corals and swarming with resident fish schools, offering the Andaman Sea's most accessible wreck dive with easy penetration for certified divers.

HTMS Sattakut Wreck

Koh Tao · Surat Thani Province · Thailand

A purposely sunk Thai Navy vessel off Koh Tao offering penetration opportunities and an expanding artificial reef in the Gulf of Thailand.

Turkey

6 sites

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Dimitri Wreck

Kaş · Antalya · Turkey

A WWII-era cargo ship resting on a steep slope off Kaş, one of the most popular deep wreck dives in the eastern Mediterranean.

SAS Wreck (St. Didier) Antalya

Antalya · Antalya Province, Mediterranean Coast · Turkey

A purposely scuttled French Navy patrol vessel resting upright on a sandy bottom off Antalya, providing an accessible and marine-life-rich wreck dive on Turkey's Turquoise Coast.

Saros Bay Gallipoli Wrecks

Eceabat · Gallipoli Peninsula, Thrace · Turkey

A haunting collection of World War I warship wrecks scattered across the seabed of the Dardanelles, where the Gallipoli campaign left a trail of sunken battleships and submarines.

Bodrum - C-47 Dakota Wreck

Bodrum · Mugla Province · Turkey

A deliberately sunk Turkish Air Force C-47 Dakota transport plane resting on the Aegean seabed off Bodrum, a unique aircraft wreck dive in warm, clear waters.

Bodrum C-47 Wreck

Bodrum · Muğla · Turkey

A deliberately sunk Douglas C-47 military transport aircraft resting on a sandy bottom, now an artificial reef teeming with marine life.

Saros Bay

Gallipoli · Çanakkale · Turkey

Historic WWI wreck diving in the waters off Gallipoli, where sunken warships rest as underwater memorials to the 1915 campaign.

United Kingdom

3 sites

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Sound of Mull Wrecks

Tobermory · Argyll, Scotland · United Kingdom

A sheltered Scottish sea channel harbouring a fleet of diveable shipwrecks spanning centuries, surrounded by cold-water reefs rich with anemones, seals, and crustaceans.

SMS Konig, Scapa Flow

Stromness · Orkney Islands · United Kingdom

A WWI German battleship lying inverted in Scapa Flow, her massive hull and exposed keel offering an awe-inspiring technical dive through one of the most historically significant wreck sites in the world.

Scapa Flow - SMS Markgraf

Stromness · Orkney, Scotland · United Kingdom

One of the greatest wreck dives on Earth: a scuttled World War I German battleship lying inverted in the cold, dark waters of Orkney's legendary Scapa Flow.

United States

4 sites

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USS Oriskany

Pensacola · Florida · United States

The 'Great Carrier Reef' — a 270-metre Essex-class aircraft carrier intentionally sunk as the world's largest artificial reef, now teeming with marine life in the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola.

Spiegel Grove Wreck

Key Largo · Florida Keys · United States

A 155-metre former US Navy landing ship dock intentionally sunk in 2002 off Key Largo, now the largest purpose-sunk artificial reef in the world and home to massive goliath groupers and swirling barracuda schools.

USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

Key West · Florida Keys · United States

A 160-metre former military transport ship intentionally sunk in 2009 off Key West, creating the second-largest artificial reef in the world and attracting goliath groupers, barracuda, and sea turtles.

USS Schurz Wreck

Morehead City · North Carolina · United States

A World War I naval vessel resting on the sandy bottom of North Carolina's Graveyard of the Atlantic, this former German Imperial Navy cruiser turned American warship offers penetration diving among historical artefacts and rich temperate marine life.

Vanuatu

2 sites

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Million Dollar Point

Luganville · Espiritu Santo · Vanuatu

A bizarre underwater junkyard where the US military dumped millions of dollars worth of WWII equipment into the sea in 1945, creating an artificial reef of jeeps, bulldozers, and trucks now encrusted with coral.