Wreck,Diving,Along,The,West,Co travel,insurance Wreck Diving Along The West Coast of Sabah, Borneo

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And all are accessible via diving day trips fromKota Kinabalu (the capital city of Sabah). Whilst there are believedto be many wrecks in the South China Sea (from World War 2), there arecurrently four WW2 wrecks identified off the west coast of Sabah which are alsosuitable for scuba diving. All of the wrecks are Japanese cargo ships – meaningthey are large (~150m – 200m) and have historic ‘treasures’ that were beingtransported at the time they went down. Due to the length of time they havebeen sunk (~65 years) they are all covered in stunning soft coral gardens, hardcorals, teeming with fish life and home to an amazing range of tropical watermarine life. Find schooling Barracuda, Nurse Sharks, large Groupers and largeshoals of Yellow Snappers and Fusiliers. Three of the wrecks arelocated in Usukan Bay (Rice Bowl Wreck, Upside-Down Wreck and the Usukan Wreck)which is located 30 nautical miles north west from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Thefourth wreck, the Gaya Wreck, is located ~ 20 minutes west of Pulau Gaya(outside Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah). The wrecksoffer both non-penetration diving (i.e. swimming over and around the wreck) andlimited penetration diving, within the "light zone". The rest of thisarticle provides an overview of the wrecks to be dived along the west coast ofSabah.The Rice Bowl Wreck - So-called because a cache of ricebowls was found in the bow when it was first dived, this is a relatively longvessel (~150m) lying in a North Easterly direction in 40m at its deepest and26m at its shallowest. The depth of this wreck makes it suitable for minimumPADI Advanced Open Water Divers and is best dived recreationally using nitrox(EANx30). The superstructure is punctured in many places, making someexploration possible and interesting, and the metalwork is robust. The soft coralgarden is memorable. During the ‘Dry Season’ you can often enjoy stunningvisibility on the wreck of 30m+.The Upside-Down Wreck - The name gives away the orientation ofthis ship, which lies in the same direction and at similar depth to the RiceBowl wreck. This wreck has good swim-throughs, though a torch is essential andis good for exploring as well as a training ground for Wreck Diver specialty.The Usukan Wreck - This is the deepest of the threeUsukan Bay wrecks at 35m – 45m and consequently only available to technicaldivers (divers certified for decompression diving). It is a good wreck fordiving on rebreathers or diving twin-tanks / Trimix. The wreck is interestingand has a spectacular whip coral coverage that can give it a frosted appearancein a certain light.You can watch a video ofrebreather divers on the Rice Bowl Wreck, as part of a scuba diving trip withBorneo Dream from Kota Kinabalu.The Gaya Wreck - The large Gaya wreck is a deep wreck andsits upright in 36m - 50m of water. The wreck is generally intact and there arelots of interesting exploration and wreck penetration opportunities fortechnical divers with suitable experience and training (rebreather divers oftwin-tank divers). Whilst the identify of the wreck has not been confirmed, itis believed to be the Nittetsu Maru. On October 14th 1944, Submarine Dace(SS-247) sank two Japanese merchant tankers, the Eikyo Maru and Nittetsu Maru,and damaged merchant ore carrier Taizen Maru off North Borneo, 06°05'N,115°55'E". The description of this wreck matches that of the NittetsuMaru. Post action reports state the Dace sunk the Nittetsu Maru (a cargo shipof 5,993 tons), the Eikyo Maru (an oil tanker of 6,948 tons) and heavilydamages the cargo ship Taizen Maru (5,396 tons). Wreck diving is a popularform of scuba diving amongst leisure divers. Diving along, or inside, ashipwreck is attractive to divers for several reasons. Shipwrecks have ahistory to them which provides a different perspective when diving along one.Wrecks also quickly become an artificial reef, which creates a habitat formany types of marine life – they are normally surrounded by fish and home to critters. Scuba diving alonga wreck also presents new skill challenges for scuba divers.  Find out more about wreck diving from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.