Posts tagged ‘wreck’

The Torpedo

By frankie, 7 December, 2009, No Comment

The ship got its name from the look of its cargo.  The Thai fishtrap fishermen that originally found her saw the teak logs in her hold and believed them to be torpedos.  She is a cargo vessel of around 1000 tonnes and is believed to have sunk due to her being overloaded, reducing her freeboard allowing her to swamp with water.

She sits upright in 53m of water and can be dived amidships comfortably at 48m.  The top of her superstructure at the stern is at around 42m and is around 70m long.  This wreck is around 17 nautical miles from Koh Tao and is easily accessible.

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The Unicorn

By frankie, 7 December, 2009, No Comment

Tech Diving with Side TankThis wreck is also known as the Dog Food wreck.  She is believed to be an insurance scam and was lost in the 70’s.  A local eye witness report stated that as she pulled offshore the conditions were flat and calm.  Then over a period of hours she slowly sank.  An insurance scam was suspected and when the salvage diver from Mermaid Marine dived her to check on the cargo the tuna fish she was caryying in her manifest turned out to be inexpensive dog food.

She sits upright in 48m of water listing slightly to the port.  The top of the bridge is at 42m with amidships in around 45m.  The port handrail sits below the silt at 48m and the starboard slightly shallower at 45m, whilst the top of the bow is at 42m.  Penetration on the wreck is not advised as the silt has built up inside and the areas are small.  Although on the outside there is a abundance of soft coral growth making her a very picturesque wreck.  The large superstructure at the stern with two holds is also teeming with fish life.  This and her proximity to Koh Tao makes her a perfect dive site for tech diver training.

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