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Diving at Agincourt Reef at dive site Japanese Wreck

Name divesite: Agincourt Reef, Japanese Wreck
Depth: 0-24m (0-78ft)
Visibility: 10-30m (32-98ft)
Accessibility: Boat
Time to visit: All year around with warmest water in summer (nov-feb)
Specifications: Diving at an interesting shipwreck.This dive has a lot of marine life.This dive site is also perfect for snorkeling.

Dive site the Wreck has some small remains of a small Japanese Fishing boat, which has struck the reef in the late 40s. Some of the interesting things that still remain on the ocean floor are the engine block, cooling pipes and the anchor. The coral and marine life is probably more interesting than the wreck. You will see plate corals, anemones, large boulders and green turtles. And there is a large white tip reef shark that is named Smiley by dive operators that dive this dive site regularly.

Agincourt reef systemAgincourt reef consists out of multiple smaller reefs and lies at the south end of the ribbon reef system. It's a big reef system with a size of approximate 10 by 5 kilometers. Agincourt reef has its own weather station, helicopter landing platform and an underwater observatory. So if you don't want to get wet but do want to see the underwater world, this is the reef where it can.


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