Dive-site story
The SS Inchkeith, a British cargo steamship wrecked in the mid-twentieth century, rests in shattered sections over an open seafloor in the Andaman Islands. Massive engine blocks, a clearly defined prop shaft, and collapsed hull plates provide extensive shelter across the footprint of the wreck. Hard corals and thick encrusting sponges claim the ironwork, which attracts schools of coastal pelagics and macro critters alike.
Well-defined mechanical features including engine components and propeller elements
Dense clusters of sweetlips and snappers congregating in shadowed hull sections
Macro subjects such as ghost pipefish and nudibranchs nestled within coral encrustations on the rusted iron plates
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
The diving season runs during the dry northeast monsoon and inter-monsoon months, when seas remain calm and dive operators run regularly.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ornate ghost pipefishSolenostomus paradoxus | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Oriental sweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Great barracudaSphyraena barracuda | Common | ||||||||||||
| Giant morayGymnothorax javanicus | Common | ||||||||||||
| ScorpionfishScorpaenidae | Common |
Marine forecast
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