Dive-site story
ROCS Sui Yang, a retired Gearing-class destroyer, was scuttled off the northern coast of Green Island to form an artificial reef. Heavy storm activity over the years collapsed parts of the superstructure, scattering metal framework and plating across a wide sand flat. Divers dropping onto the wreckage encounter encrusted steel bulkheads, open hull corridors, and dense schools of pelagic fish patrolling above the debris field.
Artificial reef formed by a scuttled naval destroyer
Schools of pelagic predators schooling above the collapsed superstructure
Expansive sandy seabed inhabited by garden eel colonies
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Calmer seas prevail during spring and summer before the winter northeast monsoon strengthens oceanic swells.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longfin batfishPlatax teira | Common | ||||||||||||
| Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Great barracudaSphyraena barracuda | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Spotted garden eelHeteroconger hassi | Common |
Marine forecast
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