Tag: Wrecks
DJL Koh Tao Claims Discovery of Malacca Straits Wreck
A team of divers from Davy Jones Locker in Koh Tao claim to have been the first to have located a shipwreck in the Penang straits of Malacca. They say the wreck is an unknown cargo vessel of approximately 2500 BRT. According to a post on Scubaboard from a DJL employee, the wreck was discovered [...]
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A New Andaman Wreck? Storms Sink Thai Bulk Carrier
A Thai bulk cargo ship went down in during storms in the Andaman Sea Aug. 23 about five miles from the Phang Nga Naval Base, about 55 kilometers north of Phuket. All hands were rescued but the ship sits at the bottom of the ocean while owners and authorities sort out the insurance issues. Will [...]
Read moreThe Gulf of Thailand’s “Hidden’ Wrecks
When it comes to wreck diving in the Gulf of Thailand, two ships usually come to mind: the HTMS Khram, off Koh Phai, and the Hardeep, off Samae San. What most divers don’t realize, however, is that the Gulf of Thailand has a number of other wrecks waiting to be explored.
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