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Thailand Dive Site - Koh Phuket |
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 Location : A complete submerged pinnacleconsisting of numerous rocky ledges 30 km. (16 n. miles) due east of Chalong Bay on Koh Phuket.
Access :
This designated Marine Sanctuary is reached in about 2 hr.from Phuket
or Phi Phi departure points, A mooring buoy Marks the site’s
location.
Condition :
Visibility ranges from as low as 4 m. (13 ft) to about 25 m. (83
ft).The full range of currents can be experienced, from mill-pone still
through mild to strong to ripping. The stronger currents are fairly
predictable.
Average depth : 17 m. (56 ft).
Maximum depth : 24 m
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Location : A small rocky outcrop 1 km. (< 1 mile) southeast of Anemone Reef.
Access : This designated site is reached in about 2 hr. from all the recognized departure point. There are mooring buoys.
Condition :
Visibility ranges from as law as 4 m. (13 ft) to above 25 m. (83 ft).
When currents flow you can drift-dive along the line of pinnacles.
Average depth : 19 m. (36 ft).
Maximum depth : 24 m. (80 ft).
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Location : 1 km. (1/2 mile) southeast of Anemone Reef
Access : This wreck is reached in about 2 hr. from all the recognized departure point.
Condition :
If the tide is running, strong currents and low visibility can be
expected, at slack tide the site experience still and much clearer
water.
Average depth : 20 m. (66 ft). Maximum depth : 32 m (106 ft)
In 1997 the King Cruiser, a car terry operating from Phuket to the Phi
Phi Island, bottomed on Anemone Reef, splitting the marine sanctuary in
two. The impact also tore a large hole in the vessel’s hull. Today the
structure attracts a high diversity of marine life, invertebrates have
taken up residence under sheets of peeling paint and juvenile reef fish
hover around the now bamacle-encrusted frame. Daylight penetrates the
majority of the wreck, though there are some areas that can only be
explorered with an artificial light source. Beware that a few areas
have collapsed ceilings-these should not be entered at all
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