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Overview
Shipyard is in Lhaviyani, shaped around a hull that has become part of the reef. Working depths are usually about 8–28 m, with 15–30m visibility when the sea is kind.
Best window: Southwest monsoon (May–Oct). Look for reef fish, surgeonfish, wrasses, lionfish, groupers. Guides who know this corner tend to save it for a day when the water is settled.
Diving it
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1. Entry
Reach the site by boat. Check wind, swell, and surface drift before you roll in — the GPS mark is the feature, not a guaranteed entry lane. On a calm day the shallow part is also worth a snorkel, clear of the boat’s ladder.
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2. At depth
Start on the outside of the wreck, where the light is best and the exits are obvious. Look into openings; swim through them only with a guide and a clear way out. Stir as little silt as you can.
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3. Coming up
Finish with a safety stop near 5 m and send up an SMB so the boat can follow you. Do not surface in a busy pass or under another boat without a marker.
Local tips
The profile suits intermediate divers, and the current is mild. A light push is common. Start on the side the water is coming from so the feature you came for is in front of you.
Reef care
Do not pull on railings or rest gauges on the hull. What grows here took years; a careless fin stroke scrapes it off in a second.
Marine life
- reef fish
- surgeonfish
- wrasses
- lionfish
- groupers
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