Pattaya Shipwreck Diving News and Scuba Information
Pattaya promises to protect Scuba Divers (Article submitted 2009)
City officials are promising better patrols and a new buoy for one of Pattaya’s most popular scuba diving sites after markers anchored by the city and local dive operators to locate an undersea shipwreck repeatedly have gone missing. While dive operators can use Global Positioning System headings to find the general vicinity of the ship, the margin of error in GPS readings – combined with Koh Sak’s often minimal visibility – really requires buoys to pinpoint its exact location. They’re also a safety feature that allows divers to reach and ascend from the wreck safely and warn water craft to keep away.
New Wreck found close to Koh Chang (Article submitted 2008)
A Large new cargo shipwreck resting at 55 meters has been found by local technical divers in the waters near to Koh Chang. Approximately 50 meters long with a beam of 8 meters and carrying a cargo of cement bags, we believe that it was sunk in a bad storm.
The intentional sinking of the HTMS Kood (Article submitted 2006)
The HTMS Kood Shipwreck was a World War II landing craft and it was intentionally sunk by the Royal Thai Navy in September 2006 near to Koh Sak. The wreck is intended to form a thriving artificial reef for the benefit of local marine life and scuba divers in Pattaya. The HTMS Kood is the nearest wreck to Pattaya and is dived regularly by recreational divers with a diving certification above entry level.
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HTMS Khram Shipwreck sinks in Pattaya (Article submitted 2003)
In 2003 the Royal Thai Navy sank a decommissioned American Warship between Koh Phai and Koh Larn island approximately 15 km from Pattaya. They prepared the ship as a dive site by removing its oil and most of the other hazards for scuba divers. The large holes that were made in many areas allow penetration dives through the ships passages whilst remaining in natural daylight. The wreck rests in 30 meters of water in the Gulf of Thailand, and was intentionally sunk to provide a breeding ground for fish, and a wreck dive for scuba divers.
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