The ex Australian Navy heavy lift ship HMAS TOBRUK is to be scuttled off the Australian coast today. There has been some discussion about its final resting place and some of that is negative (Dirty water/strong currents/distance from ports)
One operator is already taking advanced bookings for a double dive ($200aud with tanks and weights)
I am interested in the tank deck and hope it attracts fish similar to the MV Karma or other Central Qld wrecks.
below taken from an online article Bookings Already Being Taken to Dive on Ex-HMAS Tobruk
Hervey Bay scuba diving companies are already accepting tentative bookings for divers keen to see the ex-HMAS Tobruk as soon as tours begin.
The ship is due to be scuttled later this month midway between Hervey Bay and Bundaberg in south-east Queensland and dive operators are expected to begin tours within months, once safety checks on the ship and moorings have been completed.
Fraser Coast Tourism & Events marketing and communications manager Bradley Nardi said Hervey Bay Dive Centre and Dive Hervey Bay were the Fraser Coast operators chosen by the State Government to conduct recreational diving activities on the ex-navy ship.
He said a highlight of diving on the 127m-long wreck would be swimming through the tank deck which ran almost the entire length of the ship.
“This unique dive site will attract visitors from around the world and spawn a new tourist industry worth between $2 million and $4 million annually to the region,” Mr Nardi said.
“The upper rear decks of the ship will be in water shallower than 18m, appealing to open water divers and snorkellers.
“The internal tank deck will be in about 25m, appealing to advanced and technical divers.”
One operator is already taking advanced bookings for a double dive ($200aud with tanks and weights)
I am interested in the tank deck and hope it attracts fish similar to the MV Karma or other Central Qld wrecks.
below taken from an online article Bookings Already Being Taken to Dive on Ex-HMAS Tobruk
Hervey Bay scuba diving companies are already accepting tentative bookings for divers keen to see the ex-HMAS Tobruk as soon as tours begin.
The ship is due to be scuttled later this month midway between Hervey Bay and Bundaberg in south-east Queensland and dive operators are expected to begin tours within months, once safety checks on the ship and moorings have been completed.
Fraser Coast Tourism & Events marketing and communications manager Bradley Nardi said Hervey Bay Dive Centre and Dive Hervey Bay were the Fraser Coast operators chosen by the State Government to conduct recreational diving activities on the ex-navy ship.
He said a highlight of diving on the 127m-long wreck would be swimming through the tank deck which ran almost the entire length of the ship.
“This unique dive site will attract visitors from around the world and spawn a new tourist industry worth between $2 million and $4 million annually to the region,” Mr Nardi said.
“The upper rear decks of the ship will be in water shallower than 18m, appealing to open water divers and snorkellers.
“The internal tank deck will be in about 25m, appealing to advanced and technical divers.”
