Storm Damage @ USAT Liberty?

[bkyaffe]

Hey,

I heard a rumor that the USAT Liberty suffered damage in a storm a few days ago and wasn't terribly diveable at the moment... Anyone there who can confirm or quash?

-Ben

 

[Alfawolfje]

According to local divers, the bow gun broke off and the ship suffered major fractures. Some swimtru at 14m is not recommended to be used

Discussed here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GlobalDivingInstructors/permalink/10151692498458826/

 

[dirtfarmer]

Now my t-shirts with the map on them are classics.
I wonder if anybody will change their map.
Of course some of the translation is quite hilarious I hope they don't fix that.

 

[donsilcock]

If it's true about the bow gun my image may become a classic....

More about the Liberty here: Diving Indonesia: Bali ? Insiders Guide to the Liberty Wreck

Don

 

[gekodivebali]

The bow gun has separated and it´s more prudent not to venture inside swim-throughs for a while.
While this is a pity, the wreck is still very divable after the storm on July 4th.
The main reason for diving the wreck is its abundant wildlife and mysterious atmosphere. This is not going to run off anytime soon...

 

[Cosimo_Zaretti]

The coral encrusted guns were certainly an iconic image of Tulamben, I'm glad I got to see the in May this year while they were still in place. The night dive on the wreck is still one of the coolest things I've done underwater.

 

[mrrworld]

Was there July 4-7 for diving (dove July 5 and 6) and no one at Liberty Divers mentioned this to us or said anything about sections being too dangerous to dive. Maybe Liberty Diver purposely kept us away from dangerous areas without telling us, figuring (correctly) we wouldn't know the difference since this was our first time there. But we did swim throughs and did the night dive.

 

[flylow47]

I am in Tulamben and diving it in 1.5 hours tonight....will report back...

 

[Dave1w]

I can't remember what it was like last time I dived it, but today, the gun is on the seabed next to the bow.