Not EvaluatedMoon Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita
A Soviet liner of 175.8 m and some 20,000 tonnes, built at Wismar in 1972. On 16 February 1986 she struck the rocks off Cape Jackson, in the Marlborough Sounds, with her hull opened in three places; she limped as far as Port Gore and sank that same night. Of the 738 people aboard only one died, the refrigeration engineer Pavel Zaglyadimov. She lies whole on her starboard side, with the port bow at 12-14 m and the seabed at 36-38, which makes her the largest diveable wreck in Australasia.
Depth
12–38 m
Recommended level
Advanced; penetration only with specific training
Access
Boat / multi-day charter
It has been called "the Andrea Doria of the South Pacific". The interior still has lounges, staircases, bars and even chandeliers, and many areas can be reached without real penetration thanks to the windows of the public decks. It is a serious dive: it has cost the lives of three recreational divers, and two bodies were never recovered. The bay has a silty bottom and poor visibility, which adds atmosphere but also risk.
Sources consulted: Te Ara / NZHistory (gobierno de Nueva Zelanda); Wikipedia (MS Mikhail Lermontov); Divernet; Global Dive; NZ Pocket Guide
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