WreckUNESCO World HeritageMarine Protected Area

SS Yongala

Depth: 14–28 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterSeptember-December

A 109 m passenger ship that sank during a cyclone in 1911. She is probably the most cited wreck in Australia and appears regularly in lists of the ten best dives in the world. Being exposed and subject to strong currents, she is reserved for experienced divers.

Depth

14–28 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Protection status

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (declared in 1975); around 99% of the World Heritage Area lies within the park

UNESCO designation

World Heritage Site (Great Barrier Reef, inscribed in 1981)

Did you know?

Everything on this wreck seems oversized: sea snakes as thick as an arm and turtles that look prehistoric. Not a single surface is left uncolonised.

Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 154); GBRMPA (Reef Authority); DCCEEW (Gobierno de Australia); Dive The World; Divernet

Location

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SS Yongala: 57 documented species

Ecosystem

Wreck

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