SS President Coolidge
An American luxury liner converted into a troop transport that sank in 1942 after entering a friendly minefield off Espiritu Santo. She is one of the largest accessible wrecks in the world and, unusually, is entered on foot from the beach.
Depth
20–70 m
Recommended level
Advanced / technical
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Shore
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Wreck Diver
Approx. price
60 USD / dive
Did you know
Casi toda la tripulación y el pasaje pudieron desembarcar: el capitán varó el barco contra el arrecife antes de que se deslizara al fondo, y solo hubo dos víctimas.
Sources consulted: SCUBA Travel
Location
See on the interactive map43 species documented in SS President Coolidge
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
VulnerableDugongo
Dugong dugon
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
Bigeye de arrecife
Priacanthus hamrur
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
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