Kled Kaew Ship Wreck เรือจมเกล็ดแก้ว
Diving & Snorkeling at HTMS Kled Kaew Ship Wreck & Viking Bay : Go Dive Lanta
HTMS Klad Kaew (The Phi Phi Wreck)
HKMS Klad Kaew, AKA “The Phi Phi Wreck”, was originally a Norwegian Navy Ship built in 1955 and later donated to the Royal Thai Navy. In 2014, at the end of its life, the Thai government decided to sink it right off the east coast of Phi Phi Leh Island to make a new dive site. The operation definitely succeeded, as it’s now one of the best Phi Phi Islands dive sites.
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Kled Kaew Ship Wreck เรือจมเกล็ดแก้ว
(HTMS Kled Kaew Ship Wreck, Phi Phi Wreck)
Type : Sloping reef and wall
Depth : 14-27 Meters (15-65 feet)
Visibility : 5-20 Meters (15-65 feet)
Current : moderate / strong
Suitable : intermediate / advanced
An ancient Royal Thai Navy transport support vessel, the HTMS Kled Kaew, went to a watery grave 19th March 2014 just off Phi Phi Leh Island,
where it is expected to attract coral and marine life, and become a popular dive site. -
The Kletd Kaew was built in 1948 for the Norwegian Royal Navy, being launched initially as the RnoMS Norfrost. Eight years later it was acquired and renamed by the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
Before the 382-ton, 47-metre vessel was sunk, several holes were cut through the hull to assist in the sinking and also to allow skilled divers to explore the interior.
The sinking, a joint action by the RTN and the Dept of Marine & Coastal Resources, was presided over by Capt Nantapon Malarat, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Tab Lamu Naval Base in Phang Nga.
Viking Bay อ่าวไวกิ้ง
(Koh Bida Nai or Ko Bidah Nai or Koh Bida Noi)
Type : Sloping reef and wall
Depth : 3-30 Meters (15-65 feet)
Visibility : 5-20 Meters (15-65 feet)
Current : mild / moderate
Suitable : All Levels
Viking Bay is a dive site located on the east side of Phi Phi Leh Island, right next to the popular Viking Cave, which gives it its name. The fact that it’s sheltered behind the tall limestone cliffs that characterize the area makes it a perfect dive site for the monsoon season when at times the sea on the outside can be too choppy to dive. Viking Bay dive site is a combination between an artificial reef on the south end of the bay and lively natural reef on the north end, making for a nicely diverse and interesting dive. The relatively shallow depth and mild/absent current make it an easy dive site perfect for sunset dives or training dives. The artificial reef is made by piles of cube-shaped concrete structures and during the several years it has been there a lot of different corals have grown on it. The structures also provide shelter to the small fish hiding from predators, therefore attracting a good variety of different species including batfish, snappers and even barracudas. Proceeding north past the artificial reef the sandy bottom transforms into a nice natural reef that hosts both hard and soft corals, lots of anemones and some fairly sized barrel sponges, as well as large schools of yellow snappers. Blacktip reef sharks are also often spotted around the shallow part of the reef towards the north side.
Hin Khai หินไกล
Hin Klai (Garang Haeng or Garang Heng)
Type : submerged reef, mostly hard coral
Depth : 5-20 Meters (15-65 feet)
Visibility : 5-20 Meters (15-65 feet)
Current : mild / moderate
Suitable : All Levels
This dive site is a submerged circular coral reef about 2km east of Phi Phi Ley. It is one of the favorite dive sites around Phi Phi Island . It is famous for it's large shoals of Fish, Soft Corals, Hard Corals and there is a 99% chance to see Leopard Sharks!
This site is also known as Garang Heng. Can be found only 10 mins boat ride northwards of Hin Bida, the Phi Phi Shark Point. The dive starts at around 5 meters and drops down slowly to a sandy seabed at just over 17 meters. This submerged sister to Shark Point offers an excellent back up plan for viewing Thailand’s Shark population.
Leopard Sharks are spotted regularly resting on the sandy bottom and the small Bamboo Shark usually found hiding underneath the hard coral formations. Huge Gorgonian sea fans stand proud from the reef providing shelter for all manner of Shrimp’s, Crustaceans and Nudibranchs. This isolated reef allows divers the chance to observe several members of the Anemone fish family including the now world famous Nemo (Western Clownfish) all living in perfect symbiosis with their host anemone. This dive site can also be accessed from koh Lanta.
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