Papuan Explorer was a 140’/42m steel cargo vessel scuttled as a wreck dive site in the 80’s. She sits upright on a muddy bottom, penetration is possible however use CAUTION as there is lots of silt, zero light zones & sharps. We use this as a WRECK & LIMITED VISIBILITY training site. Shallowest 14msw, sea bed 25msw.
Critters at this site
Surgeonfish, batfish, mangrove bass, bannerfish, ornate ghost pipefish, hard & soft coral, wire coral, anenome & anemone fish, grouper, crabs, shrimps, cowrie shells, oysters & more.
Likely to see here
likely · open dataBased on open observations nearbywithin ~25 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.
Confirmed seen here
from the logbookCritters divers have actually logged at this site — not just in the area.
No confirmed observations yet. Log the first dive here →