The Ozone Shipwreck

The Ozone wreck is located off the coast of Indented Head, Victoria, Australia . It is a retired Port Phillip paddle steamer that was sunk in 1925 to form a breakwater The wreckage of the Ozone remains visible about 50 meters offshore at Indented Head and is an easy shallow dive 3. It is a distinctive landmark.

Marine life at this site

The cooler water in Victoria is great for sponge growth. You will also find crabs, hinge back shrimp, leatherjackets, whiting, flathead and bream.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Sea Potato

Echinocardium cordatum3 obs.

polychaete worms

Capitellidae1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Photis1 obs.

polychaete worms

Opheliidae1 obs.

European ascidian

Ascidiella aspersa1 obs.

Børsteorm

Diplocirrus1 obs.

Børsteorm

Aricidea1 obs.

polychaete worms

Dorvilleidae1 obs.

Banjo ray (Southern fiddler)

Trygonorrhina dumerilii1 obs.

Spaghetti Worm, Spaghetti Mouth Worm

Terebellidae1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Paranchialina angusta2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Ampelisca euroa2 obs.

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Børsteorm

Nephtys inornata2 obs.

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Børsteorm

Metabonellia haswelli1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Tenagomysis1 obs.

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Slangestjerne

Ophiocentrus aspera1 obs.

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Børsteorm

Spirobranchus taeniatus1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Leucothoe assimilis1 obs.

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Hedley's Nut Shell

Nucula pusilla1 obs.

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Børsteorm

Harmothoe1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Hippomedon denticulatus1 obs.

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Musling

Chioneryx cardioides1 obs.

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Semiconvexa Dove Shell

Mitrella semiconvexa1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Bullowanthura pambula1 obs.