British Loyalty (Wreck)

This 5583 ton British oil tanker actually sunk twice! Once it got recovered and repaired and after getting torpedoed the second time, it got removed and was finally towed to its final position and sunk by British gunfire on the 5th January 1946 in Addu Atoll.

Critters at this site

The coral growth on this shipwreck is excellent, attracting a lot of marine life and acting as shelter for juvenile fish.

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

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi2 obs.

Black Sea Cucumber

Holothuria leucospilota1 obs.

Pale Anemone Hermit Crab

Dardanus deformis1 obs.

Magnificent Sea Anemone

Radianthus magnifica1 obs.

Klunzinger's Feather Star

Dichrometra palmata1 obs.

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus1 obs.

Long-spined Crown-of-Thorns

Acanthaster planci1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Athanas areteformis1 obs.

Surf Redfish

Actinopyga mauritiana1 obs.

White-spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus ocellatus1 obs.

Søpølse

Stichopus horrens1 obs.

Indian Sea Star

Fromia indica1 obs.

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus1 obs.

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Coral Hermit Crab

Clibanarius corallinus2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Albunea speciosa2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Ancylomenes holthuisi2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Trichopagurus trichophthalmus2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Alpheus pareuchirus2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Urocaridella vestigialis2 obs.

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Børsteorm

Linopherus acarunculatus2 obs.

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Søpølse

Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis2 obs.

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Børsteorm

Eupanthalis edriophthalma2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Alpheus hailstonei2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Actaea spinosissima2 obs.