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Secret Spot: Taiyo Shipwreck, Solomon Islands

By Liz Harlin | Updated On January 30, 2017
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Secret Spot: Taiyo Shipwreck, Solomon Islands


Taiyo Shipwreck

The bow is in 5 feet of water — when you swim over it, you can look straight down the deck.

Liz Harlin

On its maiden voyage, this 300-foot fishing boat ran aground after striking a coral reef in Nono Lagoon, Solomon Islands. An attempt to salvage the ship went awry, and caused the Taiyo to sink vertically over the reef edge. Its bow sits just a few feet below the lagoon’s surface, and the ship remains fully intact.

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The bow is in 5 feet of water — when you swim over it, you can look straight down the deck.

Liz Harlin

On its maiden voyage, this 300-foot fishing boat ran aground after striking a coral reef in Nono Lagoon, Solomon Islands. An attempt to salvage the ship went awry, and caused the Taiyo to sink vertically over the reef edge. Its bow sits just a few feet below the lagoon’s surface, and the ship remains fully intact.

Go Now: Solomon Dive Expeditions

More Scuba Diving Secret Spots:

Best Secret Spots of 2014 | 12 Fascinating Secret Spots | A Rare Glimpse of a Crocodile