Secret Spot: Taiyo Shipwreck, Solomon Islands
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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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Liz HarlinThe bow is in 5 feet of water — when you swim over it, you can look straight down the deck.
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