In a week’s time of writing this, I would probably be, or about to do, my second dive onto this wreck. Next week, save for war, violent earthquake, the sea drying up for no apparent reason, will see the end of my longest stay on dry land without breathing compressed air – 39 days.
Crazy. But not as crazy as going to work in that s**thole they call “office”.
So next Thursday evening we will all drive through the highway exiting at Senawang through Kuala Pilah, Bahau, Serting, Muadzam Shah and Leban Chondong before hitting Kuala Rompin’s Fisheries Department’s jetty at Tanjung Gemok to board the MV Wavebreaker.
Friday 21st July we should do two dives at the Nichi Asu Maru (a.k.a Kuantan Wreck – pictured above). She was a Japanese oil tanker than sank some 20 nautical miles off Kuantan back in the 1960s. She lies in 26m of water, the shallowest point at 15m. She is 80m in length, so to circumnavigate the wreck (without penetration or really taking photos) should take one whole dive.
After that we will be shooting off to the Gyoshin Maru (a.k.a Varella Wreck) located in 24m of water near Pulau Berhala (Varella Rock). The Gyoshin Maru was a merchantman converted into a torpedo gunboat by the Japanese. One day, at speed, she rammed into the Varella Rock, split in half, and sank. I gather we would be doing more than two dives here plus probably two night dives here before moving on to Tioman’s outer reefs.
On the 22nd and 23rd July, we’ll be doing the various reefs and islands off Tioman such as Labas, Sepoi, Chebeh, Tiger, Golden and Magicienne before returning to Tanjong Gemok on the 23rd.
I just hope I will be diving more frequently after that.
The MV Wavebreaker
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