Big Blue Diving on the waterfront at Port Vila - recommended by Allan Power |
The wreck is just offshore but in fairly deep water - |
Descending the mooring line to the wreck of the M/V Semle Federsen |
The ship was built in 1949 as the French trawler Le Touquet |
The Semle Federsen rests upright in 30-50m of water |
The ship was scuttled in Port Vila's harbor in 1985 |
Stern of the Semle Federsen |
The top of the superstructure of the Semle Federsen is at 30m |
Propeller and rudder of the Semle Federsen, 35m |
Apparently the wreck was originally scuttled in shallower water, but has shifted along the steeply sloping bottom |
Sandy bottom of Vila Bay |
Looking up at the stern of the Semle Federsen wreck |
Propeller of the Semle Federsen |
Scuba-Me |
Coral on the Semle Federsen Wreck |
Semle Federsen Wreck-Port Vila, Vanuatu |
Ladder on the Semle Federsen |
Wreck of the Semle Federsen, Port Vila |
Cargo hold of the Semle Federsen |
Cargo hold looking forward |
Walkway along the side of the Semle Federsen |
Semle Federsen Wreck |
Window on the bridge of the Semle Federsen |
Captain's view of the Semle Federsen |
Cargo hold from the bridge showing decent visibility |
Fan on the Semle Federsen |
Wreck of the M/V Semle Federsen, Vila Bay, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Stern of the M/V Semle Federsen wreck, Port Vila |
From the wreck, the dive proceeds up the slope to the coral beds along the shore |
Pango Reef, Vila Bay-Vanuatu |
Staghorn Coral, Vila Bay, Efaté Island-Vanuatu |
Pango Reef, Vila Bay-Vanuatu |
Staghorn Coral, Pango Reef, Vila Bay-Vanuatu |
Staghorn Coral, Pango Reef, Vila Bay-Vanuatu |
Good coral on Pango Reef, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Reef fish, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Pennant Coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus) - Vanuatu |
Pennant Coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus) - Vanuatu |
Pennant Coralfish (Heniochus acuminatus) - Vanuatu |
Dive master with a sea slug |
Sea slug, Vanuatu |
Pango Reef, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Pango Reef, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Pango Reef, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Pango Reef, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Anemone Fish, Vanuatu |
Anemone Fish (Clownfish), Vanuatu |
Giant sea snail, Vanuatu |
Giant sea snail, Vanuatu |
Diving Pango Reef, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
World War II artefacts, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Naval Shell Casing, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Vila Bay, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Pango Reef, Vila Bay, Efaté-Vanuatu |
The dive boat on the surface |
Pango Reef, Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
Clownfish (Anemone Fish), Vila Bay-Vanuatu |
Clownfish (Anemone Fish), Vila Bay-Vanuatu |
Clownfish (Anemone Fish), Vila Bay-Vanuatu |
Clownfish (Anemone Fish), Vila Bay-Vanuatu |
Beneath Vila Bay, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Beneath Vila Bay, Efaté-Vanuatu |
Scuba School - Vila Bay, Vanuatu |
End of a nice dive |
Coral on the mooring line |
The divemaster and another guest |