SS Yongala Wreck (1911)

Passing through Townsville at night on the way from Mission Beach to Ayr	Yongala Dive is based at Alva Beach, a short drive east of Ayr	Yongala Dive, Alva Beach	The Yongala Express, a 10m 12 passenger rigid inflatable dive boat
Photograph of the SS Yongala before it sank in 1911	Map of the wreck of the 100m long Yongala, which lies in 14-28m of water	Dive plan for the two dives on the wreck of the Yongala	Crowded into the back of an old 4WD for the drive to the beach
Alva Beach	Unloading on remote Alva Beach	Alva Beach, Queensland	Alva Beach
Yongala Dive's transport to the beach	Preparing to launch the Yongala Express from Alva Beach	Dive instructors from Airlie Beach here to dive the Yongala on a day off	Launching the Yongala Express
Yongala is now completely covered, mainly with soft coral	Wreck of the Yongala	A large Napoleonfish, a type of wrasse, swimming along the wreck of the Yongala	Sea turtle on the Yongala
Smokestack of the Yongala	Dive Yongala	Smokestack of the Yongala	One of the holds of the Yongala
Purple soft corals, Yongala	Tons of reef fish surround the Yongala	Yongala	Yongala
Yongala	School of fish, Yongala	A Napoleonfish has huge lips, Yongala	DiveYongalaOct05 047.jpg
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Smokestack of the Yongala	Smokestack of the Yongala	Debbie "I don't like wreck dives" swimming against the current	DiveYongalaOct05 058.jpg
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DiveYongalaOct05 083.jpg	Sea turtle on the Yongala	DiveYongalaOct05 089.jpg	Sea turtle on the Yongala
Sea turtle on the Yongala	Sea turtle on the Yongala	Olive Sea Snake swims close by, ignoring me	Olive Sea Snake diving
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DiveYongalaOct05 145.jpg	DiveYongalaOct05 146.jpg	Turtle rapidly approaching, swimming with the current	Tutle passing close by, and a fraction of a second too slow on the shutter!
Turtle continuing on his way	DiveYongalaOct05 150.jpg	Debbie and the dive guide	DiveYongalaOct05 152.jpg
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DiveYongalaOct05 159.jpg	DiveYongalaOct05 160.jpg	Massive bull ray approaching the stern of the Yongala	Massive bull ray approaching the stern of the Yongala
Massive bull ray approaching the stern of the Yongala	Massive bull ray approaching the stern of the Yongala	Turtle grazing on the Yongala	Turtle on the Yongala
The bull ray during out ascent	Safety stop on the mooring line	Hanging onto the mooring line	Debbie
Hang onto the line because of the current	Back to the boat	Back on shore after the 35 minute ride	An appropriate restaurant for the night at Airlie Beach