The rocky volcanic beach at Tulamben, northeast Bali, more for scuba divers than sunbathers |
In 1942, the Amerian ship USAT Liberty was torpedod by the Japanese off Lombok |
The crippled ship was beached at Tulamben, Bali, where it was unloaded |
During the 1963 eruption of Gunung Agung, the beached wreck was pushed back into the sea |
The Liberty wreck sits just off shore in 6 to 37m of water |
The wreck of the USAT Liberty is now the best dive site around Bali |
You can dive the Liberty with a local operator or as part of a day trip from south Bali |
Tauch Terminal Resort, Tulamben, Bali, is a good choice |
The restaurant of Tauch Terminal, Tulamben, Bali |
Outrigger canoe used for boat dives at Tulamben, though most diving is from the beach |
Yellowfin surgeonfish |
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Barrel sponge, Bali |
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A very large yellowfin tuna, Bali |
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Wreck of the Liberty, Bali |
USAT Liberty, Tulamben, Bali |
Cargo hold of the Liberty, Tulamben, Bali |
Large school of bigeye trevally at the Liberty, Bali |
The cargo hold of the Liberty chock full of fish |
Cargo hold of the wreck of the Liberty with bigeye trevally, Bali |
Bigeye trevally, Bali |
Bigeye trevally, Bali |
Bigeye trevally, Bali |
They've split into 2 schools |
Bigeye trevally, Bali |
Bigeye trevally, Tulamben, Bali |
Bigeye trevally, Tulamben, Bali |
Diagonal-banded sweetlips on the wreck of the Liberty, Bali |
Diagonal-banded sweetlips |
Diagonal-banded sweetlips |
Diagonal-banded sweetlips |
Diagonal-banded sweetlips |
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Wreck of the Liberty, Bali |
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Spectacular juvenile emperor anglefish |
Barrel sponge, Tulamben, Bali |
Anemonefish, Tulamben, Bali |
Nemo and dad, Tulamben, Bali |
Indo-Pacific sergeant |
Divers alongside the wreck of the Liberty |
Divers alongside the wreck of the Liberty |
Wreck of the USAT Liberty, Tulamben, Bali |
Snorkellers can also enjoy the wreck |
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Surgeonfish, Bali |
Clownfish, Tulamben, Bali |
Sharpnose sandperch between two Dash-dot goatfish |
Triggerfish, Bali |
Garden eels, Tulamben, Bali |
Garden eels, Tulamben, Bali |
Spotted rabbitfish |
Spotted rabbitfish, Bali |
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Wreck of the Liberty, Tulamben, Bali |
Yellowfin surgeonfish |
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Jeng awaiting my return after he went snokelling |