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29 Down - Hawaii's Newest Wreck Dive (
Waianae ) |
| Quick Stats |
| Average Visibility: |
60ft -
100ft |
| Depth (feet): |
60 average |
| Max Depth (feet): |
70 typical max
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80 max |
| Avg. Bottom Time: |
30min |
| Common Aquatic Life:
Frog Fish, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles, Juvenile Reef Fish, Moray Eels, Octopus |
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Hawaii’s newest wreck dive and artificial reef is a 50 foot long 1950's Dehavilland Heron aircraft originally used by the "Hawaii Air Transport Service (HAT'S)" and then later in the television series "Flight 29 Down", filmed in Oahu, Hawaii.
Divers descend to a mooring hooked to the fuselage which in turn is anchored to the seafloor at 70 ft with large scrap concrete blocks. The fuselage is already acquiring a population of marine life, including a frogfish and the first coral traces. The hatches have been removed and limited penetration of the wreck is possible. The aircraft is surrounded by fairly abundant & varied corals and a wide variety of reef fish. The reef slopes gently upwards towards the shore from the aircraft, and out to a broad sandy bottom seawards.
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Towards the shore from the aircraft, a sequence of sunken “Z-Blocks” leads to a natural reef nearer the shore. These 4 by 8 foot and six inch thick concrete blocks in the shape of the letter Z have concrete feet on opposite ends to create cavities beneath. These cavities help to build the artificial reef and are providing a new home to juvenile reef fish and other marine occupants each day. |
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Read more about the newest Wreck Dive on Oahu, Hawaii and how it got here.
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