The Monkey Beach Wreck now lies upsidedown, stable in 45m/150ft of water on top of a short wall. It has some of the most outstanding fish life in the area, which is easy to observe at close quarters simply by peering through the decaying skeleton of the wreck with a flashlight. All kinds of Sweetlips, Red Snappers, Barramundi Cod and a hundred or so Batfish nestle inside, secure in the knowledge that a diver can’t reach them. The steps and walls below the wreck allow diving at any depth to about 69m/230ft, and besides good deep water coral cover, have a couple of small caves good for stingrays, groupers and Reef sharks. This dive is also good for its proximity to shallow water, allowing a normally easy journey to decompress on an excellent coral reef.
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