Dive the SS Yongala, a legendary shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef teeming with life, where giant shovelnose rays and guitarfish rest on the sand around the hull. The wreck draws a staggering density of marine life, from sea snakes and groupers to turtles, eagle rays and bull sharks. It can be dived year-round, with the calmest, clearest conditions from around September to December.
Dive the SS Yongala, a legendary shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef teeming with life, where giant shovelnose rays and guitarfish rest on the sand around the hull. The wreck draws a staggering density of marine life, from sea snakes and groupers to turtles, eagle rays and bull sharks. It can be dived year-round, with the calmest, clearest conditions from around September to December.
Up to 65% sighting chance in SS Yongala Wreck (Great Barrier Reef, Australia). Best months: October, September, November.
Giant shovelnose rays and guitarfish rest on the sand around the wreck, among an exceptional density of other marine life.
Year-round, with the calmest seas and best visibility roughly September to December, outside the summer wet season.
Yes, the Yongala is an exposed, current-swept wreck in open water, recommended for experienced divers.
Huge groupers, sea snakes, turtles, eagle rays, trevally and sometimes bull sharks around the hull.
