SS Yongala Wreck
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SS Yongala Wreck - The boat is now an artificial reef with amazing marine life that are supersized compared to seeing them on the Great Barrier Reef. You cannot penetrate or touch the wreck as it is a grave site but this doesn’t take away from this amazing dive. Can have very strong currents.
Sank in a cyclone on 24th March 1911 en route from Melbourne to Cairns. All her 122 passengers and crew died in the tragedy.
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Angelfish
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#2
Stingrays
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#3
Barracuda
206
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#4
Wrasse
206
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#5
Butterfly Fish
189
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#6
Grouper/Basslets
175
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#7
Parrotfish
152
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#8
Moray Eel
132
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#9
Banded Sea Krait
96
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#10
Sweetlips and Grunts
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