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- Scuttled accidentally toward the end of WWII, the enormous ship is over 590 feet (180 m) long and divers have been exploring it since the 1980s. But the Coolidge isn’t the only great wreck dive in Vanuatu. Here are our picks for five fantastic Vanuatu wreck dives.
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Or how the SS President Coolidge became the largest shipwreck in the world, accessible from the shore? The SS President Coolidge was an American luxury cruise liner that used to transport passengers between California and Japan via Hawaii. During WWII, it was turned into a military ship to transport troops and materials. Vanuatu was an allied army ...
I had the opportunity to scuba dive six times on the SS President Coolidge shipwreck, down to a depth of 40 m, the limit of recreational diving. Trained tech divers can descend to a depth of 70 m down the stern of the ship. As you can see in the video below, there is already a lot to see as a recreational diver.
Million Dollar Point
It is a quirky and disconcerting shore dive site. It is the perfect check dive before diving on the SS President Coolidge. The amount of material stored during WWII in the American base of Luganville was unbelievable, and in 1945, when it was time to go, it would be too expensive to send everything back to the States. Apparently, the American Army would have made a purchasing offer to the French-British condominium who was co-administrating the country (until its independence in 1980). They d...
Tutuba Reefs
Unfortunately, I hardly found any fish on this beautiful coral reef for some reason. Honestly, you can skip it, except if after all that rust you need a little bit of coral reef. The dive sites are accessible from Million Dollar Point shores after a boat ride of 10 minutes crossing the Segong Channel. Dive parameters: 21 m deep – 49 minutes bottom time – water temperature 27°C
Pacific Diveis a dive centre based on the premises of the Espiritu Hotel, right in the centre of Luganville. This top-notch dive centre offers fun dives on the SS President Coolidge and Million Dollar Point daily. They go for 3 to 4 dives a day, including a night dive on the Coolidge. First, they will welcome you at the dive centre where they have ...
Luganville Farmers Market: The market and its surroundings quickly became my favourite place after finishing diving every day. I would go there to enjoy a local lunch on the cheap (400 VT, about £2...
The Deco Stop Lodgewas a highlight of my stay in Vanuatu. I am so happy I had booked in this beautiful resort overlooking the Segong Channel and Aore Island from the top of the hill in Luganville. It was only 10 minutes walking to the town centre or 50 VT taxi ride on the way up. But as most of the time, the staff from Pacific Dive was picking me u...
To be fair, I think there was maybe an issue with my own expectation. What follows are just personal thoughts I wish I would have read somewhere before my trip to Vanuatu. I think I came to realise in Vanuatu how difficult travelling in the South Pacific can be if you are trying to make it on a budget and/or without enough preparation. South Pacifi...
I spent 2 weeks in Vanuatu, but due to the high prices of some activities such as visiting the volcanoes of Tanna Island (I saw volcanoes in Hawaii for way cheaper, I’m good), I ended up feeling it was too long, even as an underwater photographer who had plenty of pictures to sort and edit. I honestly think with a week you will have a great time in...
Nov 20, 2017 · Scuba Diving the President Coolidge. The Coolidge is a large wreck and is mostly intact, although it has suffered some damage from earthquakes throughout the years. The wreck is easily accessible from shore or by boat. It should be noted that most of the wreck is beyond recreational limits.
Jul 1, 2019 · Scuttled accidentally toward the end of WWII, the enormous ship is over 590 feet (180 m) long and divers have been exploring it since the 1980s. But the Coolidge isn’t the only great wreck dive in Vanuatu. Here are our picks for five fantastic Vanuatu wreck dives.
Location: Just outside of Luganville, Vanuatu. Depth: 20-70 metres. Type: SS Luxury Liner. Built: October 1931. Sunk: October 1942. Length: 200 metres. Tons: 21,936. The SS President Coolidge is dived as a shore dive and all dive sites on the wreck require deco-stops.
Jun 8, 2023 · Vanuatu is best known to divers around the world for the wreck of the SS President Coolidge, but as a diving destination, there is much more to Vanuatu’s underwater world, as Deborah Dickson-Smith found out.
Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago consisting of about 83 relatively small, geologically newer islands of volcanic origin (65 of them inhabited), with about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) between the most northern and southern islands.
