Aore Wall The wall starts at a depth of 10 metres (32 feet) and drops to 32 metres (105 feet) and is approximately 300 metres (1000 feet) in length. It's adorned with gorgonian fans, orange soft coral and large outcrops of tubastrea coral. At night the wall is festooned with basket stars, their 'arms' outstretched feeding on the passing plankton. Again, a great multi-level second dive or night dive. When the current is running this is an adrenaline pumping, fast, drift dive. Eddies and back currents can have you moving every which way. Look out for the fresh water welling up out of the sand in the shallows. Some divers have seen garden eels and even a ghost pipefish, again all in shallow water. This site was also an American wharf during WW2 and we believe the US Navy re-supplied their ships with fresh water, as we've found pumping equipment both above and below the surface. There are coke and beer bottles together with other equipment that 'fall' off warships. Next Trip

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The Plane Opinion differs as to the reason for the wreck, some say the plane was damaged before it was 'dumped' and others claim it must have crashed because of the damage to the propeller. Nobody really knows. The rear section is in remarkably good condition, almost intact. Visible is the tail fin, rear wheel, carrier hook and fuselage from the cockpit to the tail. The single, rotary engine is in good condition although overgrown with corals and sponges, with the three propeller blades and the cylinders clearly visible. The cockpit and wings are badly damaged, possibly in a crash or wrecked on a carrier deck. The 'Swiss Cheese' dive brakes are very evident. It's in this jigsaw puzzle of twisted metal the wreck comes to life with large coral trout, blue fin trevally, lion fish, giant groper, moray eels, frog fish, decorator crabs together with thousands of bait fish. Four species of shrimp including hinge beak, coral banded and cleaner live in and around the wreck. You'll also see large Bofor anti-aircraft shells together with 20mm machine gun bullets and pistol ammunition. Other supplies dumped are vehicle batteries, coke and beer bottles, tyres and ammunition boxes. There's plenty of coral and fish and this dive makes an exciting night dive. The dive has a multi-level profile making it a good lead-up or refresher dive for the SS President Coolidge as well as a great second dive of the day and a fantastic night dive. Back in time for dinner! Next Trip