Apra Harbour alone provides
a wide variety of well protected dives just minutes from the
dock that can be dived all year around. These include a number
of hard coral reefs that gently slope down from15 to 90 feet
and a number of wrecks, some of which are in shallow water and
safe for novice divers to train on and others which will challenge
the most experienced wreck divers. One of the world's most unique
wreck dives is located here. The Tokai Maru was sunk in WWII
and lies on its side on top of the wreck of the SMS Cormoran
, a victim of WWI, in 120 feet of water.
The
outer reefs provide numerous coral garden and deep drop
off dives, two of the most popular of which are The Crevice
and The Blue Hole, located just south of the habor mouth.
Visibility can reach a staggering 200 feet and these reefs
swarm with large schools of tropical fish, colourful invertebrates
and hard and soft corals. Dolphins, Barracuda, Tuna and Shark
are all frequent visitors providing divers with an unforgettable
diving experience and underwater photographers with opportunities
they normally only read about.
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