TULAMBEN SHIPWRECK KEY MAP (Depth Approx.)

Ship wreck under water pictures here

The wreck point where you will see the sunken Liberty Ship
just 70 feet from the beach.
You will be fascinated by school of Jack fish and other thousand
under water creatures.
Emerald Tulamben Beach Hotel provides the diver with a boat
within easy access from the hotel.
There are other recreational facilities and sports besides diving.
Our instructors teach beginners safe dive techniques.


1 Eel garden and fish feeding 27 ft. 16 Large area of fallen superstructure 60 ft. - 100 ft.
2 Start dive into wreck. Two main routes. 17 Broken area with large steel plates
3 Propeller hole 33 ft. 18 Pulley blocks 73 ft.
4 Rudder with plate coral 33 ft. 19 Booms to 93 ft.
5 Bollard and shallowest part of wreck 17 ft. 20 Ladder shaft 53 ft.
6 Portholes 40 ft. 21 Entry below foredeck. Good overhangs here.
7 Quarterdeck 7 ft. - 67 ft. 22 Foredeck Gun to 67 ft. - 73 ft.
8 Stern gun and fallen superstructure 63 ft. - 90 ft. 23 Barrel Sponge on gun breech 67 ft.
9 Winch with steel cable 83 ft. 24 Hole under bow 73 ft.
10 Bulkhead with doorway and portholes. Plate coral on top 67 ft. - 50 ft. 25 Anchor at 117 ft. fallen chain.
11 Engine Gears 60 ft. 26 Good 17 ft. stop. Top entry to hold. Many fish here.
12 Boilers, valves etc. 67 ft. - 50 ft. 27 Rope for assistance during strong current 17 ft.
13 Railway Wheels beside lower boiler. 28 Boom 20 ft. - 10 ft. Good stop, many fish here.
14 Lower entry to hold 60 ft. 29 Soft coral garden 23 ft.
15 Wire coils 60 ft. 30 Rock pile to mark 17 ft. stop
THE HISTORY OF U.S.A.T. LIBERTY SHIP
  • 1915 Built in America as a cargo steamship about 400 ft. long. Armed for World War II with two artillery.
  • 1942 Sunk January 1st about 1 mile Southwest of Lombok while carrying a cargo of raw rubber and railway parts. It was towed to Bali by U.S. destroyer but filled too much water to be carried to port. The crew was evacuated and it was beached at Tulamben. From 1942-1963 it was stripped of valuables, cargo, propeller, and metals.
  • 1963 Mt. Agung erupted. Earth tremors cause the ship to shift into deeper waters breaking the hull in at least two places and causing the superstructure to fall into the deep.
  • 1978 Becoming known as a good dive site.
  • 1988 Now a popular dive site for visitors to Bali.
  • 1993 The most popular dive site in Bali with 50-70 divers per day during season. Diving intensity in recent years has caused considerable damage to the marine life.
With your cooperation to maintain this magnificent dive site.
We can preserved its environment.
DIVE HINTS
This underwater guide showing the main points off shore will help you to find your way around. Much of the wreck can be seen from the surface. Part of the stern is in only 7 ft. and a lot more in 17 ft. This guide would also be helpful for snorkelers. However, the main attraction lies in the marine growth and the fish life (Some 400 species) (Best at bow 100 ft. -33 ft.)

This is a safe, easy dive. Go slow

  • Relax and get comfortable at sites 1 OR 2.
  • Keep your buoyancy correct as you descend.
  • Keep your gauges in your pockets to avoid snags.
  • Don't crowd together. This causes confusion and bumping.
  • Fin gently.
  • Don't attempt swimming in a tight formation.

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