Phuket "cargowreck" identified

Deep Blue Divers, Phuket · 13th March 2008, 05:01

Cargo ship wreck identified off the coast of Phuket

After several unsuccessful attempts, Jörg and Sepp U. finally succeeded in identifying the mentioned cargo ship during their tec-dive on 6th March as “Sun Shine 1”. The first research discovered that it was built in 1966 in the German Democratic Republic. The length of about 110m and the width of about 15m go along with our estimations during the last dives there. With a size of 4500 tonnes it is the biggest wreck so far discovered in the seas off Phuket.
We still don’t know any detailed circumstances of the sinking, as we only founded little information in the web. Therefore we are grateful for any advices and further information concerning the ship. We hope to discover the secrets in the very near future and we will let you know, what we find out.
Andreas and Joerg, Deep Blue Divers Phuket

Lancer4545 · 13th March 2008, 05:04

Well done guys......I look forward to diving her in the near future

Regards,

Lance

andibk · 13th March 2008, 05:06

Joerg
Awesome find. Hopefully one of these days I will be able to make it down there to join you guys on a trip.

andibk
Bruce

seppu · 13th March 2008, 05:18

hai
perfekt boat,buddy and conditions

. mccr rocks
gruss sepp

PCDiver · 13th March 2008, 07:18

Nice. What kind of depth does she sit in?

seppu · 13th March 2008, 07:24

from 78m to 93m bottom. bottomtime was 40min.

Outlaw · 13th March 2008, 07:30

well done guys.

that looks huge! especially compared to the last picture with the diver in sight.

very nice. very clear waters too.

**NEDIVER** · 13th March 2008, 20:06

Looks like entanglement central. I think I will wait a Phew years before I have that type of Phun!

Until then....off to the Texas Clipper

jamiemac · 16th March 2008, 02:00

Quote: (Originally Posted by Outlaw)

well done guys.

that looks huge! especially compared to the last picture with the diver in sight.

very nice. very clear waters too.

Good luck trying for an ID, we have half a dozen large un-identified post war frieghters in the Gulf of Thailand. There's nothing on the web that I can find so unless you find a bell, or lettering on the fan tail or bow, you're stuck

I beleive if you ask Lloyd's of London for an area search they may be able to help, expensive though

the WW2 wrecks are much easier to ID, USN records are very good.

wish we had that vis on this side, glad we don't have to deal with that depth though

Jamie MV Trident

grandizer52 · 16th March 2008, 02:41

There's a couple of good US NAVY submarine sites that'll list sinkings in that area...

laytah
steve

13th March 2008, 05:04	#2 (permalink)
Lancer4545 Closed Circuit Divers Aus Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cairns QLD Australia Posts: 558	Re: Phuket "cargowreck" identified Well done guys......I look forward to diving her in the near future Regards, Lance __________________ You can run but you can't hide! ISC Appointed Megalodon Dealer for East Australia http://www.closedcircuitdivers.com.au info@closedcircuitdivers.com.au
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andibk New Member Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Dolphin Azimuth Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Evolution Megalodon Classic Kiss Dolphin Azimuth Join Date: May 2005 Location: Thailand Posts: 146	Re: Phuket "cargowreck" identified Joerg Awesome find. Hopefully one of these days I will be able to make it down there to join you guys on a trip. andibk Bruce
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Outlaw In search of Law breaking Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cyprus, Nicosia Posts: 626	Re: Phuket "cargowreck" identified well done guys. that looks huge! especially compared to the last picture with the diver in sight. very nice. very clear waters too. __________________ CMAS - IANTD - TDI Kamikazi Instrustor Trainer DIRRebreather Team Member ---------------------------- "Once an Outlaw, always an Outlaw"
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13th March 2008, 20:06	#8 (permalink)
NEDIVER Sic Semper Tyrannis Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 120	Re: Phuket "cargowreck" identified Looks like entanglement central. I think I will wait a Phew years before I have that type of Phun! Until then....off to the Texas Clipper __________________ -Tom- "slow is smooth, and smooth is fast" TM "Insanity is repeating the same thing over and over again, expecting different results" Albert Einstein
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16th March 2008, 02:00	#9 (permalink)
jamiemac New Member Current Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: thailand Posts: 32	Re: Phuket "cargowreck" identified Quote: (Originally Posted by Outlaw) well done guys. that looks huge! especially compared to the last picture with the diver in sight. very nice. very clear waters too. Good luck trying for an ID, we have half a dozen large un-identified post war frieghters in the Gulf of Thailand. There's nothing on the web that I can find so unless you find a bell, or lettering on the fan tail or bow, you're stuck I beleive if you ask Lloyd's of London for an area search they may be able to help, expensive though the WW2 wrecks are much easier to ID, USN records are very good. wish we had that vis on this side, glad we don't have to deal with that depth though Jamie MV Trident
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