Wreck
down to 35 m
Chief Dragon (Car Wreck)
Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna), Sri Lanka
A 112 m car carrier sunk in 1983, with coral-covered car chassis on its deck at 24-28 m and trevally and barracuda around it.
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Diving in Sri Lanka
2 destinations and 24 documented dive sites. The strip under each destination shows its season, month by month.
Dive sites to know
Wreck
down to 55 m
HMS Hermes
Trincomalee & East Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
The world's first purpose-designed aircraft carrier, lying 40-53 m off Batticaloa and a designated war grave.
- Technical
Wreck
down to 15 m
Earl of Shaftesbury
Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna), Sri Lanka
A shallow old wreck at 12-14 m close to the SS Conch, with stingrays, groupers, small snapper schools and lionfish.
- Open Water
- Stingrays
Wreck
down to 25 m
SS British Sergeant
Trincomalee & East Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
A 1942 WWII tanker wreck in two sections on sand at 24 m off Pasikudah, home to lionfish, grouper, morays and nudibranchs.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Wreck
down to 40 m
SS Perseus
Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna), Sri Lanka
A 135 m WWI armed merchantman sunk by a German mine in 1917, home to schooling snapper, Napoleon wrasse and groupers.
- Experienced
- Groupers
Wreck
down to 35 m
SS Rangoon
Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna), Sri Lanka
The famous Rangoon wreck lies at around 30 m off Unawatuna, one of the area's 16 dive sites.
- Experienced
All dive sites in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka West & South (Colombo to Unawatuna), Sri Lanka
- Chief Dragon (Car Wreck)Advanced35 m
- Earl of ShaftesburyOpen Water15 m
- SS PerseusExperienced40 m
- SS RangoonExperienced35 m
- BandiyagalaOpen Water18 m
- Black Coral WreckExperienced40 m
- Cargo Wreck (Pecheur Breton)Advanced33 m
- PalagalaOpen Water14 m
- Panadura WrecksOpen Water14 m
- SS ConchAdvanced21 m
- Ten FathomsOpen Water18 m
- Thermopylae Sierra WreckAdvanced25 m
Trincomalee & East Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
- HMS HermesTechnical55 m
- SS British SergeantAdvanced25 m
- Boiler WrecksOpen Water8 m
- Eel RockOpen Water18 m
- Pigeon Island WestOpen Water12 m
- Sardine ToothOpen Water12 m
- SLNS WeerayaAdvanced24 m
- SS Lady McCullam (Kayankerni Reef)Open Water15 m
- Swami RockAdvanced25 m
- Swami Rock WestOpen Water16 m
- Uppuveli House ReefOpen Water10 m
- HMS HollyhockTechnical42 m