Wreck
down to 24 m
Malahat wreck (Powell River)
An easy shore dive on the Malahat wreck beside the log mill breakwater of old ships in northern Powell River, home to nesting lingcod and young wolf eels.
- Advanced
- Lingcod
Experienced≤40 m
Vivian Island
Dive site in Powell River & Sunshine Coast, Canada
A steep wall covered in huge orange plumose anemones and cloud sponges, with the wreck of the 1926 tug Shamrock in shallow water nearby.
- Max depth
- 38 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Oct–Mar
- Entry
- By boat
The story
Vivian Island also holds the wreck of the Shamrock, a 76 ft (23 m) tug that met its demise in 1926 and now lies in shallow water.
Source: old.xray-mag.com
The dive
A wall and wreck dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: old.xray-mag.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall, Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Anemones
- Glass sponges
Season in Powell River & Sunshine Coast
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Oct–Mar.
Source: dan.orgWhere is Powell River & Sunshine Coast?
The point shows the Powell River & Sunshine Coast area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Powell River & Sunshine Coast
Wreck
down to 50 m
MV Gulf Stream (Dinner Rock)
The 1947 wreck of the MV Gulf Stream lies beside a wall at Dinner Rock, south of Lund, from 30 m down to 50 m.
- Technical
- Rockfish
Wreck
down to 30 m
YOGN-82
A cement ship sunk off Willingdon Beach in 2018, where a wolf eel lives in the rudder and rockfish hide in every corner.
- Advanced
- Rockfish
Wall
down to 53 m
The Powerlines (Agamemnon Channel)
A wall dive in Agamemnon Channel where huge colonies of cloud sponge start around 18 m and seem to head endlessly down.
- Experienced
- Glass sponges
down to 18 m
Tzoonie Narrows
- Advanced
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.