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
Advanced≤30 m
YOGN-82
Dive site in Powell River & Sunshine Coast, Canada
A cement ship sunk off Willingdon Beach in 2018, where a wolf eel lives in the rudder and rockfish hide in every corner.
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Oct–Mar
- Entry
- By boat
The story
USS YOGN-82 was built in 1943 by Concrete Ship Constructors with a hull of 5.5-inch reinforced concrete. Sunk off Powell River as an artificial reef on 23 June 2018, she went down in 11 minutes and stayed upright all the way to the sea floor.
Source: artificialreefsocietybc.ca
The dive
A wreck and artificial reef dive from a boat. Known for rockfish and octopus.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: artificialreefsocietybc.ca
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- Overhead environment: only go inside with the matching training.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Artificial reef
- Environment
- Wreck penetration
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Rockfish
- Octopus
- Lingcod
- Wolffish
- Anemones
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.
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- Technical
- Rockfish
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down to 38 m
Vivian Island
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- Experienced
- Anemones
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.