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The wreck of the approximately 45 metres long “ KT Mawar ” was scuttled as an artificial reef at a depth of 25 metres
ted moray eel peers out of a former chimney opening . Fierce look , mouth wide open with pointed teeth – that keeps even experienced divers at a distance .
A truly perfectly camouflaged frogfish below the lookout turns out to be the inconspicuous opposite . With the size of a child ‘ s head it has adapted so well to its immediate encrusted surroundings that it is barely noticed , even by the divers , although it is outside any cover . At around 45 metres long , the wreck has a lot to discover . A beautiful photo motif is the ship ‘ s propeller , on which soft corals have settled like on the mast and formed colourful encrustations .
In addition to the half dozen more or less recent and scuttled wrecks on the dive site list , there are also historical relics . One example is the Lost Anchor site off the coast near the village of Trou aux Biches . Presumably a sailor had to cut the anchor rope here in the 17th century for whatever reason or the boat broke free from the iron giant . Was the neighbouring Grand Baie full at the time and a storm arose ?
The fact is that the extremely impressive stock anchor is in the reef near the channel to Trou aux Biches . In any case , there is a lot of activity all around : here divers can see bigeye soldierfish , moray eels , extensive
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