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Kuching to Singapore... 25th October to the 2nd of November
'06
This trip is will depart from Kuching on the 25th
October and will dock in Singapore, on the 2nd November. That
means flying in on the 24th and out of Singapore on the 3rd November
The cost will be $2650 each for the boat, this as per
normal does not include booze, gas and sorb. The gas and sorb will be
split evenly between all the divers after the last days
diving. Flights are your own responsibility but we will try
and source the best option for all those departing
from Sydney
The main highlight of this trip will be diving the D?an, a
French liner. Launched on April 2, 1924 from the Gironde dockyard in
Bordeaux. She plyed the Far East from 1936, until the fall of
Indo-China she was requisitioned by the Japanese in June of 1942. She was
then renamed TEIKO MARU by the Japanese. She finally ended
her days when on the 22nd February 1944 American submarine USS
PUFFER sighted her off the Natoena Islands Borneo on the lane between
Singapore and Brunei. PUFFER fired a spread of torpedoes that sent
transport Teikyo Maru to the bottom in 70m of water just East of Borneo
(3'10 N - 109'15 E) with the loss of 199 Japanese.
Length: 172 metres
Displacement: 20323 tonnes
Passengers:
65 1st Class
54 2nd Class
92 3rd Class
Propulsion: Twin stack oil fueled steam
engines
The skipper of MV Empress Vidar, has located a couple
interesting wrecks in this area. He has also lined up the following
wrecks for the trip:
- The Japanese
destroyer Sagiri, in 20-30m depth
- 2 large Marus just
a few miles from each other, (Bit broken up) in 30m,
- The Riviera Sky,
large ore carrier, intact upright 28-53m
- Lewas Mewah, 1000
ton freighter,
- Japanese tanker,
possibly bow half of the Yuho Maru,
- Acasta rock with 3
wrecks located on it,
- The Nippo
Maru, and several others near to Singapore.
I will post all new information as it comes to hand.
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