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Cochrane Artificial Reef
The wrecks you can dive.
The Ceratodus II A 50 metre long Dredger scuttled in 1992 lay on her side in 10 to 20 metres of water, suitable for divers of all experience levels, can be explored inside and out. Well covered in growth, large schools of baitfish hang around the top of the wreck attracting larger predatory fish like tuna and barracuda.
Two Mohawk aircraft approximately 20 metres long were sunk in 1996 have attracted a lot of interest from divers who have already visited the sites. Well established they are now home to several large Queensland Grouper the largest one VW is around 2 to 3 metres long. Turtles and large rays are also seen here frequently. Resting 16 to 18 metres below the surface they can be explored inside and out.
A 17 seater light aircraft broken in half with the plane and tail section separated about 20 metres apart was sunk in1997 making access to the inside very easy. The Barge Once used for the shipping of goods to Lady Elliott Island, she was sunk in 1999 and is already covered in much growth and many schools of small fish already call this home. She now rests in 15 metres of water at almost the most easterly point of the reef site.
Sunk in 2000 they rest upright in 18 metres of water about 100 metres apart. They are 35 metres long and raise 8 metres off the bottom and growth already on them is incredible. Many times we have visited these 2 wrecks and 20 metres away have been unable to see them for the amount of fish around.
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Situated in the
Woongarra Marine Park and unlike the coral reefs that surround the
island of Musgrave the Artificial reef now consists of four ships three
Airplanes some steel structures hundreds of tons of concrete pipes and
building blocks to which more is being added each year.
The
Artificial Reef is sited some 3 miles off the coast between Barolin
Rocks and Elliott Heads on the seaward edge of the marine park. Easily
accessed by Little Ripper a positive floatation vessel
licensed to carry 6 divers. 
Resting on a sandy
bottom in 16 to 20 metres of water most of the wrecks are now well
covered in growth and the fish life is prolific and very diverse. The
wrecks are now home to many large shoals fusiliers, trevally, snapper
along with several resident Queensland grouper up to 2 metres long and
numerous estuary cod.
Frequent
sightings of turtles, large rays, dolphins, barracuda and wobbegongs are
common on many of the dives and as with any offshore site you never know
what will appear next.
Two
Mohawks
King
Air
The
2 Light Ships