Dive· Maui· Hawaii
Carthaginian II Wreck
20° 51.8′ N · 156° 40.5′ W
A steel two-masted square-rigged whaler built in 1920 at Kiel as the schooner Mary, long a floating museum in Lahaina Harbor, scuttled as an artificial reef on December 13, 2005 about half a mile off Puamana.
Practical
Sits in about 97 ft (Wikipedia), so it is an advanced recreational dive; Scuba Diving and Sport Diver have rated it among top wreck dives. Also visited by Atlantis submarine tours, which took over the ship for sinking. Lies inside the cruise-ship and harbor traffic area off Lahaina; use a dive flag and a surface watch. With Lahaina Harbor restricted, operators may run it from Mala or Maalaea.
Best for
Deep wreck dive a half-mile off Lahaina
Nearby
- Lahaina Small Boat Harbor0.5 NM away
- Lahaina Banyan Court Park0.6 NM away
- Lahaina Harbor Fuel Dock (Pacific West Fuels)0.6 NM away
- Vic-Maui International Yacht Race0.6 NM away
- Kona Storm and South Swell Exposure (West Maui Roadsteads)0.7 NM away
- Lahaina Roadstead Moorings (A and B)0.7 NM away
- Lahaina Wildfire Recovery Zone Access Rules0.7 NM away
- Lahaina Yacht Club0.7 NM away