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YO-257 and San Pedro Wrecks
21° 14.7′ N · 157° 49.8′ W · approximate
A WWII-era Navy yard oiler and a fishing boat sunk side by side as artificial reefs about two miles off Waikiki, swarming with turtles, whitetip reef sharks and eagle rays.
Practical
Approx and indicative only: placed about 2 statute miles south of Waikiki Beach, per Wikipedia's 'two miles off Waikiki'; dive with an operator. YO-257: 174-175 ft, sunk in 1989 by Atlantis Submarines; sea floor about 100 ft, top deck about 85 ft (Wikipedia; Island Divers says it rests upright at 97 ft). San Pedro: sunk in 1996, about 100 ft away, bridge collapsed in a storm, about 95 ft. Mooring buoys with a descent line are rigged on the wreck; surface current can be strong and eases near the wreck; typical profile 90 ft for 20 minutes. Atlantis tourist submarines visit the site frequently.
Best for
Two wrecks in one dive off Waikiki
Nearby
- Transpac Finish at Diamond Head (odd years, July)0.8 NM away
- Waikiki-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area1 NM away
- Kaimana Beach and Sans Souci Reef1.2 NM away
- Sea Tiger Wreck1.2 NM away
- Diamond Head Lighthouse1.3 NM away
- Waikiki Marine Life Conservation District1.4 NM away
- Waikiki Bight Anchorage1.5 NM away
- Canyons Reef Day-Use Moorings1.6 NM away
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