Allan Power Dive Center - Espiritu Santo
If you're heading to Espiritu Santo specifically for the SS President Coolidge, Allan Power Dive Center is usually our first recommendation. They've been diving this wreck for decades and their guides know every nook, cranny, and penetration route. It's a no-frills setup, geared towards serious wreck divers who want to maximise their time on one of the world's most accessible large wrecks. We've always found them professional and focused on safety, which is paramount when you're going deep into an old liner.
- Location
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -15.514859, 167.175780
- Phone
- +67836822
- Website
- www.allan-power-santo.com
Dive Sites Near Allan Power Dive Center
Allan Power Dive Center provides access to 15 dive sites in Espiritu Santo.
- Aore Adventures Sports & Lodge
- Chails Reef (reef)
- CHYAU FENG NO.12 - 0m (wreck)
- Cindy s Reef (reef)
- FAUABU TWOOMEY - 0m (wreck)
- FEDERESEN NALKUTAN - 0m (wreck)
- FEDERESEN NALKUTAN (PROBABLY) - 0m (wreck)
- HIP CHOW - 1m (wreck)
- Million Dollar Point (wreck)
- Million Dollar Point - 3-30m (reef)
- NEPTUNE (POSSIBLY) - 10m (wreck)
- PRESIDENT COOLIDGE - 25m (wreck)
- Sol s Reef (reef)
- SS President Coolidge (wreck)
- SS President Coolidge - 20-70m (wreck)
Other Dive Centres in Espiritu Santo
- Allan Power Dive Tours - ["PADI"]
- Aore Adventure Sports & Lodge - ["PADI"]
- Dive @ Turtle Bay Lodge - ["PADI"]
Best Time to Dive in Espiritu Santo
The warmest water temperatures in Espiritu Santo occur in January, averaging 29.2°C. The coolest conditions are in December at 29.2°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 29.2°C (air: 25.9°C)
- February: 29.2°C (air: 26.0°C)
- March: 29.2°C (air: 25.6°C)
- April: 29.2°C (air: 25.5°C)
- May: 29.2°C (air: 24.8°C)
- June: 29.2°C (air: 24.3°C)
- July: 29.2°C (air: 24.0°C)
- August: 29.2°C (air: 23.7°C)
- September: 29.2°C (air: 24.2°C)
- October: 29.2°C (air: 24.8°C)
- November: 29.2°C (air: 25.2°C)
- December: 29.2°C (air: 25.7°C)
Marine Life in Espiritu Santo
Home to 296 recorded species including 247 reef fish, 15 sea snails & nudibranchs, 14 sea cucumbers, 4 clams & mussels, 4 crabs & lobsters, 3 whales & dolphins.
Notable Marine Life
- Dugong (Dugong dugon) - Whales & Dolphins
- Greenfish (Stichopus chloronotus) - Sea Cucumbers
- Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima) - Clams & Mussels
- Burrowing urchin (Echinometra mathaei) - Sea Urchins
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Orange-lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) - Reef Fish
- Citron Butterfly (Chaetodon citrinellus) - Reef Fish
- Butterfly fish (Chaetodon vagabundus) - Reef Fish
- Banded Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Redfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunulatus) - Reef Fish
Recommended Packing List for Espiritu Santo
Based on average water temperature of 29.2°C.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 29°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories