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Million Dollar Point

Million Dollar Point is… well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. After World War II, the Americans decided it was cheaper to bulldoze millions of dollars of perfectly good equipment off a pier than to ship it back home. Think jeeps, bulldozers, crates of Coke bottles, even parts of landing craft, all stacked up underwater. We love it because it’s a time capsule, a real physical echo of history. Dropping in, you’re met with these incredible artificial canyons of rusting metal, now completely colonised by corals. Orbicular batfish drift by like wary sentinels, and we’ve spotted huge schools of scad darting through the wrecks. Look closely and you’ll find plenty of smaller life – parrotfish grazing, and we’ve even found Bennett’s pufferfish tucked into crevices. The depth ranges from just a few metres down to 30, so it’s easy diving for anyone, whether you’re newly certified or just want a long, relaxed bottom time. Our favourite part is weaving through the old machinery, imagining the sheer scale of the waste, all while spotting cowries and blennies. Head there in the morning, the light plays really nicely off the metal.