YUEJIN

Why dive here

With 113+ marine species recorded in the area - including great white sharks, hammerhead sharks, mobula rays (devil rays), octopuses and sea turtles - YUEJIN offers some of Jeju Island's richest wreck diving.

Marine lifeGreat White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mobula Rays (Devil Rays), Octopuses and Sea Turtles · 113+ species recorded

CharacterWreck dive · max 20m

StandoutRich in charismatic marine life

YUEJIN isn’t your typical Caribbean wreck dive. We’re talking about a piece of Cold War history, sunk in ’63 en route from Tsingtao. You feel that weight when you descend – a definite chill, even on a sunny day. The wreck itself is pretty broken up, scattered across a rocky seafloor at about 20 metres. It’s not one of those intact ships you can penetrate, but we love picking through the larger sections of twisted metal, imagining what life was like on board. The real draw here, for us, is how the local marine life has reclaimed it. Schools of damselfish shimmer above the corroded hull, and we’ve often spotted octopus tucked into crevices. Keep an eye out for nudibranchs, too – they seem to thrive on the YUEJIN. Visibility can vary, but on a good day, the light plays beautifully through the water, illuminating the wreck’s ghostly form. It’s a dive for those who appreciate history as much as marine life, a slightly sombre but genuinely interesting experience away from the usual bustling sites. We’d suggest going with a guide who knows the site’s layout; it makes navigating the scattered pieces much more rewarding.