TUNG LONG - Kenting National Park
Tung Long is our Kenting wreck pick. Forget the usual reef sites, this is where you go for something a bit different, a bit eerie. She’s a carrier vessel, went down in '91, and now rests upright at 34 metres, mostly intact. We love how the deck structures are still there, allowing for some proper penetration if you’re comfortable with overhead environments and your buoyancy is dialled in. You can swim through the old cargo holds, the light filtering in through gaps, and it feels like stepping back in time. The wreck itself has become home to a decent amount of life. We’ve seen big schools of snapper hanging around the bow, and occasionally a curious batfish will peek out from a doorway as you pass. Look closely in the darker corners and you might spot a moray eel tucked away. The size, 33.5m, means you can explore a good portion of it in a single dive without feeling rushed. It’s a site for advanced divers, no question, given the depth and potential for current, but it’s a rewarding dive for those who seek out history beneath the waves.
- Location
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan, East Asia
- Coordinates
- 22.733334, 119.000000
- Type
- wreck
- Maximum Depth
- 34m
Nearby Dive Sites in Kenting National Park
- ANGEL - 50m (wreck)
- ASIAN MARINER - 36m (wreck)
- Banana Bay (reef)
- Beauty Hole
- Ceasars Rock
- Chia Ming - 1m (wreck)
- CHIEN-NAN NO 10 - 34m (wreck)
- CHIN HUNG - 35m (wreck)
- Feed Fish Area
- FV LIEN CHUN FA NO.6 - 28m (wreck)
- GOOD UNION (POSSIBLY). - 19m (wreck)
- HAI AN (POSSIBLY) - 15m (wreck)
- HM FOUNDATION - 0m (wreck)
- Hojie
- Hong-Chai
Nearest Dive Centres to TUNG LONG
- A Whale Man - SSI
- Azure Journey Dive - SSI
- CJ Bluebay Dive Resort - ["PADI"]
- Dive New World Center - ["PADI"]
- Drifters’ Diving Club
- Enjoy Islands Diving Center - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Kenting National Park
Home to 546 recorded species including 442 reef fish, 75 hard corals, 9 sharks & rays, 6 sea cucumbers, 5 sea snails & nudibranchs, 3 other.
Notable Species
- Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) - Reef Fish
- Common Ponyfish (Leiognathus equula) - Reef Fish
- Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) - Reef Fish
- Estuary Cod (Epinephelus coioides) - Reef Fish
- Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis) - Hard Corals
- Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita) - Hard Corals
- Lesser valley coral (Platygyra lamellina) - Hard Corals
- Montipora coral (Montipora venosa) - Hard Corals
- Coral Blenny (Istiblennius edentulus) - Reef Fish
- Closed brain coral (Leptoria phrygia) - Hard Corals
- Black-lined Blenny (Istiblennius lineatus) - Reef Fish
- Brain coral (Platygyra daedalea) - Hard Corals
- Lesser star coral (Cyphastrea microphthalma) - Hard Corals
- Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora verrucosa) - Hard Corals
- Brain coral (Platygyra sinensis) - Hard Corals
- Spine coral (Hydnophora exesa) - Hard Corals
- Stony coral (Porites lutea) - Hard Corals
- Larger star coral (Favites pentagona) - Hard Corals
- Starflower coral (Astreopora myriophthalma) - Hard Corals
- Encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata) - Hard Corals