SS Inchkett - Andaman Islands
The SS Inchkett is a good entry point for wreck diving in the Andamans. Sitting in just 17 meters of water, it’s a gentle introduction, accessible even for newer divers. The ship itself is fairly broken up, more a collection of twisted metal and scattered plates than an intact vessel, but that’s its charm. We love watching the resident batfish school drift over the main bow section, and there are always plenty of lionfish tucked into the nooks and crannies. It’s a solid dive for anyone looking to potter around a historical site, without the challenges of deeper, more demanding wrecks.
- Location
- Andaman Islands, India, Indian Ocean & East Africa
- Coordinates
- 12.007500, 92.777500
- Type
- wreck
- Maximum Depth
- 17m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Nearby Dive Sites in Andaman Islands
- Anchor Point - 9m (reef)
- Anthony’s Reef - 28m (reef)
- Aquarium - 12m (reef)
- Aquarium - Neil - 11m (reef)
- Barren Island - 25m (reef)
- Broken Ledge - 24m
- Bus Stop - 19m
- Busy Buro - 20m
- Campbell Shoal - 22m (pinnacle)
- Channel 62 - 18m (drift)
- Dicksons Pinnacle - 28m (pinnacle)
- Dixon's
- Duncan's Wreck (wreck)
- Eco Diver - 8m
- Fish Slate - 10m (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to SS Inchkett
- Barefoot Scuba - ["PADI"]
- Continental Scuba - SSI
- Dive India
- DIVEIndia - PADI, SSI
- India Scuba Explorers
- Lacadives at Havelock - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Andaman Islands
Home to 191 recorded species including 111 reef fish, 41 hard corals, 9 seagrass & algae, 7 sea snails & nudibranchs, 5 whales & dolphins, 5 sea cucumbers.
Notable Species
- Atlantic Mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) - Reef Fish
- Stony coral (Echinopora lamellosa) - Hard Corals
- Savigny's Brittle Star (Ophiactis savignyi)
- Black-lined Blenny (Istiblennius lineatus) - Reef Fish
- Flathead Sleeper (Ophiocara porocephala) - Reef Fish
- Blue Panchax (Aplocheilus panchax) - Reef Fish
- Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) - Seagrass & Algae
- Puntang Goby (Exyrias puntang) - Reef Fish
- killer alga (Caulerpa taxifolia) - Seagrass & Algae
- Long-spined sea urchin (Diadema setosum) - Sea Urchins
- Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita) - Hard Corals
- Celebes Goby (Glossogobius celebius) - Reef Fish
- Brown Spinecheek Gudgeon (Eleotris fusca) - Reef Fish
- Pufferfish (Arothron hispidus) - Reef Fish
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) - Reef Fish
- Big-eye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Humpbacked conch (Gibberulus gibberulus) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) - Reef Fish
- Bottleneck Sea Cucumber (Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens) - Sea Cucumbers