SLNS SAGARWARDANE - Kalpitiya & Northwest
We like the Sagarwardane for something a bit different in Kalpitiya. This old patrol boat sits in a shallow three meters, making it a pretty relaxed dive, even for those still building confidence. You can easily spend an hour finning around her 39-meter hull, peeking into the bridge area and watching the resident batfish drift through the superstructure. It's not a deep, dramatic wreck, but the light is often fantastic, highlighting the soft corals starting to bloom on the metal and the schools of snapper that call her home. A good spot for some easy photography too.
- Location
- Kalpitiya & Northwest, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean & East Africa
- Coordinates
- 8.903167, 79.812000
- Type
- wreck
- Maximum Depth
- 3m
Marine Protected Area: Vankalai
Nearby Dive Sites in Kalpitiya & Northwest
- Anchor Point
- ASIA CARRIER 1 - 7m (wreck)
- BENITTO - 10m (wreck)
- GALATIA - 7m (wreck)
- HMS HECTOR - 9m (wreck)
- HONG LIAN - 6m (wreck)
- Kandakuliya
- Maha Gala
- Marine Power 2517 - 11m (wreck)
- MUSGRAVE - 10m (wreck)
- MV EXPRESS PEARL - 21m (wreck)
- TU 14 - 10m (wreck)
- TU 84 - 12m (wreck)
- TU 88 - 5m (wreck)
- UNILAXMI - 7m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to SLNS SAGARWARDANE
- Kalpitiya Diving Center - ["PADI"]
- Sri Lanka Diving Tours - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Kalpitiya & Northwest
Home to 92 recorded species including 77 reef fish, 8 hard corals, 3 seagrass & algae, 2 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 sharks & rays.
Notable Species
- Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) - Reef Fish
- Big-eye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Unicornfish (Naso annulatus) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Acropora Butterfly (Chaetodon trifascialis) - Reef Fish
- Species code: Ea (Enhalus acoroides) - Seagrass & Algae
- Blue-banded Pualu (Acanthurus blochii) - Reef Fish
- Black-back Butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus) - Reef Fish
- Brown Butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare) - Reef Fish
- Parrotfish (Thalassoma hardwicke) - Reef Fish
- Spotted Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) - Reef Fish
- Big long-nosed Butterflyfish (Forcipiger longirostris) - Reef Fish
- Blue-lined Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) - Reef Fish
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Checkered Seaperch (Lutjanus decussatus) - Reef Fish
- Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) - Reef Fish
- bluefin filefish (Balistoides viridescens) - Reef Fish
- Argus Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) - Reef Fish
- Blacksaddled coral grouper (Plectropomus laevis) - Reef Fish