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ANGEL COAST

Angel Coast is one of those wrecks that really grows on you. It’s a proper ship, grounded hard in a storm back in '83, not some artificial reef sunk on purpose. You get a real sense of its struggle against the weather out there. We love how shallow it is. This isn’t a deep, dark wreck dive, which means more bottom time and plenty of light flooding into the spaces. What’s left of the superstructure breaks the surface, even on a flat day, making for an easy descent. It’s really more of a shipwreck trail than a single monolithic object. You'll spend your dive exploring fragmented sections of hull, twisted metal, and machinery strewn across the seabed. Think huge propeller blades half-buried in the sand and massive winches colonised by colourful sponges. The marine life here is surprisingly good given the depth. Shoals of shimmering silversides often blanket whole sections of the wreck, swirling around the more intact pieces. We’ve spotted large groupers hunkering down in crevices, and plenty of nudibranchs crawling along the rusty plating. It’s an ideal site for photographers wanting to play with ambient light on a wreck, or for newer wreck divers who want to get a feel for a big vessel without the depth challenges. The shallow nature means it’s also fantastic for snorkelers and freedivers, especially when the visibility stretches out beyond 20 metres, which it often does here in the summer months. Go early to avoid any afternoon chop.