5) Continuation Tour of the Props , view Depth charges, Cannons, and the debris of the flight deck  et. My buddy was also an experienced PADI scuba diving instructor. Public transport is available but is more time consuming and may take up to 10 - 12 hours. The depth to the starboard side was 48 meters and sand bottom/seabed is at a depth of 55 meters. 50% successful. HMS HERMES - SRI LANKA. Visit the RUSHKULT platform to book your next Scuba Dive training, guided trip and accommodation. This is the British Royal Navy’s first purposely built aircraft carrier. The Scuba Page is part of RUSHKULT : the online booking platform for adventure sports. Leider haben sich meine Befürchtungen bestätigt. Small sails can be used to cover a long distance. Hermes 9 is a Second World War shipwreck site. Edward Jayawardana. After spending 20 minutes at a depth of 48 meters since we cannot arrive on the surface directly, as the excess nitrogen in our tissues would bring us to decompression sickness, which can be fatal. On 09 April 1942, Vice admiral Chiuchi Nagumo, who led the attack on Pearl Harbor one year before, ordered the attack on this ship. Similar in size of the kammala coral reef. Need more than one dive to fully explore. Incidentally Capt. Although the current was very strong we managed to descend along the anchor rope. Reach the edge of the reef and turn to a heading of 060 degrees which will bring you straight to the wreck. From the complement of HMS Hermes 19 officers including the captain (R. J. Onslaw) of the ship and 278 ratings lost their lives. Vis – 10 – 15 m. Eleven Fathoms Reefs21 mOff Katunriay – Wennapuwa (45 mins by boat). We saw fish like red snappers, larges Travelly (paraw) seer and Barrac We secured a rope to the anchor line and started moving along the wreckage of the ship. You have entered an incorrect email address! Two of the bodies had the name tags and one was without a name tag. This was because between 1983 and 2009 Sri Lanka was ravaged by a vicious civil war which had meant that the Hermes was inaccessible to divers due to the political situation. One of the finest dive sites in Sri Lanka. What is your favorite wreck dive? Diving the HMS Hermes wreck in Sri Lanka . Discarded fishing nets as well as fishing hooks are found on the reef. Derana Gala25 mThe reef is situated 13 km from the dive centre. Need some dives to do a good clean up. Sri Lankan Aggressor departs from Trincomalee, the largest natural harbour in Sri Lanka. One of the most beautiful reefs full of marine life. PADI IDC IN SRI LANKA ! Reef is situated 5 mins away from the air craft wreck. The HMS HERMES and her escort ships left the night before from the Trincomalee Harbor. A dive to this wreck would be very interesting and an adventure for any experienced and nature loving diver. Plenty of fish. All other wreckages of aircraft carriers rest in unreachable depths for recreational divers. At dawn, on 9 April 1942, in the Indian Ocean just off the coast of Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka, the 167 metre long, 12,900 ton aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, was attacked in a devastating raid by 70 Japanese aircraft. Everything is dictated by the weather. We got the boatman to anchor, after determining that the boat was steady on anchor, we dropped the two additional tanks fitted with an extra primary and secondary air sources to a depth of 15 meters. Prince Casinader, who was a 16 year old teenager during the time of the Indian Ocean attack. Lobsters, snappers, nudies and much more to be seen. Below them, the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and her Australian escort HMAS Vampire were cutting south through the crystal waters along Sri Lanka's east coast. A narrow reef patch which is about 10-15 m wide and 150 m in length. Upon developing the film role we understood that we should use very powerful strobes to get clear images. The reef has a lots of LOBBED PORE corals on which Christmas tree worms can be seen with different colours. Diving the HMS Hermes is a memorable experience and there are few places in the world where diving an aircraft carrier is possible.An important and historical wreck, the HMS Hermes lies at 52m in Batticoloa, off the east coast of Sri Lanka. 3) Explore the Super structure, Monkey bridge, Crows nest,  depth charges and my  favorite Range finder  !! Discussion in 'Organised Diving Trips' started by alexi charlot, Mar 19, 2020. alexi charlot New Member. Ship had transported auto spare parts. Hipolis pits26 mReef looks like pits are full of cleaner shrimps, fussliers, rubber lips, sweet lips and loads of other fish can be seen. They were very safely put in his locker, when Hermes came under attack my father decided to … by the Japanese in 1942. discovered their target. The vessel midshipmen Capt. It had tilted portside to the ground. The first project was centred around an attempt to locate HMAS . HMS HERMES - SRI LANKA. This is a good dive site to test the navigational skills. The last frontier before the depth of the Indian Ocean is reached. According to Feli, diving the Hermes is the ultimate wreck dive. Now the exact waypoint is marked in my instruments and this will enable me to reach the site with pinpoint accuracy. Es gibt in der welt drei wracks vom fluegzeug trager fuer taucher zu … About 15 to 20 different rocks and reefs are found enroute to the site. Uravi Gala (Grouper Rock)16 mSituated just a few km from the Maha Gala. Drop anchore and descend along the rope to observe the exotic marine life in and around the reef. Pairs can be seen. She had a distinguished career in the Far East which eventually ended in April 1942 when she was caught by aircraft from the Japanese Carrier Fleet comprising Still he wasn’t sure about the exact coordinates. HMS HERMES WRECK LOOTERS CAUGHT BY THE NAVY IN SRI LANKA. She has transported charcoal before she sank. ! The derelict hulk lies at a depth of a little over 50m off the East coast of the island. About 23 survivors managed their way to the shore … Wreck and a reef. Large groupers, oriental sweet lips, travelly, yellow jack and loads of other fish can be seen.