The top 2 dive and snorkel sites in Rapid Bay, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Rapid Bay guide
Great opportunity to see Leafy Sea Dragons. Fantasic photography. Schools of fish towards the end of the jetty. Like an underwater forrest. Able to drive a car close to the jetty. entry via steps at the end of new jetty, then a short swim across to the old.
Ex-HMAS Hobart (D39) was a Perth class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy. It was decommissioned in May 2000 and sunk as a dive wreck on 5 November 2002. She now sits level on the sand at 30m with the main deck at approximately 15m. Before being sunk the ship was extensively prepared as a dive site with many hole cut into the side allowing light to enter and providing views into the wreck from the outside. ex-HMAS Hobart is a boat dive, boat normally leave from Wirrina Cove ramp which is 4.2 miles from the wreck. Activities in the vicinity of the ex-HMAS Hobart wreck are legislated under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981. A protected Zone has been established and a permit is required to enter within 550m of the site. More information can be found at www.exhmashobart.com.au
