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Wreck Site

Depth of wreck (approximate):

This sonar picture shows the Canterbury (Waitaha) sitting bolt upright on the seabed:

Image courtesy of Electronic Navigation Ltd (Auckland) 09 373 5595 using WASSP sonar.

Safety

Te Rawhiti Enterprises Ltd. strongly advise anyone diving on the wreck to have the appropriate diving qualifications. Wreck diving is both challenging and adventurous, but also carries with it potential risks. The risks posed to divers include not adhering to dive tables, entrapment, getting lost, running out of air, injury from sharp protrusions, nitrogen narcosis and decompression sickness (bends).

WARNING: GOING INSIDE THIS WRECK IS FOR ADVANCED DIVERS & FOR DIVERS LEAD BY QUALIFIED DIVERS ONLY. DO NOT PENETRATE THE WRECK IF THIS CRITERIA CAN NOT BE MET.

PLAN YOUR DIVE AND DIVE YOUR PLAN!