Pottery Shipwreck Trip report 26 Sept 2020 Few things get a diver’s pulse racing more than the thought of treasure, images of pirates’ chests overflowing with jewel-encrusted goblets flash into divers’ imaginations. But, in reality, richness comes in many forms – the Australia tide or Nanking cargo bear testament to the value of Ming dynasty […]
Covid has affected all of our lives, creating misery and sadly loss for far too many people. Currently, on Koh Tao, we have existed in a bubble thus far, with minimal restrictions and cases on the island. With this in mind, it’s all too easy for us to put a halt to our everyday lives. […]
I’ve had the pleasure of joining Bruces’ wreck diving trips out of Sami San before and was looking forward to getting out to sea for 5 days – without wifi connection! This alone would have tempted me, also on offer was the chance to dive two of my favorite shipwrecks – the Seacrest and the […]
April 2019 a team of technical divers from the South East Asia Explorers club navigated the rickety pier in a small fishing village outside of Songkhla. As we loaded the fishing boat that was to be our home for the next three days, my mind flashed back to the events in January 1942 – had […]
I led a team of technical divers from Davy Jones’ Locker to dive a shipwreck 54 nautical miles north east of Koh Tao called the Pangan. We chartered a boat from another dive centre, which was a converted fishing vessel and decided to tow the DJL rib to use as a safety boat. Travelling out […]
Davy Jones Locker owner Tim recently dived an allegedly haunted wreck off the coast of Koh Lipe. Luckily he made it out of there and was able to write an article for SEA Explorers club. “An ominous name for a stunning shipwreck, also known locally as the Yong Hua. This haunted wreck sits in 45 […]
Find out what happened when DJL boss Tim organised a day out tech diving at a couple of wreck dives! The Schooner “Great to start the day with a rummage on a wreck mound! Our wreck mound of choice was a 200 tonne schooner. A 5″ deck gun fired from a beleno class submarine called the […]
The DJL Tech team have been off wreck diving the Torpedo again with fellow Koh Tao tech divers! Instructor Ed is teaching at DJL Koh Lipe for high season so Matt has written about his experience of the most recent Torpedo expedition. We have entered a period of the year when Koh Tao becomes a […]
