VESSEL_NAME: ‘Big Boy Maru’
Written by Stephen Burton
- VESSEL_NATIONALITY: possibly Singaporean, 1950’s
- TYPE_OF_VESSEL: passenger/cargo
- DEPTH_WRECK: 70
- DEPTH_SEABED: 57
- LOCATION: east of Koh Tao
- GPS_NORTH: UNKNOWN
- GPS_EAST: UNKNOWN
- WRECK_LENGTH: 80
- WRECK_WIDTH: 9
- WRECK_TONS: 4500
- WRECK_PROPS: 1
- BOTTOM_CONDITION: sand
- SENDER_EMAIL: jamie@techthailand.com
- SENDER_DIVESHOP_EMAIL: OPTIONAL
- SENDER_DIVESHOP_URL: www.techthailand.com
- HOW_WRECK_SUNK:
- hit by another freighter which knocked the bow off . the bow is one mile awayin 65m
- WRECK_DOING_WHAT:
- transporting dutch ceramics
- OTHER_INFORMATION:
- a lot of penetration to explore
- DIVE_TEAM_NAME_EMAILS:
- mv trident