Plans are underway to create the largest artificial reef in Thailand by sinking a number of former military aircraft off the coast of Phuket.

4 Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and 6 Sikorsky S-58T helicopters will be sunk at about 20m depth around 1 km off Bang Tao Beach. The ‘Coral Reef Squadron’ have seen action in both the Vietnam and Korean wars and it is hoped they will now serve a much more positive purpose in providing substrate and shelter for marine life near to Koh Racha Yai.

There are a lot of fabulous dive sites around Phuket and in the West of Thailand generally and the area attracts big numbers of divers. Therefore it is hoped that the creation of these alternative sites will ease the pressure on the more famous and popular sites in the Similan and Surin National Parks.

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Phuket Dive Sites

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