Borneo Dream - Dive the amazing Gaya Wreck, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo


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Gaya Wreck Diving Day Trip (2 Dives) with Borneo Dream Tech Team Tour Description The Gaya Wreck is located off the West side of Pula Gaya. It is an amazing, large wreck and sits upright in 50m of water, with the top of the wreck reaching around 36m. The wreck is generally intact, however, a fair amount of the wheel house has collapsed. An anti-aircraft gun can be seen lying near the stern cargo hold and the wreck seems to have split its hull around mid ship with the forward part of the wreck bending slightly to starboard. There are lots of interesting exploration and wreck penetration opportunities for divers with suitable experience and training. Whilst the identify of the wreck has not been confirmed, it is believed to be the Nittetsu Maru. On October 14th 1944, Submarine Dace (SS-247) sank two Japanese merchant tankers, the Eikyo Maru and Nittetsu Maru, and damages merchant ore carrier Taizen Maru off North Borneo, 06°05'N, 115°55'E". One of these ships is assumed to be the Nittetsu Maru as it matches the description of the wreck. We have provided further information on the sinking of the Nittetsu Maru below. Borneo Dream are currently the only Kota Kinabalu based Dive Operator providing day trips to this amazing dive site. This makes the wreck an incredibly interesting, and exciting, dive for technical divers. Please note that due to the depth of this dive site, it is only suitable for divers who are qualified in decompression diving. Many thanks to Terry Dukes for sharing information on the suspected identify of the wreck. Nittetsu Maru (Nissan Kisen, 5993grt). Completed in Feb 1943. Sunk on 14th October 1944 near Borneo by USS Dace (SS-247). The Sinking (14th October 1944) On the morning of 13th October 1944 American submarine USS Dace SS-247 sights a Japanese seven ship convoy. The convoy consisted of three large oil tankers and four large cargo vessels with three escorting destoters heading South from the Balabac Islands in the Palawan channel towards the coast of Borneo. At 18.30pm the Dace rendezvous with USS Darter to plan their attack of the convoy. At 01.00am on the 14th October 1944, at a location of 06-00N 115-55, they commence firing torpedoes on the convoy. Over the next few minutes explosions are heard and seen at regular intervals. Nineteen minutes later the Dace reports "five large ships one of which badly damaged but still afloat and one escort heading south to Kimanis Bay, one ship crippled and remaining stopped at position of attack possibly a tanker with two of the escorts standing by and taking off the crew from the doomed ship and one cargo ship noticeably absent". Post action reports states the Dace sunk the Nittetsu Maru (a cargo ship of 5,993 tons), the Eikyo Maru (an oil tanker of 6,948 tons) and heavily damages the cargo ship Taizen Maru (5,396 tons). What is Included Your Borneo Dream diving day trip package includes 2 dives on the wrecks, hotel pick-ups, return boat transfer, picnic style lunch and use of cylinders, weights and Jesselton Point Landing / Departure tax. Please note the price of this trip excludes gas blends other than air – additional gas blends are available at extra cost. Start & End of Journey The Borneo Dream team will pick you up from your hotel at 09:00. Return by 16:00. Getting There A bus / car ride will take you to and from your hotel to the jetty. It is then a 30 minute boat transfer to the Gaya wreck. During the boat trip you can relax and enjoy the beautiful coastline. It's important to us to ensure your safety at all times – that way you can focus on enjoying yourself! We have a range of safety equipment on board our boat and apply the highest safety standards to ensure your diving day trip is incident free. Please check out 'Our Boat Safety' page for more details . . . . and if you are interested you can download our snorkeling and diving checklist. Requirements Divers will need to show proof of certification in decompression diving before departing on this diving day trip. Please bring with you a towel, hat, water bottle, swim wear, sun block lotion and a diving torch to get the most from this tour. As with all diving activities there is a certain amount of necessary paperwork to complete. However, you can choose to complete these before you come on your Borneo Dream holiday. Please go to the downloads page to see which forms are relevant to you, and bring your completed forms with you. Please note - minimum 2 persons per day trip. Request for more information . . . . Contact us Please also take a look at - Borneo Dream Dive Trip Itinerary and Requirements. Please Note - This will take you to another web site owned by Borneo Dream ;-) Return to previous page Click Here Making your dreams come true in Borneo.
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