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Dive Through the Hull of a Sunken Warship

Published October 23, 2009
Kristin Cowles, Editor-in-Chief

Lurking below the undulating waters of Tulamben Bay, lies Liberty Wreck, a World War Two cargo ship that was stationed off the coast of Lombok. After being disabled by a Japanese torpedo early on January 11, 1942, USAT Liberty headed to a harbour in North Bali. Unfortunately it never made it there after taking on to much water, and instead was intentionally beached in Tulamben. Twenty years later the eruption of Mount Agung rolled the Liberty off its resting place on the beach and sunk her approximately 40 meters off shore, where she still rests today. Skillfully lead by our dive instructor from Aqua Marine, we waded out from Tulamben beach and submersed ourselves into the warm alluring waters of the Indo Pacific to explore ...

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