Wreck Diving Koh Tao became a thing exactly 9 years ago today when the Sattakut wreck was sunk just off Sairee Beach.
Situated next to Hin Pee Wee dive site about 1 kilometer due west of Koh Tao at a depth of about 30 meters lies the relatively this ‘Landing Craft Infantry 724’ shipwreck and it has become a favorite dive site for visitors to Koh Tao.
This former US World War II Navy vessel that runs 48 m in length along the sea bed was a US Navy Ship which participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most strategic battles between the USA and Japan during World War II.
The wreck’s keel or base sits in the sand at a maximum depth of between 27 and 30 meters while the top of the mast ascends to a depth of 18 meters – making this dive most suitable for divers with the Advanced Open Water certification. She is also a great dive for us Tech Divers of Koh Tao too as it is a wreck that under the right training can be penetrated as well.
The Sattakut lies 30 meters from Hin Pee Wee thereby providing a complimentary dive site offering an abundance of marine life nearby. Here you will find large schools of fusiliers, juvenile yellow tail barracudas, various snappers, wrasse and groupers, but marine life encounters here have also included Brydes Whales, Sail fish and Whalesharks.
If you are keen to learn about wreck diving Koh Tao then check out our website for more details on what becoming a wreck diver entails.
