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2 Km West Of Moratuwa
SL/W/COLO/M/03
Moratuwa Gun Boat · Chevron(?) Patrol Craft
- District
- Colombo
- Depth
- 12.00–14.00 m
- Vessel type
- Military Craft, Petrol Craft/Gunboat, Bulk Carrier
Overview
This is suspected to be a Chevron patrol craft built locally for the Sri Lankan Navy. These were decommissioned by the mid-90's and used as work boats by private operators. According to fishermen this one was purposefuly sunk after being towed from Panadura Harbour as it was at end-of-life.
The wreck sits upright near a small reef. It seems to have been stripped of equipment/assets before or after sinking. The bridge is skeletal.Below deck, there is significant silt accumlation.
The wreck has been a successful wreck aggregation device and on occasion a large school of Big-eye Trevally has been observed swimming around the wreck.
It's a popular wreck for notice divers (Open Water) as it is one of the shallowest wrecks in Colombo area.
(The theory on origins are anecdotal and need to be verified)
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Location
District: Colombo
Province: Western
Depth profile
12–14 m
Protection & status
- Access
- None
- Legal status
- None
- Archaeological value
- Low
- Physical protection
- None
- Degradation
- Corrosion
- Owner site
- Sri Lanka Navy
- Authority
- Sri Lanka Navy
- Threat
- Deterioration
References & publications
- Jayawadena, D. (2016) Ghosts of the Deep - Diving the shipwrecks of Sri Lanka, Vijitha Yapa Publications, Colombo, pp.135-137.
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