06 km Southwest of Negombo
SL/W/NEGO/M/24
MV We Ling /SLN A522 · VIP Car Wreck
- Period
- Modern
- Year sunk
- 2018
- District
- Gampaha
- Depth
- 18.00–25.00 m
- Vessel type
- General Cargo Ship, Iron Hull, Motor Vessel, Bulk Carrier
Overview
One of the few purposefully sunk wrecks to create an artificial reef for marine tourism and fisheries. The SLN A522 (previously MV We Link, a Singaporean owned ship abandoned by the crew after engine failure) was used as the vessel to securely dispose armor plated VIP vehicles at the behest of a court order. The wreck lies in waters 25m deep, northwest of the Negombo Lagoon.
One of the few artificial reefs in Sri Lanka. A unique dive site with an intact wreck with several armour-plated VIP cars.
A huge shoal of Big-Eye Trevally have settled on the wreck. The wreck consists of several decks and compartments. As of December 2020, some areas of the wreck has collapsed.
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Location
District: Gampaha
Province: Western
Depth profile
18–25 m
Protection & status
- Access
- None
- Legal status
- None
- Physical protection
- None
- Degradation
- Corrosion
- Threat
- Corrosion
- Threat
- Deterioration
Vessel chronology
2018
Year sunk