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3 Km Southwest Of Colombo

Four Barges site

SL/W/COLO/M/11

District
Colombo
Depth
29.00–30.00 m
Vessel type
Utility Barge, Bulk Carrier

Overview

Skeletal wrecks of four (or more?) non-motorized utility barges. The wrecks relatively small (10-20m in length) and heavily damaged or deteriorated. They are located close to each other on seabed 30m deep. 

It is possible that this is a dumping site that may have existed before 1976 (Owing to an account by commercial divers who saw these barges in 1976 while cleaning the hull of the North America)

This location may be unknkown to fishermen, as a significant population of coral groupers were observed in this area (and had not been fished out as of the observation date 15th November 2014)

First Barge 15 Nov 2014 © Dharshana Jayawardena / Ghosts of the Deep - Diving the Shipwrecks of SL
Second Barge 15 Feb 2019 © Rasika Muthucumarana
Third Barge 6 Mar 2017 © Rasika Muthucumarana
Site plan of the Four Barge site 26 May 2017 © Rukshan Priyandana
Video 15 Feb 2019 © Rasika Muthucumarana

Location

District: Colombo

Province: Western

Depth profile

29–30 m

Protection & status

Access
None
Legal status
None

References & publications

  • Jayawadena, D. (2016) Ghosts of the Deep - Diving the shipwrecks of Sri Lanka, Vijitha Yapa Publications, Colombo, pp.101-112.

Record provenance

Recorded
2014-11-15
Last updated
2021-05-31
Biodiversity survey
Incomplete

Data: National Shipwreck Database / CCF–MAU