Toilet Barge — National Shipwreck Database

Overview

The remains of a small wreck about 15-18m in length. Prolific growth of corals (specially Black Coral) and marine life aggregation. The hull is fairly intact with a single screw propeller and rudder visible. The name 'Toilet Barge' originates from the exposed commode at midships.

The wreck contains remains of a small engine and a single large boiler.

This wreck is one of the four 'Coral Wrecks' of Colombo, because of the coral growth and marine life (along with the Black Coral Wreck and Lotus Wreck situated in the same vicinity southwest of Colombo port and the Wallet Wreck situated further northwest).

The depth of seabed is 32m.

Media gallery

Port view of wreck 14 Feb 2014 © Dharshana Jayawardena / Ghosts of the Deep - Diving the Shipwrecks of SL

Bow 29 Mar 2014 © Dharshana Jayawardena / Ghosts of the Deep - Diving the Shipwrecks of SL

Commode 16 Feb 2014 © Dharshana Jayawardena / Ghosts of the Deep - Diving the Shipwrecks of SL

Stern end 6 Mar 2017 © Rasika Muthucumarana

Location

District: Colombo

Province: Western

Depth profile

29–32 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.
ප්‍රියන්දන රුක්ෂාන් ඩබ්.එච් (2014) බස්නාහිර වෙරළ තීරයේ මුහුදු පුරාවිද්‍යා ගවේෂණ, දලනිඳු, විද්‍යුත් පුවත් සරණිය, වෙලුම 06, කාණ්ඩය 03, ජූලි - ‍දෙසැම්බර් 2014, මුහුදු පුරාවිද්‍යා ඒකකය, මධ්‍යම සංස්කෘතික අරමුදල

03 km west of Panadura

Panadura Boiler Wreck 01 (Southwest Wreck)

Nilkete Wreck 01

SL/W/PANA/M/01

District: Colombo
Depth: 5–15 m

3.4 km south west of Panadura

Panadura Boiler Wreck 02 (Northeast Wreck)

Nilkete Wreck 02

SL/W/PANA/M/02

District: Colombo
Depth: 5–15 m

2 Km West Of Moratuwa

Moratuwa Gun Boat

Chevron(?) Patrol Craft

SL/W/COLO/M/03

District: Colombo
Depth: 12–14 m

4 Km West Of Lunawa

MV Thermopylae Sierra

Sierra

SL/W/COLO/M/04

District: Colombo
Depth: 6–23 m