The King Cruiser Wreck is a popular dive site for advanced divers. It is an artificial reef created by the wreck of a passenger ferry that sank in 1997. The site is known for its large schools of fish, including snappers, barracudas, and jacks. Divers can explore the wreck and its surrounding area, which is now teeming with marine life.
The Sea King vessel in its earlier days was a passenger ferry that was used for many years to transfer passengers between Phuket and Phi Phi island.
On the 4th May 1997 the vessel ran aground and sank while on route to Phi Phi. All passengers and crew were transferred to other vessels and thankfully no one was injured. This unfortunate accident turned out to be a scuba divers dream.
The vessel now sits upright on a sandy bottom of 30 meters, while the cabin top is only 12 meters bellow the surface. The overall length of this vessel is 87 meters, with a beam of 25 meters.
The wreck soon became home to many species of marine life. Schooling bait fish, lionfish and pelagic are all common sights on this great dive site.
