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PBY Catalina Seaplane
PBY Catalina Seaplane (Wreck) · Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodySolomon Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
PBY Catalina Seaplane is a wreck dive site near Tulagi, Central, Solomon Islands, in the Solomon Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Commonly reported marine life includes jacks, soft corals, lionfish, nudibranchs, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Filamented FlasherParacheilinus filamentosus
Oceania Fantail RayTaeniura lessoni
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolor
Beau's WrasseCirrhilabrus beauperryi
Black AnemonefishAmphiprion melanopus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion percula
Double-lined FusilierPterocaesio digramma
Nearby sites
- 1USS Kanawa0.9 km
- 2Raiders / F4F Wildcat1.8 km
- 3Gavutu F4F Wildcat2.2 km
- 4Tulagi2.3 km
- 5Kawanashi “Mavis“ Seaplane # 12.4 km
- 6Kawanishi Mavis Flying Boat2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org