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Australia/Queensland, Sunshine Coast

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Sunreef/Stayed with friends : "Diving exHMAS Brisbane", Aug, 2021, by Andrew Falconer , Bunbury, AU ( Top Contributor 51 reports with 29 Helpful votes). Report 11572 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The Brisbane was sunk as a dive wreck in 2005, after being decommissioned from the RAN in 2001. In service it was a guided missile destroyer, one of three, and saw service in Vietnam and the Middle East. The dive boat departed from the marina at Mooloolaba with about a dozen divers, however only three of us were SCUBA divers, the rest freedivers. It was a short 30 min trip out to the dive site, about 5km offshore. We did two dives, the first covering the wreck from stern to bow, the second penetrating inside. The wreck is quite impressive, with guns forward and rear, the missile launcher is removed, and all that remains is a big empty chamber. Fish life was pretty good, both outside and inside, big and small. I hired all the gear, and was a bit cold with the wetsuit supplied and water temperature of 18 degrees. But it was one of the coolest months of the year. Snacks and drinks were provided between dives. There was no shower to wash off on return to shore
Websites	Sunreef
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vanuatu, South Africa, Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Cuba, Maldives, Chuuk, Galapagos, Phillipines, Sri Lanka, France, Colombia
Closest Airport	Brisbane	Getting There	From the airport to Sunshine Coast by train, car bus or taxi
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	18-19°C / 64-66°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-12 M / 33-39 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No solo diving
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Sunreef/Stayed with friends in Australia/Queensland, Sunshine Coast

Sunreef/Stayed with friends : "Diving exHMAS Brisbane", Aug, 2021,

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Dive Review of Sunreef/Stayed with friends in
Australia/Queensland, Sunshine Coast