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A small white nudibranch with dark markings on ruffled olive-brown seaweed over pink encrusted rock, green water behind — Hong Kong.

Hong Kong · Hong Kong · Wreck

Yin Tsz Ngam

A 1960s cement carrier in strong current

Area photo: Eddie Yip · CC BY-SA 2.0

Yin Tsz Ngam holds the wreck of a cargo ship that sank in an accident in the 1960s while carrying packs of cement. The wreck lies between 6 and 14 m, but strong currents sweep the site, so it is a dive for seasoned divers rather than for the newly certified.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Yin Tsz Ngam: typical dive 6–14 m (20–46 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit6 m14 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

22.3879° N, 114.3907° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The top of the wreck sits shallow at around 6 m and the bottom lies at around 14 m. The hull is broken in two, and decades of erosion have worn down the ship's body, but the cement bags it carried are still largely intact and have become home to a variety of aquatic life.

The wreck

Vessel
Unnamed cargo ship
Type
Cargo ship carrying cement
Cause
Sank in an accident in the 1960s
Lies
Broken in two, top at around 6 m, bottom at around 14 m

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

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Season follows Hong Kong: May and June are the best months; algae bloom and wind cut visibility from July to September.

Know before you go

  • Strong currents run over the wreck, and only divers able to hold their position in them should go.

Dive videos

Beautiful Fishes - Hong Kong Scuba Diving · Scuba Diver Hong Kong on YouTube

Sources

  1. Yin Tsz Ngam - ScubaGo — ScubaGo
  2. Where to go scuba diving in Hong Kong — Time Out Hong Kong

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