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Pink, barrel-shaped tunicates with yellow-green openings clinging to an encrusted coral outcrop in clear turquoise water — Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands)

Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) · Indonesia · Wreck

Papa Theo Wreck

A coral-crusted steel cargo ship on sand at 15 to 32 m

Area photo: Siharaditia · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Papa Theo is a steel cargo ship on the outer edge of the Thousand Islands, 15 minutes by boat from Sepa Island. It rests on sand between about 15 m and 32 m, a deep wreck dive on a hull crusted in coral.

Also known as Papa Theo.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Papa Theo Wreck: typical dive 15–32 m (50–105 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit15 m32 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

5.5800° S, 106.5947° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The hull lies in 32 m at its deepest point and around 15 m at its shallowest, and although the ship has broken down, its overall shape can still be followed on the sand. Lace corals and long sea whips cover its sides and deck. Groupers, boxfish, moray eels and stingrays are the usual company, and turtles and reef sharks pass now and then.

The wreck

Vessel
Papa Theo
Type
Steel cargo ship
Cause
Not recorded
Lies
On a sandy sea floor, from around 15 m at its shallowest to 32 m at its deepest, with its overall structure still recognisable

Marine life and season

  • Groupers
  • Stingrays
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Season follows Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands): Diving runs year-round; the April to October dry season is calmest and clearest, while November to March brings rain, stronger currents and lower visibility.

Dive videos

Wreck dive Papa Theo ketemu Schooling Baraccuda · Indonesia Dive Safaris DC on YouTube

Sources

  1. Diving Jakarta and Surabaya in Java, Indonesia — PADI
  2. Papa Theo Wreck — ScubaGo

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