Severance Wreck - Lady Elliot Island

Severance Wreck is a west-side Lady Elliot Island boat dive where a small yacht rests upright on pale sand beside scattered bommies and reef. The wreck itself is only part of the dive, with most routes blending the hull, the sandy bottom, and nearby coral-covered structure into an easy scenic circuit in clear southern Great Barrier Reef water. Hard and soft corals have colonised the wreck quickly, and divers often scan the sand and surrounding reef for rays, turtles, lionfish, and reef fish moving between the metalwork and bommies. It is usually treated as a relaxed intermediate dive rather than a technical wreck, but conditions still depend on the day's weather and tides around the island.