Underwater photography page describing currents, soft corals, and pelagic fish on the Azumasan Maru site.
Solomon Islands · Honiara and Iron Bottom Sound · Solomon Islands Liveaboard Circuit
Upright WWII wreck with soft coral and photo angles.
Upright WWII wreck with soft coral and photo angles.
Local site knowledge is strongly recommended for timing, current, and boat handling.
Azumasan Maru is a deep WWII wreck dive off Honiara that rewards experienced boat divers with a dramatic upright hull and a long look back along the structure. The wreck has open sections, a clear bow-to-stern profile, and plenty of texture for wreck photography. Soft corals, colorful growth, and active fish life add interest, but the site stays firmly in advanced-wreck territory.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Depth reaches 80 m+ at the stern and interior sections create an overhead environment; plan gas and penetration conservatively.
Access Restrictions
Best for experienced wreck divers comfortable with depth, current, and overhead sections.
Legal Notes
Confirm any local operator guidance before diving and treat the wreck with the respect due a wartime heritage site.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Best approached as a guided wreck dive with careful gas, buoyancy, and current management.
Freediving
Not a sensible freedive target; the wreck is too deep and too complex for routine breath-hold use.
Snorkeling
Not a snorkeling site; the wreck sits far below casual surface viewing.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Last Updated
Research Sources
Underwater photography page describing currents, soft corals, and pelagic fish on the Azumasan Maru site.
Wreck-history reference with depth profile, reef growth, and structure notes.
Honiara day-diving page naming Azumasan Maru and describing it as a deep wreck in Iron Bottom Sound.
Destination-level visibility reference for Solomon Islands diving.

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