Independent Tulagi dive journal with boat-entry and visibility observations.
Solomon Islands · Honiara and Iron Bottom Sound · Tulagi and Florida Islands
USS Kanawa (Wreck): deep wartime wreck in Tulagi with dense fish life.
USS Kanawa (Wreck): deep wartime wreck in Tulagi with dense fish life.
Boat-only deep wreck dive with a profile that favors organized local guidance.
USS Kanawa (Wreck) is a large wartime wreck in the Solomon Islands near Tulagi, lying upright on sand with a long hull that reads clearly in the water. It is a boat-access deep wreck that rewards slow, disciplined scuba planning, steady buoyancy, and a conservative profile. Schools of batfish, trevally, and jacks often move around the structure, adding life to the wreck without turning it into a casual sightseeing dive.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
This is an advanced deep wreck dive. Keep the plan conservative and stay within the operator briefing.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Experienced scuba divers only; the dive demands disciplined gas planning and a conservative profile.
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Independent Tulagi dive journal with boat-entry and visibility observations.
Official Solomon Islands tourism brochure for the Tulagi wreck-diving area.

Historic deep wreck off Tulagi for experienced divers.

Shore-entry drift reef for current-savvy divers.

Deep WWII Wildcat wreck off Tulagi with tide-sensitive silt.