King Cruiser Wreck Site
“Experienced dive wreck!”
Deep with impressionant species.
King Cruiser Wreck site, Old sunk ferry
On the 4th May 1997, the MS King Cruiser (a catamaran style car ferry) was travelling on its normal route transporting around 560 passengers from Phuket to Koh Phi Phi, as it had been doing since entering service in 1989. For unknown reasons, the captain veered off course and collided with the Anemone Reef, causing one of its twin hulls to rupture. King Cruiser Wreck site, the ferry slowly began to sink and finally came to rest on the sea cot less than one mile from the reef it had originally hit. Before sinking, all the passengers were safely evacuated with only a few injuries having been reported.
King Cruiser Wreck site, perfect inhabitat
The King Cruiser now lays in an upright position at approximately 33 meters deep waters, where it can be accessed via a descent down a buoy line attached to a winch at the stern of the boat. This marks the highest point of the dive at about 16 meters.
King Cruiser mapping
As the diver descends, the ship becomes visible beneath him, and upon reaching the winch, the first thing to see are the toilets! Taking a route down the port side of the boat, divers can enjoy a wall type dive where many nudibranchs can be found. There are also numerous large openings to look in for the chance to find groupers hiding in the darkness. Moving around the bow of the boat, a sizable gap makes up the bow loading area, although penetration is not allowed due to the fast deterioration of the ship. Two winches placed on either side of the ship at about 18-20 meters are home to various shrimps hiding within the mechanisms. Ornate ghost pipefish can be seen here as well.
Deep Dive life
If the diver has excellent air management skills, then he can enjoy in a second wall dive back down the starboard side. Alternatively, if shallowing up is required, then a trip down to the centre of the ship can be undertaken. At this point, the deterioration has reached such an extent that the top of the ship is nothing but a tangled mess of steel collapsing on itself. Hundreds of dark recesses have been formed there, providing a home to countless species of morays.
Wreck dive in
Regardless of the fact that the main cargo area is out of bounds, there are still numerous swim-troughs that divers can enjoy, particularly towards the end of the dive where large semi-enclosed expanses are filled with huge schools of snappers. The wreck is a huge attraction to predators such as rainbow runners, trevallies, barracudas, mackerels, and tunas occasionally, and large schools of these fish can be seen hunting all around the wreck.
WHAT PEOPLE SAYS
The DC provides the best experience ever. I've been diving with Emir for fun dives in Hin Daeng and Hin Muang. The visibility is so clear, it can go up... read more to 50m. I've seen a lot of bigger fish like Trivoli, Barracuda, etc. Not to forget, I met a whale shark in Koh Haa 1 too.
AndreaEnos
17 September 2023- J5737EWkatec
Dive with Blue Planet Divers Koh Lanta - Friendly budget price for diving 3 days.
Dive Lead : Kabi is the best, he good at searching the big things and small things. I’m so happy.
Boat is big... read more and comfortable. Food and beverage services are all every dive.
The accommodation is clean and have enough space for drop the dive gear.
7 March 2023 - Coastal24272695621
Convenince for divers. Friendly vibe. - Friendly welcome. This dive center is international vibe. Good management on boat and also since preparation on shore (equipment). Staffs have good experience and skill. Espicially Kabi dive leader is... read more well know in dive site. Diving is so fun. About rest room, it is not bad. Have everything that you can rest your body to go back to dive tomorrow.
7 March 2023 - gunaseelan28
Great experience - Dive Shop
Had a lovely experience with Blue Planet divers shop Koh Lanta - Thailand.Dive Shop deserve that 5 stars and the recommendations..
because they do their job perfectly and... read more they have an amazing staff.
Dive shop room clean & very convenient all we needs in walk-in distance & best things step out frm room can reach dive shop. 😊
🤩🤩🤩Dive Master Kabi ( Kabilan )
Amazing 2 days of diving with DM Kabi gone diving, Me & my son felt safe and well taken care of by the Kabi
Great organisation and planning before dive, amazing and warm dive guides.
Good vibes and you should dive with Kabi if you dive at Blue Planet divers.
Thank you so much Kabi for the great two days !!!
Special Thanks to :
Matt great photographer & really puts a lot of effort to take amazing pictures of us
3 March 2023 - Ccc34
Hope to dive with you again, great experience - I was unable to dive due to injury but I would go to the shop everyday and was greeted, they have a nice sitting area next to the water... read more to relax. When the boat would arrive back my husband would tell me about his day. Our group went out on the boat for 3 dives a day for 5 days, (first two were 60 mins and the third was 45mins. My husbands group had both Josh and Erica as the dive guides, they both did a great job keeping the group together, they were easy to dive with, courteous, professional, and had fun. The Captain, who also came to get the group every day at the hotel was very nice, had a smile on his face and was safe regardless of driving the trucks or the boat. The boats are big and comfortable as mentioned in other reports, food and drinks were available. All and all it was a great experience and we will return again. thanks to all. In addition, I'd like to that Matt for all the pictures If made me feel like i was underwater.
25 February 2023 I just did my open water diving licence there and the guys from the Diving Center are doing a very professional job (they are not overwhelmingly friendly or funny, I... read more felt like they keep a professionelle distance)
, everything went on really fluent, the boat trip to the spots was enjoyable (thanks to the anti sea-sickness pills from the Diving Center), the food was delicious, the thai staff was extremely friendly, and the dives have been nice! I did the course because I am/was really afraid of deep water, the sea, swimming... I always felt like water is just not my element. With all the knowledge I got and my very calm and sophisticated teacher (thanks Raf) I managed to go down and keep breathing. From Dive to dive my fear shrunk and I could enjoy my experience. The only thing what I was missing was a long wetsuit as I started freezing at the end of every dive.Stay08598734055
9 February 2023
If you dive here, definitely ask for Eak to be your instructor! He was so friendly and fun to spend the day with. He made our experience really great 🙂... read more His love and passion for the ocean definitely showed on our dives.
Holly Cooper
18 May 2023Totally recommend Blue Planet Divers Koh Lanta. It’s good for divers of any experience- I got my open water here and it was great. For the pool day, they drove... read more us across the island so we could use a decent sized pool. Then the next 2 days of diving in the ocean we dove at 5 different places, all with amazing sea life. The shop and boat was clean and organized. The crew and dive instructors were very helpful. Their gear seemed well maintained. They provided breakfast, lunch, beverages, and snacks. I stayed at their dive house which was extremely convenient. I can’t say enough good things about this place. Thank you!
Margaret Totten
27 April 2023We did two full days on the boat, honest price, which includes breakfast, snacks and lunch, equipment rental and 2/3 dives. Very nice and comfortable boats. Prepared and attentive guides, special... read more thanks to Brice! 😀 Highly recommended!!
Stefano Molinari
13 December 2022Good company to dive with, easy communication before the dive day. Enjoyed two days diving with these guys. The catamaran is a great dive boat . Koh Lanta is a... read more lovely island and the diving is excellent
Tdog Ambrose
3 December 2022Almost everything has been said by the previous reviewers. Good atmosphere, nice instructors, well organized, the dive boat is well maintained and the food is good (breakfast and lunch are... read more provided). The dive sites we went to were very nice. Did Open Water and Advanced Open Water there. They'll pick you up at your resort at the beginning of the day, and drive you back at the end.
Kevin EECKMAN
29 July 2023