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From sunken war planes to rusty tugs, wrecks do not only provide unrivalled exploration potential- the artificial reefs that they create can be extremely bio-diverse. This picture-led feature showcases some of the best wreck dives, including why they are special and how to dive them

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Naka Jima B5N2 Kate, World War Two wreck, Papau New Guinea.
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Doc White / Naka Jima B5N2 Kate, World War Two wreck, Papau New Guinea.
Diver explores the wheelhouse of the wreck of the Spanish cargo ship Francisquita, sunk off Menorca 17th December 1952
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Francis Abbott / Diver explores the wheelhouse of the wreck of the Spanish cargo ship Francisquita, sunk off Menorca 17th December 1952
Wreck of fishing vessel 'Santa', scuppered by Spanish authorities in '83 following smuggling scandal. Off coast of Menorca
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Francis Abbott / Wreck of fishing vessel 'Santa', scuppered by Spanish authorities in '83 following smuggling scandal. Off coast of Menorca
Acropora coral on Japanese World WarII shipwreck Kasi Maru Shortland Is Solomon Is, Pacific Japanese fleet sunk by american warplanes in 1944
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Michael Pitts / Acropora coral on Japanese World WarII shipwreck Kasi Maru Shortland Is Solomon Is, Pacific Japanese fleet sunk by american warplanes in 1944
Wreck of the tugboat 'Northwind', St Croix, US Virgin Islands, Caribbean
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Doug Perrine / Wreck of the tugboat 'Northwind', St Croix, US Virgin Islands, Caribbean
Person diving the artifical reef which has developed on the sunken HMAS Perth. Albany, Western Australia
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Juergen Freund / Person diving the artifical reef which has developed on the sunken HMAS Perth. Albany, Western Australia
Shoal of fish, Yongala wreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Juergen Freund / Shoal of fish, Yongala wreck, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Japanese Field Gun on the deck of the shipwrecked 'Nippo Maru', Truk / Chuuk Lagoon, Chuuk Islands, Pacific ocean
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Michael Pitts / Japanese Field Gun on the deck of the shipwrecked 'Nippo Maru', Truk / Chuuk Lagoon, Chuuk Islands, Pacific ocean
Motorbikes and other cargo aboard the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, located in the Straits of Gubal, Northern Red Sea. She was sunk by German bomber planes in World War II ^^^and has lain at the bottom...
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Angelo Giampiccolo / Motorbikes and other cargo aboard the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm, located in the Straits of Gubal, Northern Red Sea. She was sunk by German bomber planes in World War II ^^^and has lain at the bottom...
Diver exploring the Umbria wreck in Sudan's Red Sea. ^^^The Umbria was launched in Hamburg in 1911, although her name was then Bahia Blanca. In 1935 she was bought by the Italian government, renamed U...
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Angelo Giampiccolo / Diver exploring the Umbria wreck in Sudan's Red Sea. ^^^The Umbria was launched in Hamburg in 1911, although her name was then Bahia Blanca. In 1935 she was bought by the Italian government, renamed U...
Wreck of ship 'The Santa', scuttled in July 1988 and now an artificial reef off Menorca, Mediterranean sea.
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Francis Abbott / Wreck of ship 'The Santa', scuttled in July 1988 and now an artificial reef off Menorca, Mediterranean sea.
Diver exploring wreck of 'Ora Verde' Grand Cayman, Caribbean ~ Model released.
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Jeff Rotman / Diver exploring wreck of 'Ora Verde' Grand Cayman, Caribbean ~ Model released.