A long shallow reef (18m) stretching approx 400m. Fairly flat and barren on the top due to the string currents that run across the top. A stunning wall features on the SW side where the fish congregation point is. A fantastic drift.

USS Kanawa is a Fleet Oiler and Freighter 476 feet long that sunk on 7 April 1943 by Japanese aircraft. It sits upright on a sandy seafloor with the Bow at 40m and the stern at 55m.

PBY Catalina Seaplane is lying upright on the side of the reef with the cockpit at 26m and the tail at 33m. Intact apart form the engines have now fallen off and lie on the seafloor beside the wreck. Munitions and machine guns remain in place.

The US F4F Wildcat sits at 42m deep. It was discovered outside Raiders Hotel & Dive in 2015. This wreck is fully intact, apart from the missing propellor. The cockpit, instruments, and gun sights are also all intact.

Located at the northern end of Tulagi Harbour the site was once the location of the US Combat Engineers (SEEBEES) where warship repairs were carried out during WW2. As such the bay is littered with “muck“ from that era including landing craft, munitions, small cargo ships, fishing boats, aircraft parts and more.

Thought to be the aircraft flown (and ditched) by WW2 pacific air ace Lt James Swett, this aircraft lies on a sandy bottom at 42m. As is common with most aircraft, the propellor is missing and the engine cowling has fallen off. A wonderful wreck best dived at the slack tide.

The HMNZS Moa is a NZ Navy Minesweeper from WWII. It was sunk by Japanese aircraft on 7 April 1943 while refuelling in Tulagi Harbour with the loss of 5 crew members. Tulagi Harbour is subject to challenging visibility because of the local estuaries and mudflats.

1 of 7 Japanese “Mavis“ Kawanashi Seaplanes in the bay. This is the most intact wreck of the 7 in the bay and sits upright on a very silty bottom at 26m - 33m. The aircraft is complete apart form the missing starboard wing.

Another of the 7 Kawanashi wrecks in the bay. Not as intact as Mavis # 1 but just as impressive. Machine guns and a 20mm canon are visible along with nudibranchs and tree corals.

USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) is a Gleaves Class Destroyer that sunk on 7 April 1943. An iconic technical dive in the Solomon Islands 62 - 74m with great visibility and marine life. Best dived at slack tide.