The Hardeep ship originally known as the SS Suddhadib was attacked and sunk by British Allied bombers in the latter part of World War II. Originally, she had a long service history before the war as both a passenger and cargo-ship before she was commandeered by the Japanese army to run supplies to Thailand where they were building the railway linking the country to Burma. The shipwreck is located just off Sameasan, and is 64-metres long and lies on her starboard side literally only a few hundred metres from Koh Chuang.
Her hull is parially intact and there is access to the engine room where you can see the huge crankshaft you can also swim though the cargo hold which is known as the Cathedral because of the shafts of light that pour through the vast interior of this area. Time has taken it’s toll on the superstructure and penetration is becoming risky, but it is possible to swim along the deck, through the remains of the superstructure from end to end, this makes a great dive.To the trained eye its still possible to identify the remains of the funnel and also the foremast. A short swim, following the line of the funnel, will bring you to an unexploded 500lb bomb sitting upright in the sand. There’s certainly a lot to be explored just inside.
After nearly 60 years nature has worked her magic on the ship wreck and it is home to angelfish, batfish, groupers, stingrays, barracuda, wrasse, butterfly fish, crabs, and nudibranchs.
On a recent boat charter we managed to get a great couple of dives on our closed circuit rebreathers together with some gret video.
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