This
popular dive site was created over many years by members of the Underwater
Research Group of Queensland. It consists of about twenty good-sized wrecks
which lie at 20-25 metres on a sandy seabed between Bulwer and Cowan Cowan
Point on the western side of Moreton Island. There are several
self-propelled barges, gravel barges, two tugs, two whale chasers, the
massive Cairncross Drydock Gate, concrete pipes and a Brisbane tram.
We
descended the anchor chain and located the Transfield Barge near the anchor.
A big Cobia came out of the hold and on to the sand. Inside the
barge, a 150mm Nudibranch was making its way across the sand! Over near the
north end of the wreck, a very large black stingray rested on the bottom.
Neil’s
Group went over to the tug Loevenstein, then explored the gravel barge
Estrella Del Mar then back to the Transfield Barge.
We did not have the URGQ Chart with us and had to
rely on memory to navigate from the sand carrier Centipede, to the yacht
Solace, to the tug Loevenstein, and into the Etmore at 22 metres.
We then retraced our route back to the anchor.
