Scuba Diving Point Phillip Bay Victoria

Nepean Bay Maxdepth: 8m Experience: Level: 1 Site layout: Fills the are southward of a line joining Point Nepean and Observatory Point Small kelp covered bommies with extensive ledges in the centre of Nepean Bay Points of interest: May find bottles Wreck of the 'Empress of the Sea' approx. mid way along the shoreline, 700m offshore 18th Dec. 1861, arrived at Queenscliff where fire broke out Pilot beached the ship at Pt Nepean to save the cargo Only burnt out remains, scattered over an area 150 x 50m Bow towards SW To N & S: two mounds of bluestone rock ballast, hull frames, copper hull sheathing Middle of site: 3 large rectangular iron tanks, keel Towards Bow: large chain mound, anchor, another iron tank, a few iron buckets An information plinth (plaque) is on the starboard side Ticonderoga reef is a small rocky outcrop at the eastern end of the bay Part of a marine reserve Local corals