Kuda Giri Wreck
A small wreck scuttled as an artificial reef, sitting upright beside a giri (coral pinnacle) between about 15 and 30 m. The hull is covered in sponges and cup coral and filled with glassfish, a school of batfish stays around it, and the nearby giri has nudibranchs, octopus, anemonefish and frogfish. Currents are usually weak.
Facts
- Region: Maldives – North & Central Atolls
- Area: South Malé Atoll
- Depth: 15–30 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: wreck, pinnacle, night
- Coordinates: 3.9736, 73.4907
- Highlights: wreck, glassfish, batfish, napoleon wrasse, turtles, nudibranch, octopus, frogfish, anemonefish, moray eels
- Tips: Good for less experienced divers and a popular night dive. Penetration only in an orderly group; the wreck is small.