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About this site
Batu Kapal sits off Bangka Island, a small island north of the Sulawesi mainland in the Bangka archipelago near Bunaken and the wider Sangihe-Talaud region of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Dive operators based on Bangka and in nearby Manado typically reach sites like this by short boat trips through the strait separating Bangka from the mainland. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 40 metres and is rated as an intermediate dive.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Twospot WrasseOxycheilinus bimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Greenblotch ParrotfishScarus quoyiReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolour GoatfishParupeneus barberinoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Goldspeckled ShrimpgobyCtenogobiops pomastictusReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
Durable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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