Anchor Wreck
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About this site
Anchor Wreck is a 19th-century wooden ship lying on the edge of the wall at Menjangan Island, off the northwest coast of Bali. An anchor sits at 5 metres, and the bow drops to 40 metres. It is listed as an advanced wreck and wall dive.
The wreck is covered in soft coral. Two anchors lie embedded in sediment and sand at about 6 and 32 metres, and the ship itself at about 40 metres, so overgrown with coral it is barely recognisable. It is said to have been a slave ship. Heading along the wall into deeper water gives a chance to see whitetip reef sharks. Visibility is 20 to 40 metres and the current is moderate.
Batfish, scorpionfish and turtles live on the wreck, with reef sharks seen here more than at most sites on the island. Pygmy seahorses, moray eels, anemonefish, shrimps and crabs are also found.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Pinktail TriggerfishMelichthys viduaReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
Blackeye ThicklipHemigymnus melapterusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Humphead BannerfishHeniochus variusReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
BatfishBatfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
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