Tulamben Liberty Wreck Diving Guide: Depth, Conditions, Marine Life & Who Can Dive It
The USAT Liberty wreck in Tulamben is one of the most celebrated dive sites in Southeast Asia and arguably the most accessible shipwreck dive in the world. Resting along a volcanic slope just off the black sand beach of Tulamben village on Bali's northeast coast, the Liberty offers something rare: a genuinely impressive wreck dive that is accessible to divers of nearly all experience levels. It can be explored in the morning and again at night, and the marine life that inhabits it is among the most diverse of any single dive site in Bali. The History of the USAT Liberty The USAT Liberty was a US Army cargo ship that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in January 1942 during World War II. The damaged vessel was beached at Tulamben to prevent it from sinking in open water. It remained there until 1963, when a volcanic eruption on Mount Agung caused the wreck to slide down the slope and into the sea, where it has remained ever since. Today, the Liberty is one of the most photog...