Large fireballs light up the Mercury Passage at noon as the Troy D is scuttled .
Going, going... gone! The Troy D slips underneath the surface.
Divers inspect the ship at its new resting place.
Entering the submerged hull for the first time.
LATEST NEWS
The Troy D Artificial Reef and Divesite is now managed by a Community Advisory Committee to the Tasmanian Government. Membership of the Committee is listed below:
Dale Pearce - President, Orford Triabunna Chamber of Commerce
Chris Peterson - Project Manager, East Coast Artificial Reef & Dive Site
Noel Burnell - Go Dive Maria Island
Frank De Villiers - Go Dive
Michael Davis - Island Ocean Charters
Mick Fama - Freycinet Coast Tourism Board & Chamber Executive, Orford Triabunna Chamber of Commerce
Peter Sheldon - Collins Department of Economic Development, Assistant General Manager, Property Development, Land Use & Planning
David Webber - Department of Economic Development, Graduate Project Officer, Property Development, Land Use and Planning
Memories are relived and indulged - below is the brilliant scuttling image of the Troy D from ace Examiner Photographer Paul Scambler.
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Scuttling day – the memories live on – Roy Gabriel, Geoff Bull, Chris Peterson and John Jennings
CYLINDER REFILLS AVAILABLE - TRIABUNNA
Please note that all dive fills and equipment are available in Triabunna at:
Liberty Service Station (East Coast Power Equipment Service Centre)
Main Road (Vicary Street)
Triabunna
(P) 03 6257 3555
(F) 03 6257 3697
DIVING ON THE TROY D
The East Coast Artificial Reef and Divesite is up and running. You cannot dive the Troy D without a permit. Permits are available through the two appointed/licensed operators or through your dive club. Dive clubs can apply for a permit. Please contact the Department of Economic Development, Hobart Property, Land Use & Planning Section – 03 6233 5888.
MOORINGS/DIVE SITE LAYOUT
Click to view the Troy D Wreck Dive Site Mooring Setout.
DIVE SITE OPERATORS
Island Ocean Charters
1 Louisville Point Road
Orford, Tasmania 7190
(P) 03 6234 5658 (M) 0408 313 904
(E) mail@islandoceancharters.com.au
(W) www.islandoceancharters.com.au
GO Dive
190 Argyle Street
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
(P) 03 6231 9749
(F) 03 6231 4938
(E) info@godivetassie.com
(W) www.godivetassie.com
