Aerial view of the red and white Cape Moreton Lighthouse and keepers' buildings on the rocky northern headland of Moreton Island
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The Cementco Wreck

Moreton Island, QLD

Water temp18-27 °C
Visibility8-25 m
Depth18-27 m
Best timeYear-round

The former Army ship Crusader (launched 1945), later the Moreton Bay coral barge Cementco, which sank upside down in about 25 m some 400 m north-east of Flinders Reef in the mid-1980s while being taken out to be scuttled as an artificial reef.

Visibility at The Cementco Wreck

Visibility at The Cementco Wreck typically ranges from 8 to 25 metres, though it shifts with swell, wind and recent rainfall. Year-round generally offers the best conditions for diving here.

Right now: approximately 6 m, 98% confidence (updated 23:37 AEDT).

Air, gear and guides near The Cementco Wreck

For fills, hire gear, servicing and guided dives, browse dive shops in Cairns, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Townsville.