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Bolkiah Wreck - Brunei


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Bolkiah Wreck is a salt water dive site, located in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

Owner: Brunei government
Built in 1955 by Cheoy Lee, Hong Kong
Yard No: 649
Date of completion: 14 September 1955
Gross Tons: 200
Length: 112′ (34m)
Beam: 24′ 6” (7.3m)
Type: Twin Screw Mail and Passenger Ship. Accommodation for 6 First Class and 70 day passengers.
Speed: 12 knots. Powered by two diesel engines producing 202 B.H.P. at 600 R.P.M.
Fate: Scuttled by the Royal Brunei Navy in 1992. Reason for scuttling is that no vessel bearing the Brunei royal name is allowed to be sold for scrap. In 18-20 meters of water.

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