YO-257

The YO-257 is a Navy Yard Oiler sunk off of Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii in 1989. The ship was built in the 1940's, and when it was retired, Atlantis Submarines Hawaii purchased it and sank it for an artificial reef. The sea floor surrounding the ship is approximately convert|100|ft|m deep, and the top deck of the ship is roughly convert|85|ft|m deep. Directly abeam to the YO-257, colloquially called the YO by area divers, is the [http://www.oahudiving.com/sanpedro.htm San Pedro shipwreck] of Hawaii, intentionally sunk by Atlantis Submarines in 1996. The two ships are visited frequently by Atlantis and are popular dive sites. There is a preponderance of marine life on both ships, mostly turtles and reef sharks such as the white tip reef shark.

References

* [http://www.hawaiiscubadiving.com/oahu/dive-sites/Y0-257.html Y0-257 - Oahu Dive Sites]

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