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.

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.