IS THIS THE BEST SCUBA DIVING IN AUSTRALIA?!? Diving the SS Yongala Shipwreck in Queensland

During our van life road trip we decided to go scuba diving at the SS Yongala, known to be the best shipwreck dive in Australia, and one of the best wreck dives in the world.
The SS Yongala is off the coast of Townsville, and the old steam ship sunk in 1911 during a cyclone. It wasn't rediscovered until 1958, at which point the ocean and Great Barrier Reef had begun to take it over. Today it is one of the best places to go scuba diving in Australia.
This old shipwreck sits in about 28m of water and is suitable for advanced divers only. It's most famous for the abundance of marine life you can see down there, including huge amounts of sharks, rays, sea snakes, pelagic fish, nudibranchs, reef fish and coral. It really is like diving in an aquarium!
Diving the SS Yongala is one of those must-do bucket list activities if you're into scuba diving and travelling around Australia.
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[@nomadasaurus]

Thanks so much for watching guys! If you enjoyed the video please hit that thumbs up button, drop a comment below and subscribe if you'd like to see more epic travel videos from around the world! Have you been diving at the SS Yongala before? What did you think? It is a stunning place. See you next week. Happy travels. x

[@jamesmyers777]

Hey guys, cool video! I was surprised to see your chanel, I randomly found this video and realised you and I did a magnetic island tour together 🤙

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

Yongala is such a cool wreck to explore

[@nomadasaurus]

It really is. Thank you for watching.

[@almavlogs]

Amazing place and stay safe always .

[@nomadasaurus]

Thanks so much! It really is! ♥️

[@travgal9903]

Great video. Thanks for sharing the context of the wreck.

[@nomadasaurus]

Thanks so much for watching. We bring out a video every week. :)

[@8389ben]

Another amazing video guys ✌🤙

[@nomadasaurus]

Thanks so much Benny. You legend.

[@HollyHargreaves]

JARRYD! I didn't know you had a channel! Subbed, my beautiful friend. x

[@nomadasaurus]

Thank you so much. I do. My wife and I have been creating videos for a bit now. Still learning. Hope you are well. :)

[@christysalam4426]

1:23 Amazing!! Would you recommend the dive boat you went on?

[@delphinelesterlost3285]

I'm a bit scared of things in the sea... that snake, yikes! Beautiful images though... still, this is on the list of things I'm curious of but not sure I'll ever do...

[@nomadasaurus]

hahaha the snake scared me a bit. I was a starfish on the surface when it swam under me. Definitely give diving a go some time. :)

[@melissakramer-sarrett2591]

Hey there! Do you recall the dive conditions (temp/vis/current)

[@nomadasaurus]

Hi Melissa, the conditions were epic on our dive. The vis was about 20 metres. As for the temp and currents, we can't remember. It was such an epic dive. Highly recommend it. :)