The aircraft dived at Biak is a Catalina from the Second World War. One description has it intact on a sandy bottom, about 27–30 m, beside a gentle slope. Another record says both engines were removed and the aircraft was deliberately sunk, upright on the sand at 27 m, about 15 minutes by boat from the harbour. Those two accounts are not yet one story.
The map places this point at −1.16584, 136.01709 and lists a depth of 3–100 m. The aircraft position usually named is farther south and east, closer to the harbour, not at this map figure. The boat from Biak to that aircraft is about 15–30 minutes. Current on the slope is light to moderate. The water is about 29–30°C.
On the slope beside the aircraft there is a coral garden. Angelfish, lionfish, and damselfish are on the wreck. Fusiliers school on the slope. Nudibranchs, tiny shrimps, and camouflaged crabs are on the coral that covers parts of the aircraft. Do not enter the airframe.
- Map coordinate
- −1.16584, 136.01709
- Dive type
- Aircraft wreck
- Entry
- Boat
- Depth
- The aircraft is about 27–30 m. The map lists 3–100 m.
- Water
- Salt water, about 29–30°C
Marine life
Angelfish
Around the airframe.
Lionfish
Perched on the coral growing on the aircraft.
Damselfish
Busy on the coral garden on the slope.
Fusilier
Schooling on the slope beside the aircraft.
Macro life
The slope beside the aircraft is where the small animals are. For macro photos, use a macro lens and a focus light.
Nudibranch
On the coral covering the aircraft.
Shrimp
Tiny shrimps are on the same slope.
Crab
Camouflaged among the coral.
An animal on this list is not guaranteed on every dive.