The Indonor left Palembang for Surabaya with a cargo of coal. On 7 February 1960 the ship caught on a reef, leaked, and broke in several places. There were no casualties. Another account calls it an error of judgement by the master. It was a steel steamship, described as more than 30 m long and about 12 m high.
What is on the bottom now is mostly steel plates. Salvage work broke the hull apart. The steam boilers are still intact, and they are the clearest part. The dive depth given is about 15–17 m, and one account puts the maximum at 16 m. This site map lists 10–30 m. Current can reach 1–2 knots. Visibility is often only 5–10 m. Go by boat, about 70 minutes from the Syahbandar jetty toward Menyawakan. There is no way in through the hull.
Because it is shallow, one dive is enough to circle what is left of the ship. This is a macro place: nudibranchs, ghost shrimps, anemone shrimps, shrimps on sea whips, and mantis shrimps. Razorfish, crocodilefish, batfish, snapper, and bumphead parrotfish are on the wreck too.
- Map coordinate
- −5.78229, 110.46305
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Entry
- Boat
- Depth
- About 15–17 m. The map lists 10–30 m.
- Water
- Salt water, about 28–30°C
Marine life
Batfish
On what is left of the hull.
Snapper
Among the steel plates.
Bumphead parrotfish
They pass on the wreck.
Crocodilefish
Lying on the sand or on what is left of the deck.
Razorfish
Around the wreck, often upright in the sand.
Macro life
The shallow steel is the macro ground. For photos, use a macro lens and a focus light, and do not enter a collapsed gap.
Nudibranch
Plenty on the plates and on the sponges.
Ghost shrimp
In the gaps of the wreck.
Anemone shrimp
On anemones on the wreck.
Whip coral shrimp
They cling to sea whips.
Mantis shrimp
In holes around the steel.
An animal on this list is not guaranteed on every dive.