

Depth: 50-92 feet
Access: Boat Dive
Location: Ma'ili Pt, West Shore
Sea Life: Sponges and Corals encrust wreck,
Puffers, Butterflyfish, Moray Eels, Lionfish, Turtles
The Mahi was built as an 800 ton, 165ft Navy minesweeper
then converted to a cable laying ship.
The Mahi was sunk in 1982 as an artificial reef and rests on a sand
bottom at 90 feet. The aft deck is about 80 feet with the wheelhouse
at about 60 feet. Access openings have been cut in the structure. There
is abundant marine life around the Mahi. A group of four eagle rays
are sometimes spotted swimming around the wreck. Visibility of 50 to
100+ feet is normal.
Caution: Ship is too corroded
to enter
The site is about one mile from Waianae Boat Harbor and is one of our
main dive sites for boat dives on the West Shore.
PADI courses offer the most comprehensive
and modern diver training available in the world today. PADI courses
are the only scuba courses to be recommended by the American Council
on Education for college credit hours.
Aaron's courses are approved for veteran's benefits.
Call.... Toll Free 1 - 888 -
84-SCUBA or on Oahu 262-2333 for additional details.