5000th Dive Completed
Posted by Michael on 20 May 2025 00:00
On 20 May 2025 I did my 5,000th dive on the wreck of the USAT Liberty at Tulamben on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Since I started diving in August 1988, I have averaged about 137 dives a year.
Some highlights and statistics from my diving career.
100th dive - 25 October 1989 - Blue Pool to North Bommie, Heron Island, Queensland
1,000th dive - 25 October 1996 - Cessna Plane - Madang, Papua New Guinea
2,000th dive - 17 June 2004 - Shiprock - Sydney
3,000th dive - 29 May 2010 - MV Semle Federsen - Port Vila, Vanuatu
4,000th dive - 11 January 2018 - SS Tuggerah - Sydney
5,000th dive - 20 May 2025 - USAT Liberty - Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
TYPE OF DIVES
Shore - 2,012
Boat - 2,988
Night - 472
DEPTH
Deeper than 30 metres - 1,050
Deeper than 40 metres - 500
Deeper than 50 metres - 121
LOCATIONS (adds to more than total)
New South Wales - 4,104
Sydney - 3,257
South West Rocks - 167
Indonesia - 162
Queensland - 147
Jervis Bay - 133
Solitary Islands - 132
SYDNEY DIVE SITES
Bare Island - 682
Shiprock - 267
Barrens Hut/The Split - 191
Middle Ground - 170
Pizza Reef - 165
SS Tuggerah - 149
Inscription Point - 145
BUDDIES
Kelly McFadyen -1,066
Eddy Labour - 349
Andreas Thim - 268
Ron Walsh - 263
John McPherson - 233
Les Caterson - 208
Solo - 178
Ian Gowan - 154
Kim Dinh - 143
Heinz Bendinger - 134 | | | |