Bounty Wreck

Bounty Wreck is a popular wreck dive off the southwest coast of Gili Meno. The site is the remains of a sunken floating dock (formerly a pier for the Bounty Resort) lying on its side on a sandy seabed; the wreck is roughly 30 m long and 15 m wide and has become an artificial reef heavily overgrown with hard and soft corals, sponges and other sessile life. The dive is boat-only and typically begins with a descent along a gentle sandy slope or reef to the wreck. The highest parts of the structure (deck and railings) sit about 8–9 m below the surface, lower parts about 18–20 m, and a nearby coral-encrusted ridge slopes down to about 25 m. Visibility is often 15–30 m on clear days and water temperature is around 28 °C. Currents are variable from mild to strong, so many dives are drift dives; the site is used across a range of skill levels and sometimes for open-water training. The wreck is a former floating dock/pier that has become coral-encrusted and structurally unstable in places; divers are advised not to swim underneath or penetrate the wreck because of the risk of collapsing frames and entanglement.