Oahu's Corsair Plane Wreck Hawaii
| Type of Dive | Visibility | Max Depth | Average Depth | Bottom Time | Difficulty 1-10 |
| Plane Wreck | 70-100ft. | 108ft. | 108ft. | 17 Minutes | 8.5 |
Oahu's favorite *real wreck located off of the east southeast side of Oahu- The Corsair plane wreck. Sunk in 1948 it was the casualty of poor fuel planning actually making a water landing. The pilot safely got out and the rest of the story is now great scuba diving news.
The Corsair plane
scuba diving
wreck sits in approximately 115 feet of cool Hawaiian Pacific waters
just outside of Hawaii-kai township. The boat ride is a quick 15
minute ride and usually is a little on the rough side. This is due
to the fact of where the Corsair is located- just outside of Manalua
Bay.
Getting ready before this Hawaii scuba dive is essential , in-other-words
having all your gear ready to go before departure from the dock.
Once out at the Corsair it would be disappointing if say someone's
gear was not working right.
So, we moor up to a line that is hooked to a large anchor below.
This anchor is about 20 feet from the Corsair. Use the mooring line
for this particular dive, currents are always strong here and
nothing is worse than having to swim upstream to the Corsair at 115
feet.
Time goes quick on this Oahu scuba diving adventure so keep your eyes on those gauges and dive
computers. Bottom times are around 16 minutes, remember this is a
deep dive with no upper decks like the shipwrecks of Oahu to ride
out the remainder of the dive.
Notice
the props of the Corsair wreck and how the props are bent indicative
of a water landing. The left wing is buried completely under the
sand which is the primary reason this plane has not moved after
years of strong currents and swells.
The open cockpit is a must for
a rare chance to sit in this war bird and get that photo you always
wanted. Just be careful, a big old yellow margin moray lives here so
enter at your own risk. Times up, it's back on the line for a nice easy ascent up to 15
feet for a 3 minute safety stop.
All in all the Corsair plane
wreck of Oahu is a fun Hawaii shipwreck dive. The bottom times a
little quick but it is well worth it. A chance of a lifetime to see
the past !
Corsair plane wreck dives- 7:30AM - 12:30PM