King Cruiser / Koh Dok Mai / Shark Point

MS King Cruiser was a car ferry that sank off the West Coast of Southern Thailand on 4 May 1997.

The ferry was operating between Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands in southern Thailand when she hit a submerged collection of rocky pinnacles at the dive site Anemone Reef, 10 miles off Phi Phi Island. The impact tore a large hole in the hull, and the vessel sank within two and a half hours. The vessel is now a popular recreational dive site and acts as an artificial reef to complement the Anemone Reef.

Koh Dok Mai is an excellent dive site and may just be the best spot around Phuket Island for macro photography. The marine life is spectacular around the wall. This spot is very good for underwater macro photography with good chances to spot a yellow tiger-tail Seahorse, ornate and harlequin ghost pipefish. On the sandy bottom you may find a Leopard Shark sleeping, or maybe even a grey reef Shark or Bamboo Shark.  

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Shark Point is one of the best scuba diving spots around Phuket Island. The site consists of three pinnacles at different depths. It is a well-known spot famous for the chance of spotting many Leopard Sharks swimming or resting on the sandy bottom.