{"id":214,"date":"2008-07-10T11:53:27","date_gmt":"2008-07-10T10:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/?p=214"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:45:17","slug":"liberty-l-epave-la-plus-celebre-de-bali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/liberty-l-epave-la-plus-celebre-de-bali-20080710\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty, the most famous wreck in Bali"},"content":{"rendered":"

I talked about it in the previous article<\/a>. The wreck of the Liberty<\/em>Tulamben (about 15 kilometers west of Amed) is the most popular dive site in Bali, Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I had already dived into the Liberty<\/em> in 2002. And this is the very first dive I decide to do, the day after my arrival in Amed...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of the Liberty<\/em> :<\/strong> <\/span>To learn more about this U.S. Army freighter and understand how it ended up stranded like this, on the northeast coast of Bali, just off the beach, I invite you to read this other article below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Delicate launching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I had the memory of an easy and spectacular dive, in clear water. If the show was still great, this Tuesday's dive was rather sporty, with a rather strong current and a more limited visibility... The fault, it seems, of a few days of rain and wind, last week, which shook the bottom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just getting into the water is difficult on this windy day. Big waves are crashing on the black pebble beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diving on the wreck is done from the shore, from the black pebble beach of Tulamben (Liberty Wreck, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, July 2008)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Despite the precautions and warnings of our guides and the help of theEco-Dive<\/a>Several of us lost our balance on the pebbles and fell into the rollers with all our diving gear on our backs...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No injuries for me, fortunately. An Australian girl was less lucky: she smashed her knee while getting out of the water. The trick is to jump in at the right time, right between two waves. The Aussie did well, though, she may hobble for a few days, but nothing is broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wreck of the Liberty<\/em>a steel monster full of life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is to start with a small video of the wreck. Sorry for the poor quality, I recall that it was made in 2008, with my modest compact camera of the time, far from what we can do today with cameras that film in HD or 4K ... <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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