Dive Review of Pacific Dive in
Vanuatu and New Caledonia/SS President Coolidge

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Pacific Dive: "Superb Wreck Dive on SS President Coolidge", Mar, 2026, by Phil Johnston, Bayswater, AU ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 29 Helpful votes). Report 13795.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The Coolidge lived up to its reputation as one of the world's premier wreck dives. Sunk in 1942 the wreck is still in good condition and deep penetrations are undertaken. 10 minutes away from downtown Luganville, it is done as a shore dive direct from Pacific Dive's shore base. Pacific Dive generally do accommodation pick ups starting from their office in Luganville to their facility directly in front of the wreck, where divers kit up and enter the water from a set of shallow steps. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Pacific Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali, Komodo, Rajah Ampat, Lembeh, Manado, Ambon) Cocos Islands, Mexico (Cozumel & Soccorros) Tonga, Galapagos, Tahiti, Maldives, Mozambique, Bahamas, Red Sea, Roatan, Philippines, Hawaii (Kona, Maui)
Closest Airport	Luganville Santo-Pekoa International Airport	Getting There	Flew in from Brisbane Australia to Port Vila and then on to Luganville.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	28-28°C / 82-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	12-14 M / 39-46 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	None really
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	1 x rinse tank for cameras at shore facility. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Pacific Dive in Vanuatu and New Caledonia/SS President Coolidge

Pacific Dive: "Superb Wreck Dive on SS President Coolidge", Mar, 2026,

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Dive Review of Pacific Dive in
Vanuatu and New Caledonia/SS President Coolidge