Wardang Island 

You will need permission to land on Wardang Island from the Point Pearce Community Council - Ph: +61 (0)8 8836 7205. Accommodation is available on the Island.

Wardang Island, Sacred to the local Narungga Aboriginal people and known as 'Waralti' forms a natural breakwater against the south-westerlies which buffet the western coast of Yorke Peninsula, and provides a suitable anchorage for vessels of various size using Port Victoria.

ShipwrecksToday there are nine shipwrecks around Wardang Island. You can travel to any of the eight shipwrecks most easily from Port Victoria, where you can use the town jetty, or the concrete boat ramps located about 1.5km south. This stretch of coastline is included in the weather forecast of 'Gulf Waters' and your boat must be prepared adequately for a minimum return voyage of 25kms. There is a volunteer coastguard base at Port Victoria and an excellent small boat chart is available from the Department of Marine and Harbours and some shops.

Next to each wreck is a concrete block with a glass plaque attached. This gives a brief history of the vessel. Please do not attempt to clean the glass plaque with a knife or metal scraper - a wipe with your hand or a plastic scraper is all that is needed.

Further Information

Please dive, photograph and explore these shipwrecks if you wish, but do not interfere with them by disturbing or removing anything from them or by anchoring on top of the remains. An anchor can seriously damage a wreck.

All the remains described are declared Historic Shipwrecks under the Historic Shipwrecks act 1981 (SA) and it is illegal to interfere with them in any way.

All diving should be carried out according to standard safety practices for recreational diving with the 'diver below' flag well visible.

There is a scuba tank filling station in one of the two caravan parks situated in Port Victoria.

• A good general contact at Port Victoria is the kiosk, Tel +61 (0)8 8834 2098, located next to the Museum