SS President Coolidge
Vanuatu · Espiritu Santo
The SS President Coolidge is a 200m former luxury liner turned troopship that hit mines off Espiritu Santo in 1942 — now one of the world's largest accessible wrecks, with the bow at 20m and stern at 70m+. Multiple dives required to see it.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
14 species across the dive sites here
Blackback Anemonefish
Seen 4 days ago
at SS President Coolidge
Least concern
Blue Linckia
Seen 4 days ago
at SS President Coolidge
Clark'S Anemonefish
Seen 29 days ago
at SS President Coolidge
Least concern
Hawksbill turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Million Dollar Point
Critically endangered
Chevron barracuda
Seen 1 month ago
at Million Dollar Point
Least concern
Lionfish
Seen 1 month ago
at SS President Coolidge
Least concern
Dugong
Seen 2 months ago
at Million Dollar Point
Vulnerable
Three-Spot Dascyllus
Seen 6 months ago
at SS President Coolidge
Least concern
Pacific Kingfisher
Seen 8 months ago
at SS President Coolidge
Schooling barracuda
Seen 8 months ago
at SS President Coolidge
Least concern
Common lionfish
Seen 8 months ago
at Million Dollar Point
Least concern
Dogtooth tuna
Seen 9 months ago
at Million Dollar Point
Least concern
Moray eel
Seen year round
at SS President Coolidge
Pinnate batfish
Seen year round
at Million Dollar Point
Least concern
Dive sites
What divers say
I've dived the Coolidge thirty times and still find new corridors. It's a wreck diver's career destination.
Good to know
Bring nitrox
Many dives sit at 30–40m for long stretches.