Beacon Reef - Similan Island 8 (Koh Similan)

 
The largest of the Similans, Island 8 / Koh Similan, is fringed by a reef along most of its eastern side. The reef starts at around five meters, but drops off sharply to nearly 40 meters. There are a variety of corals spread out along the length of the reef, including hard corals such as staghorn, brain, pore and bottle-brush.

Near the middle of the reef is the wreck of the Rareung-Chon, also know as the Atlantis X. The boat sank in 2002 without any fatalities, and lies on a slope from about 15 to 30 meters.

At night, you'll find a few lobsters out and about, and if you look carefully in the nooks and crannies in the corals, you'll find some sleeping parrotfish. Turtles can also be found at all hours.

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