Ngemelis Wall

German Channel, Palau

Depth

300m

Visibility

10m - 30m

Entry

Boat

Experience Level

Experienced

Ngemelis Wall

German Channel, Palau

Depth

300m

Visibility

10m - 30m

Entry

Boat

Experience Level

Experienced

About Ngemelis Wall

Not far from the mooring buoy is a chain connected to a steel sphere, this device was placed there to stop the Japanese from making it through the German channel in WWII. The Admiral who conducted the actual operation returned to Palau in 1986 and unveiled its use for the first time after forty years of enigma. The visibility here is a tide-dependant 50 to 100 feet Location: Southwest of Ngemelis Island. The protected reef is covered with flourishing coral where the cuttlefish can breed safely The Coral Garden is adorned with gigantic gorgonian sea fans and in the substrate leather coral is abundant.

Ngemelis Wall Dive Info

Terrain & Features

Wall

Entry Type

Boat

Max Depth

300m

Visibility Range

10m – 30m

Experience Level

Experienced

Best Gas Mix

—

CNS Load (20 min)

-1% at 298m / 21%

O₂

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Marine Life

Blue Girdled Angel Fish
Blue Stripped Clownfish
Clarki Clownfish
Coral Beauty
Dwarf Angelfish
Hawksbill Turtles
Keyhole Angelfish
Leaf Fish
Lionfish
Marlins
Napoleon Wrasse
Ornate Eagle Rays
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Square Spot Anthius
Sting Ray
Stonefish

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Dive Site Hazards

Unstable Visual Ascents — Relying on wall visuals can destabilise ascents.
Gradual Depth Creep — Lack of visual bottom reference can cause unnoticed descent.
Unsignalled Downcurrents — Downcurrents can form without visible indicators.

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