The Shipwreck Post - Sinking Process

Preceding the event, the Mataking team spent many hours preparing the wreck. At five in
the morning, at least twenty of the crew started towing the ship to the new wreck site.
Mataking 1 was securely positioned above its final resting place.

The new cargo and water launch with the official party and spectators on board arrived
at 10.00 am. Sand bags were loaded in the hull to ensure that the ship would sink
upright and all the plugs were pulled out. It took nearly 1 hour before finally Mataking 1
gave up its struggle to survive. The sinking, which was officially recorded by Treasure
Images was spectacular.

A team of Instructors and Dive Masters went
down to inspect the safety of the wreck.
Mataking 1 is now lying upright in 12 m
depthat the bow and the stern in 24 m.
exactly in the position intended. The divers
surfaced after the initial inspection and gave
the thumbs up, which was received with
joyful cheers and a round of applause with
lots of “yahoo’s”.

The first divers to mail their post card
underwater in a waterproof vacuum sealed
bag were a Japanese couple Mr. & Mrs. Wada.

They received a special certificate to commemorate the event. The aim of the resort is to apply to the Malaysian Postal Services to
recognize the mail box and register it as an official “Post Office”. Later it is hoped that a special postal stamp will be issued.