‘Maldives Victory,’ an 83-meter cargo boat which was travelling from Singapore to the Maldives, crashed into the Malé Atoll’s Hulhule reef in 1981, and sank to south-west of the reef. It has been almost 40 years since the boat sankd, its wreckage has formed into an ‘artificial’ reef. Shipwrecks such as this are structures that support coral growth by acting as a ‘frame’ for them, and attract fish to populate the area. This area is now famous among Maldivian divers, and Maldivians in general, as the ‘Shipwreck Dive’ site. This site, in addition to being significant for its marine life and Maldivian dive tourism, has now become a Maldivian heritage loved by many. Protecting sites such as this and preserving them for the future will benefit the Maldivian economy and environment. At 37 meters deep, this ‘wreck’ is considered by most divers to be richer in marine life compared to other such wrecks. Since this wreck is near an atoll entrance (Kanduolhi), there is an endless supply of ‘nutrients’ or food for the organisms that live here. Species of marine life recorded to be living at this wreck include different types of corals, Dusky Batfish (Baiypolhimas), Yellowback Fusilier (Dhonnoomas), groupers, as well as different species of turtles which have been protected in the Maldives. In a survey done in 2019 by the EPA, 18 genera of corals and 46 species of fish were recorded in this area.