Off the coast of South Maui lies a hidden treasure of a site: the Three Anchors dive. Located in 65 feet of water there is ample bottom time to explore and appreciate the diversity of Hawaiian marine life that has come to call these anchors home. The history behind the site is quite interesting. Word has it that the anchors were used as a degaussing station for large Naval cruisers during WWII.
This was done in order to decrease the electrical pull the ships had to magnetic floating mines that were strewn throughout the Pacific Ocean. The layout of the site is fairly simple. Three large anchors are moored with heavy chains to a central cement block of unusually large size.
They lay in the sand in a triangular position. A fourth chain comes off the central block and is connected to a second smaller block that was the mooring buoy for the vessels. Being the only objects around with any mass, the chains offer marine life an oasis in a proverbial desert. The site is surrounded by sand and Halimeda sp. sea grass that provides yet another habitat for the more resourceful animals to find refuge.
A Myriad of Habitants 
The giant anchors and chain network act as an artificial reef. Hundreds of small and medium size fish and invertebrates call this area their home.
