A journey ends with terrifying suddenness, sending a majestic seagoing vessel to the ocean floor, ending the lives of sailors and passengers. The wreck is now a home to sea creatures, corals and sponges. Years later, detectives in the form of maritime archaeologists locate the wreck and start to piece the tiny bits of information together, like a forensic scientist who attempts to work out the cause of death, in order to unearth the story of that forgotten hulk sitting alone in its watery grave. Shipwrecks invariable attract a great deal of international attention and fame because of these stories which are, at times, heroic and adventurous, and always tragic. For a driver, knowing the story of the wreck crates a whole new experience involving time and space rather than just viewing a pile of steel or wood beneath the waves. Shipwreck diving tours in and around the Galle harbor will be a unique experience to all the drivers who wish to wet their heads. There are more than 26 archaeological sites in the Gall harbor, 12 of which have clearly been identified as shipwrecks. They belong to the period from 12th century to modern times. Some of them are very fragile and hard to be recognized, and some were covered with plastic nets and sand bags for preservation. For more than 30 years, the Galle harbor was not open to leisure divers due to the war situation, until it was the home to the southern naval base.