What looks like a shallow reef at first glance is actually the site of the largest deliberate dump of military equipment in history. As American forces prepared to leave Espiritu Santo after WWII, they pushed thousands of vehicles and tons of machinery off this point rather than sell them cheaply to the colonial powers. Trucks, jeeps, bulldozers, refrigerators, and artillery pieces went into the lagoon in a matter of days.
Today it is a snorkel and dive site. The water is clear and shallow near shore, and in just a few metres you can see the outlines of vehicles now colonised by coral and fish. It is one of the stranger historical sites in the Pacific — a monument to both wartime abundance and colonial stubbornness. Entry is free; the site is accessible by road from Luganville.