The LCU East was scuttled as Hawaii's ongoing artificial reef program connected with existing reefs by Z-formed concrete blocks.

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Name divesite:	LCU East or Z-Blocks
Depth:	70-95ft (21-28m)
Visibility:	30-120ft (9-36m)
Accessibility:	Shore, Boat
Time to visit:	All year long, best at its leeward side
Inserted/Added by:	Island Divers Hawaii
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Upside-down the 100ft long LCU East (Landing Craft Utility as in beach landings) lies in 95'/29m of water on a sandy bottom with spotty reefs surrounding it. Not the most exciting wreck but it offers the easiest swim-through of them all underneath the wreck. There is also a tighter swim-through through the pilot house, no penetrations however.

Five whitetip reef sharks have been spotted resting underneath the bow section on several occasions, maybe it's a family! South of the bow there are several pipes and in the larger of them is a good spot to observe the whip-coral goby on its host. The wreck also has some of the now rare black corals that is used to make jewelry, at least the last time I looked!

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