Nusa Lembongan Shipwreck crane falls into the sea!

December 6, 2024
Nusa Lembongan crane collapse

Favourite wave of Bodyboard-Holidays guests, experiences crane collapse which could make it even better!

Nusa Lembongan crane

We’ve been travelling to Nusa Lembongan, Bali for more than three decades. The flat, seaweed covered limestone reef that surrounds the island supplies amazing waves for bodyboarding. Unfortunately for ships though, these shallow areas make it easy to run aground.

Nusa Lembongan Crane
Nusa Lembongan crane

The most famous break on the island is ‘Shipwrecks’ and true to its name, there has been at least three ships wrecked on it from our knowledge alone. The most recent was a ship with a crane on it, which has become an iconic part of this island paradise line up. On December 5th 2024, after a considerable battering by the endless swell, the crane finally collapsed and fell in to the sea. It is quickly rusting away into nothing. But this sparked debate in the Bodyboard-Holidays office of whether this change to the shipwreck could in fact make the wave even better! With the opportunity for the wave to wedge off the side of the fallen crane! We will be visiting for our Iain Campbell bodyboard camp in October, we will report back!

If you’d like to join the 2017 World Champion Iain Campbell and Bodyboard-Holidays founder Rob Barber in Nusa Lembongan, read all about it.

Bodyboard Nusa Lembongan with Rob Barber and Iain Campbell
Rob Barber

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Rob Barber

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I’ve competed at bodyboarding since I was 13. I won my first open division age 14. Then became obsessed with bodyboarding and competed all over the country then the world.  My best year I won 11 events in the UK and internationally. My best result ever was ranking the highest European in the World professional championships at Pipeline. I won over 30 events when I was competing full time.  I have written and edited 4 books on surfing and bodyboarding. Two of which have gone on to be best sellers in their area of specialty.

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