That record is definitely outdated as the underwater post box of Layang-Layang is 4 times deeper. However, an Internet search would show that Susami Bay of Japan has the the deepest postbox in the world, which is only 10 Metres deep. This environmentally-friendly and corrosion resistant postbox weighs about 500 Kg and is made of fibreglass with galvanised steel frames. Divers installing the underwater post box for Layang-Layang. Besides waterproof postcard, waterproof underwater case covers are available for keeping letters and other mail items dry. The post box also comes with a postcode 88005, a special number for this isolated Malaysian territory in South China Sea. The postcards sent from Layang-Layang underwater post box will be stamped by a special hammerhead shark postmark, depicting the signature fish there, and with a Malaysia Book of Records sigil on the card. Note the hammerhead shark postmark and Malaysia Book of Records sigil. You need special ink to write on the postcard. Front and back of waterproof postcard from Layang-Layang underwater post box. The mails will be collected by the diver and dispatched by a MAS-Wings’ airplane to Kota Kinabalu City for delivery to the receivers’ addresses. Scuba divers can bring their waterproof postcard, which is made from synthetic paper and available for RM10 (postal fee included) at the resort, and drop it in the underwater post box. In 2015, POS Malaysia installed an underwater postbox 40 Metres below sea level at Layang-Layang. Layang-Layang is an oceanic atoll in South China Sea Layang-Layang is famous for sighting of large school of hammerhead sharks. Layang-Layang Dive Resort is the only accommodation on Layang-Layang, and equipped with a dive centre. Layang-Layang is one of the best dive destinations in Malaysia and an oceanic atoll in the Spratly Islands nearly 300 Kilometres off Sabah mainland. The deepest underwater postbox of Malaysia is located in Layang-Layang Island (Pulau Layang-Layang) and this record is backed by the Malaysia Book of Records. Layang-Layang Island, the Deepest Underwater Post Box The postman diver will collect the mails twice a week.Įmail: Sending postcard from the underwater post box of Mataking Island 2. But if you send five cards in one waterproof envelope, the average cost is lower to RM10 per card. The total cost to send one underwater postcard is RM22.
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