The Tasman Hauler was built by Evans Deakin and Co. in Brisbane in November 1959 as the BP Cockburn, a firefighting tug for BP at Kwinana in Western Australia. She was 42.4 m long, 10 m wide and 419 tons, with an eight-cylinder 1,500 bhp diesel. Renamed Cockburn in 1975 and Tasman Hauler in 1983, she ended up in Eden. In 1988 Eden dive operator Gary Becus bought her and the Henry Bolte for $1 each and scuttled the Hauler on 1 October 1988, about eight weeks after the Bolte, just south of Red Point off what is now Beowa National Park.

McFadyen describes her as still fully intact, with a slight list to starboard. The timber decking has been eaten by worms and the upper railings have deteriorated, but the hull, superstructure and machinery remain. Depths run from 15 m at the top of the mast to 20 m on the bridge, 23–26 m on the main deck, 28 m in the engine room and just over 30 m on the sand at the prop. The large propeller and shroud, the rear hold, the engine room with its diesel, gearbox and auxiliary machinery, the corridors and living quarters (with fire damage in a forward port room), and the bridge can all be explored. Merimbula Divers Lodge notes that the cabins and engine room can be explored without instability or much risk of being trapped.

The wreck is known for its growth – lace coral, sponges, soft corals and the most incredible array of jewel anemones in red, green, pink, orange, yellow, white, purple and mauve. Schools of yellowtail kingfish circle the upper parts, with bream, yellowtail, black reef and six-spined leatherjackets, red and striped morwong and trevally. It is the best of the two tugs and one of the best wreck dives on the NSW coast.

Boat access only. From Eden (Snug Cove or the Quarantine Bay ramp 3 km south of town) run south across Twofold Bay to Red Point, less than 10 minutes. There is normally a mooring on the wreck (McFadyen).

Merimbula Divers Lodge brings divers from Merimbula by road to Eden or by boat; Dive Eden runs boat dives on demand. The Henry Bolte lies a few hundred metres away.

The tugs lie on the southern shore of Twofold Bay, which gives shelter from southerly swell, so they can be dived in most winds; strong easterly or north-easterly swell rolling into the bay is the main limitation. Visibility on the Hauler is usually very good and better than on the Henry Bolte (McFadyen). Water temperature ranges from about 12 °C in winter to 20 °C in late summer.

Descend the mooring and start at the propeller (3 m+ across with its shroud) at just over 30 m. Look into the rear hold, then enter the engine room through the large 5 × 4 m hatch to see the eight-cylinder diesel and gearbox. Climb the ladder to the main-deck corridors and living compartments, then exit to the bridge at 20 m and finish around the upper superstructure and mast, ascending on the line.

Nitrox (EAN28–32) extends bottom time. Penetration is straightforward through large openings but still requires wreck training.

Merimbula Divers Lodge (two boats); Dive Eden (boat dives on demand, minimum four divers); Sapphire Coast Scuba (Eden). Merimbula Divers Lodge uses the Hauler for Wreck, Deep and Photography courses (AOW, or OW with Deep adventure dive).