BtB Marine helps create underwater attraction on Lady Musgrave Island

Sleeping underwater on the Great Barrier Reef at Lady Musgrave Island will soon be a reality – and it’s largely thanks to this Queensland boat-building business.

An innovative Fraser Coast boat builder has helped make sleeping underwater on the Great Barrier Reef a reality.

Hervey Bay-based BtB Marine has been involved in building a magnificent marine tourism masterpiece that will soon be wowing thousands of visitors to the Southern Great Barrier Reef.

The Lady Musgrave Experience reef pontoon is 35 metres long and will provide overnight glamping accommodation above-deck for 16 guests and accommodation for 20 guests underwater in a glass-walled observatory, as well as a base for day trippers, snorkelling and scuba diving.

Guests will be able to sleep in the underwater observatory, enjoying the sights and sounds of the great Barrier Reef at night.

BtB Marine built the 14.5 metre long underwater observatory, 20m swim platform and observatory access staircases in their Hervey Bay workshop last year.

The pontoon was then assembled, launched and fitted out in the Port of Bundaberg under the direction of Steve Foster from Oceaneer Marine Services and Site Manager Craig Foster.

“We’re very excited that the massive underwater observatory and pontoon platforms we built for the Lady Musgrave HQ in our Hervey Bay workshop is now moored in the Lady Musgrave Island lagoon,” BtB general manager Chris Hough said.

The pontoon features the most sustainable and eco-friendly build in the world, according to Mr Hough.

“Visitors will not only be able to enjoy snorkelling and diving on the Great Barrier reef, but will also be able to sleep overnight under the water and glamping-style on deck in luxury tents on this world-class facility. How good will that be?”

Lady Musgrave HQ is a three-level pontoon now nestled in the sheltered waters of Lady Musgrave Island Lagoon near Bundaberg.

With bookings open from next month, the unique drawcard is set to change guest experiences on the Southern Great Barrier Reef.

Hervey Bay-based BtB Marine has been involved in building a magnificent marine tourism masterpiece that will soon be wowing thousands of visitors to the Southern Great Barrier Reef with a unique experience.

The pontoon features the most sustainable and eco-friendly build in the world, according to Mr Hough.

Above the waterline, the innovative zero-impact design is completely solar and wind-powered, and below the waves, coral cultivation and Citizen Science programs give back to the world’s greatest natural treasure.

The sustainable tourism experience will have no footprint, with all waste going into holding tanks for transport back to the mainland.

The Lady Musgrave Experience reef pontoon is 35 metres long, and will provide overnight glamping accommodation above deck for 16 guests and accommodation for 20 guests underwater in a glass-walled observatory, as well as a base for day trippers for snorkelling and scuba diving activities.