Divers spent nearly the entire month of September installing Thailand's first underwater tsunami memorial on the sea floor in Tonsai Bay, some 2 miles off Koh Phi Phi Island. Comprising three, 5-foot-tall granite markers (representing earth, wind and water), the monument forms an equilateral triangle and features a 2-and-a-half-foot granite marker in the center. Non-divers can see the memorial's location from three yellow buoys on the water's surface.

The distance between each of the markers is 5395 centimeters, which corresponds to the number of identified victims of the tragedy. Additionally, exactly 2874 centimeters from the memorial site is a traditional Thai sala, built from wood collected from the wreckage of the tidal wave. 2874 represents the number of victims whose identity could not be determined. Local officials are hoping the memorial will become a popular attraction for divers and snorkelers.

[Via Asia Dive Site]