Akitsushima

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Japanese Seaplane Tender 118 m long. The Akitsushima is a very big warship that lies on her port side. She was hit near the stern where the flying boat rested on the metal tracks and sank immediately. The ship was almost torn into two pieces. The flying boat disappeared. Only half of the metal on the starboard side and half of the metal on the bottom of the ship kept the stern from separating from the rest of the ship. The internal damage is impressive. She now lies at a depth of 35m and is a fantastic dive.

Length: 387 ft. 118 m. Gross Tonnage: 4,724 tons. Depth: 35 m.

Ekkai Maru

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Japanese freighter 91 meters long, lying on its starboard side in 25m. This is a beautiful wreck dive site, hard corals cover the port side, which is only 12 to 16 meters below the surface. The big cargo rooms and the engine room allow easy penetration of this wreck. The two massive boilers in the center of the ship are a big attraction on this dive. You can pass behind the boilers and see the damage resulting from one of the bomb strikes that disabled the ship. It is possible to do a swim-through and pass from bow to stern without exiting the ship.

Length: 298 ft. 91 m. Gross Tonnage: 2,984 tons. Depth: 25 m.

Irako

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Japanese refrigeration ship, displacement 9,570 tons, length 147 meters. Probably the best wreck dive in the Philippines. The Irako is quite intact and because of the good visibility you know you are on a big shipwreck. Big groupers, schools of tuna and yellow fin, lion fish and scorpion fish live around this wreck. There is a beautiful deep penetration through the engine room. She lies in 43m with the deck level at 28 to 35m.

Length: 482 ft. 147 m. Gross Tonnage: 9,570 tons. Depth: 43 m.

Kogyo Maru

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Kogyo Maru was a Japanese freighter carrying construction materials for building a runway for the Japanese war effort in the Pacific. Kogyo Maru was built in 1938 and is 129 m long with a displacement of 6,353 tons. Lying on her starboard side in 36 meters of water the Kogyo Maru offers swim throughs into all six holds and through the engine room and bridge area. Kogyo Maru's second hold contains an incline of cement bags which tumbled as the ship sank and a small bulldozer. The port side of the wreck is in about 22m.

Length: 423 ft. 129 m. Gross Tonnage: 6,353 tons. Depth: 36 m.

Kyokuzan Maru

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Japanese freighter, 136 meters long. Due to it's distance from Coron this wreck is dived by a one hour jeepney ride to the north end of Busuanga and transferring to a rented dive boat. This is a beautiful wreck dive experience. More or less intact, this huge sunken ship usually offers good visibility of about 20 meters and ideal diving conditions. Japanese staff cars and trucks can be found in the cargo rooms. She rest in a depth of 40m but the deck level lies between 22 and 28 meters.

Length: 446 ft. 136 m. Gross Tonnage: 6,492 tons. Depth: 40 m.

Okikawa Maru

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Japanese tanker, 160 m long. In length, width, and volume the largest of the Coron wrecks. At this depth you may be able to make an hour-long dive. If the Irako isn't the best wreck dive in the Philippines then the Okikawa Maru certainly is! This wreck is totally covered with beautiful corals and offers a large variety of marine-life. The deck is between 10m and 16m with the seabed at 26m. There are many penetration possibilities, including penetrating up the propeller shaft from the outside of the ship all the way into the engine room. Strong tidal currents often affect this wreck. Diving in strong currents lets you see the most fish. Large fish shelter out of the current behind crumpled metal and inside of the deckhouses.

Length: 525 ft. 160 m. Gross Tonnage: 10,043 tons. Depth: 26 m.

Olympia Maru

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Japanese Freighter sitting upright with a length of 128 meters. A very good dive spot with a variety of marine life. Large shoals of banana fish, giant bat fish and giant puffer fish, especially around the mast, bow and stern. Easy penetration of the cargo rooms. She lies on the seabed at 30m with the decks in 18-22m.

Length: 420 ft. 128 m. Gross Tonnage: 5,612 tons. Depth: 25 m.

Gunboat

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This ship was a small gunboat and is great for snorkeling. It starts on the surface with a maximum depth of 9-10 meters. It is nicely covered with hard corals and offers a nice variety of fish live. The are also good opportunities for wreck dive photographers or as a "dive between dives".

Length: 115 ft. 35 m. Gross Tonnage: 350 tons. Depth: 10 m.

Coron Island

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September 1944. The US Third Fleet began moving toward the Philippines Islands. In the early morning of 24th Sept. 1944, 05:50 am, Task Force 38 took off on a flight, for a target area 350 miles away from their Aircraft carriers. A total of 120 aircraft, F6F HELLCAT fighters and SB2C HELL DIVER bombers, on their way to CORON BAY. This was at this time the furthest carrier air raid in history. At 9.00 am the Planes reached Coron, found 15-18 large enemy ships anchored in CORON BAY & only 45 Minutes later they left CORON BAY, leaving behind a hell of burning oil, manganese and exploding, sinking ships. Today, 14 Wrecks are located in dive able depths (between 5-40m). Most of the sunken vessels are between 100-200m in length.