Cement Wreck

Cement freighter (about 92 m long) that struck Samarang Bank and sank on 25 September 1980 while carrying cement to Brunei; sources name it Tung Hwang/Tung Huang. She sits upright on the seabed at about 30 m with the superstructure rising to roughly 18-19 m, and is the easiest and most photogenic of Labuan's four wrecks, with hard and soft corals, sponges, barracuda, batfish and lionfish. The cargo hold can be entered, but the engine room and superstructure are deteriorating. Sources disagree on which wreck carries the Tung Hwang name (one tourism page assigns it to the Australian Wreck).

Facts

• Region: Labuan wrecks – Malaysia
• Area: Labuan wrecks (southwest of Labuan)
• Depth: 19–35 m
• Level: intermediate
• Current: low
• Type: wreck
• Coordinates: 5.222667, 115.078
• Highlights: barracuda, batfish, lionfish, turtle, soft coral, hard coral, sponge
• Permit: The four wrecks lie in zones gazetted as heritage protection areas by the National Heritage Department (reported as protected since 2011); operators obtained special approval to run dives, so dive only with a licensed Labuan operator. Labuan Marine Park fee for non-Malaysians reportedly RM 30 per person (usually quoted separately by operators; confirm when booking). Removing artefacts is not allowed.
• Issuer / contact: Jabatan Warisan Negara (National Heritage Department) / Labuan Marine Park (Department of Fisheries) – no official contact found by this research
• Tips: Easiest of the four; Open Water is quoted for the upper parts, but the hull base is about 30 m. Nets drape over parts of the wreck and the engine room is at risk of collapse: penetrate only with wreck training. Visibility 5-20 m; clearest around March-May.

Sources

• https://www.asiadivesite.com/malaysia-dive-sites/labuan/cement-wreck.php
• https://www.pulaulabuan.com/wreck-diving/
• https://labuantourism.my/diving-marine/
• https://etawau.com/Island/Labuan/LabuanMarinePark.htm
• https://bizandleisure.com/2025/06/discover-labuans-legendary-wreck-diving-sites/