Sata (fleet oiler)
Japanese fleet oiler, sister ship of the Iro, bombed and sunk on 30–31 March 1944 (Operation Desecrate One) at the Urukthapel anchorage southeast of Koror; for experienced wreck divers. Wrecks are war graves: do not touch, move or take anything – removing artefacts is illegal.
Facts
- Region: Palau
- Area: WWII wrecks – Rock Islands
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 7.283, 134.49 (approximate)
- Highlights: fleet oiler
- Permit: A Koror State Rock Island Use Permit is mandatory for the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (USD 50 per visitor aged 6+, valid 10 days, per the Koror State fact sheet; Jellyfish Lake needs the USD 100 Jellyfish Lake Permit instead). Permits are non-transferable and bought from Koror State (finance offices) or through your tour operator; they are usually not included in dive prices. In addition every visitor pays the USD 100 Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee (PPEF), normally collected in the air ticket. Check current amounts with Koror State or your operator.
- Issuer / contact: Koror State Government – Rangers (Law Enforcement Division)
- Phone: +680 488-2150
- Email: rangers@kororstategov.com
- Website: https://www.kororstategov.com/cle.html
- Koror State Department of Conservation and Law Enforcement; Coastal Management Division +680 488-4001, koror.rangers@gmail.com; administration +680 488-2439 / admin@kororstategov.com. Permits are sold at the Koror State Finance Office (Ngerbeched) and the Malakal Finance Field Office at the Rangers' Station (source: Koror State Visitor User Permit Information fact sheet, https://www.kororstategov.com/pdf/dcle/VUPI2016-Legal%20size.pdf).
- Unverified: Position placed by us at the right reef/pass from published descriptions (no published GPS found) – treat as orientation only; may be off by a kilometre or more.
- Tips: Only with a wreck-experienced guide.