East Tangat Gunboat

War grave: a small Japanese gunboat or submarine hunter (about 40 m) lying inclined on the reef off the east side of Tangat Island, from 3 m down to about 22 m. The bow can be seen by snorkellers and it is a good first wreck, photo and night-dive site.

Facts

• Region: Coron Bay & Busuanga – Palawan
• Area: Tangat & Lusong
• Depth: 3–22 m
• Level: beginner
• Current: low
• Type: wreck
• Coordinates: 11.9742, 120.07955 (approximate)
• Highlights: gunboat, shallow wreck, snorkel-friendly, night dive
• Permit: Wreck dives are done with a Coron dive operator, who collects the local/marine-park fees as part of the package (Pirates Diving Center states marine park and entry fees are included in its listed prices; the amounts and whether a separate municipal tourism fee applies were not verified from an official source). Taking anything from the wrecks is not allowed.
• Issuer / contact: Your Coron dive operator (collects local fees)
• Unverified: Coordinates come from a single source (Starfish, 'Sangat Gun Boat') and the vessel name differs between sources.
• Tips: Skin diver/Open Water. Position taken from the Starfish listing (Sangat Gun Boat); the vessel name varies by source. Wrecks are war graves: look, photograph, take nothing. Remaining munitions: do not touch.

Sources

• https://piratescoron.com/dive-sites/
• https://philippinesislandhopping.com/blog/shipwreck-diving-in-coron/
• https://www.starfish.ch/dive/print/Sangat-print.html
• https://roads-and-rivers.com/en/wreck-diving-coron/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coron_Bay