Kogyo Maru

War grave: Japanese auxiliary supply ship (about 129 m, built in 1927) loaded with runway construction material, sunk on 24 Sep 1944 with reportedly 39 men aboard. She lies on her starboard side with the bottom at about 34 m and soft corals around 22 m; the six holds hold cement bags, a bulldozer and a tractor.

Facts

• Region: Coron Bay & Busuanga – Palawan
• Area: Coron Bay wrecks
• Depth: 20–34 m
• Level: advanced
• Current: low
• Type: wreck
• Coordinates: 11.9797, 120.04022 (approximate)
• Highlights: freighter, cement bags, bulldozer, six holds, soft coral, barracuda
• 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)
• Tips: Advanced Open Water; Wreck Diver for swim-throughs into the holds, engine room and bridge. 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://scubatechphilippines.com/scuba_blog/the-shipwrecks-of-coron-wreck-diving-philippines/
• https://californiadiver.com/attack-on-coron-bay-exploring-world-war-ii-shipwrecks-in-the-philippines-518/