Kyokuzan Maru

War grave: a large Japanese freighter (about 135–180 m depending on source), mostly intact, off the northeast of Busuanga Island; the deck is at about 22–28 m and the bottom at about 40 m. Japanese staff cars and trucks remain in her cargo rooms. A full-day trip with two dives, visibility around 20 m.

Facts

• Region: Coron Bay & Busuanga – Palawan
• Area: Outer Busuanga wrecks
• Depth: 22–40 m
• Level: advanced
• Current: low
• Type: wreck
• Coordinates: 12.1635, 120.15415 (approximate)
• Highlights: freighter, staff cars, trucks, cargo holds
• 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: Position is from a crowd-sourced map node (OpenStreetMap) and matches Starfish only approximately; length varies by source.
• Tips: Advanced Open Water; Wreck Diver. Possibly scuttled by her own crew (speculation). Wrecks are war graves: look, photograph, take nothing. Remaining munitions: do not touch.

Sources

• https://piratescoron.com/dive-sites/
• https://www.starfish.ch/dive/print/Sangat-print.html
• https://scubatechphilippines.com/scuba_blog/the-shipwrecks-of-coron-wreck-diving-philippines/
• https://roads-and-rivers.com/en/wreck-diving-coron/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coron_Bay