Lusong Gunboat

War grave: a Japanese gunboat/subchaser (CH-32 per one source) lying off Lusong Island, with the stern breaking the surface at low tide and the wreck reaching about 10–12 m. The shallow, coral-covered hull suits snorkellers and beginners and is often used as a 'dive between dives'.

Facts

• Region: Coron Bay & Busuanga – Palawan
• Area: Tangat & Lusong
• Depth: 0–12 m
• Level: beginner
• Current: low
• Type: wreck
• Coordinates: 11.971, 120.02412 (approximate)
• Highlights: sub chaser, stern at surface, hard coral, turtles, snorkel
• 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: Skin diver/Open Water; no deep-diving needed. 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