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Location: Coron, Palawan (Philippines)
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Top Dive Sites (make sure you dive these!)
1 Cathederal Cave With 1 votes(s).
2 Irako Maru With 1 votes(s).
3 Baracuda Lake With 1 votes(s).
4 Akitsushima With 1 votes(s).

Marine Sightings:

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Reviews:

Here are the last 10 reviews for Coron, Palawan. Show all of them.

Visited Comments
April 2010 We dived 9 out of the 10 coron wrecks. They have been salavaged, but are still impressive. There are some excellent swim thoughs, the prop shaft of the Kogyo Maru springs to mind. The sea life is impressive, the nudibranches on the Okikawa Maru stand out. There are also schools of big jacks on the mast of the Irako. Coron itself is really off the beaten track, though not sure how long that will last. Lastly a dive site that even hardened wreck ferrets must do is the Baracuda Lake. An inland freshwater lake on a volcanic island. This has hot water springs bubbling into it. The temperature changes from 30C at the surface to 38C at 20m! It is also a mixture of salt and freshwater, you get catfish and pufferfish swimming next to each other! You can see the thermoclines and haloclines in the water.
Date posted: 09-May-2010 06:37 by: Monkey
June 2007 Excellent wreck dives, though the visibility was poor. Cathederal cave is a wonderful dive and experience. Barracuda lake is awesome
Date posted: 05-Jul-2007 23:59 by: saf7670
March 2006 The reefs are seldom dived and are in v good condition - Alacatraz worth doing several times. wrecks are v interesting - like Scapa but warmer! and the Inland Sea is a must. Recommend Discovery Divers @Coron and Phillipine Travel.
Date posted: 29-Oct-2006 14:34 by: Steph
November 2004 I dived with SeaDive in the town of Coron, they have a fantastic team, who do almost all of the hard work for you. I would recommend this area as almost the typical tropical idyll. Admitedly the dive sites are mostly an hour or so away from the dive centre, but the water is calm and the boat rides are a good time to soak up some rays.
Date posted: 03-Aug-2006 17:16 by: Gary


Wreck Dives:

Here are the wreck dives we know of for Coron, Palawan.

Akitsushima
Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews Ranked as Awesome by independant reviews
The Akitsushima is a very big warship laying on her port side. She was hit near the stern where the flying boat rested on the metal tracks and sank immediately. The ship was almost torn into two pieces. The flying boat disappeared. Only half of the metal on the starboard side and half of the metal on the bottom of the ship kept the stern from separating from the rest of the ship. The internal damage is impressive. Due to depth and metal hazards within, no swim throughs are allowed without wreck diver certification. Wreck divers can make an impressive penetration into the engine room to see the four engines. The gears and machinery for operating the crane are the main objects of interest for a penetration into the stern.
25m / 82ft
38m / 125ft
Accidental sinking: 24-Sep-1944 Wreck penetration is possible. Technical or decompression diving. More info...
Diver reviews for Akitsushima:
This wreck is OK for most divers who have AOW or equivalent level of experience if you wish to dive outside the wreck. Penetration however is only recommended if you have qualified as a wreck diver due to internal damage and the depth of the entrance. A most excellent dive, although when I dived it on both occasions the viz was not too good.
Date posted: 03-Aug-2006 17:16 by: Gary who thought that: Anyone can dive this wreck.
Ranked it as: Ranked as Awesome by GaryRanked as Awesome by GaryRanked as Awesome by Gary

Irako
The Irako is quite intact and because of the good visibility you know you are on a big shipwreck. Big groupers, schools of tuna and yellow fin, lion fish and scorpion fish live around this wreck. There is a deep penetration through the engine room for trained, experienced and properly equipped divers.
28m / 92ft
43m / 141ft
Accidental sinking: 24-Sep-1944 Wreck penetration is possible. Technical or decompression diving. More info...

Kogyo Maru
Lying on her starboard side in 34 meters of water the Kogyo Maru offers swim throughs into all six holds and through the engine room and bridge area. Kogyo Marus second hold contains an incline of cement bags which tumbled as the ship sank.
22m / 72ft
34m / 112ft
Accidental sinking: 24-Sep-1944 Wreck penetration is possible. Technical or decompression diving. More info...

Okikawa Maru
A Japanese tanker, 168 m long. There are many penetration possibilities for advanced wreck divers including penetrating up the propeller shaft from the outside of the ship all the way into the engine room. Strong tidal currents often affect this wreck. Diving in strong currents lets you see the most fish.
10m / 33ft
26m / 85ft
Accidental sinking: 09-Oct-1944 Wreck penetration is possible. Technical or decompression diving. More info...

Olympia Maru
A Japanese Freighter sitting upright in approximately 30 mts of water. The Olympia Maru was 122 metres long and almost 17 metres wide, displacing 5612 tons. Easy penetration at the cargo rooms. It offers a good opportunity to discover wreck diving.
18m / 59ft
30m / 98ft
Accidental sinking: 24-Sep-1944 Wreck penetration is possible. Technical or decompression diving. More info...