Kyokuzan Maru

KYOKUZAN MARU also known as the ‘Dimalanta Wreck’ owing to its proximity to Dimalanta Island. The wreck is 30 to 40 minutes by boat from Club Paradise. The only shipwreck Northeast of Busuanga. This Japanese cargo ship functioned as an auxiliary army supply vessel for the Japanese Navy. The story goes that the US Air Force concluded a reconnaissance of conspicuous moving coordinates of some islands. Realizing the islands were boats camouflaged as such, they bombed the whole Japanese fleet scattered all over Busuanga pretending to be islands. The Kyokuzan Maru stands upright with the hull settled at 42 meters. The deck level is at 26 to 28 meters. The wheel house is at 22 to 24 meters holds scattered China ware & exposed plumbing. No penetration here but swim through on overhead environment. The 2nd cargo hold from the stern houses a Japanese Army jeep chasis relatively intact at 31 meters depth. Advanced certification is a must for this wreck. A PADI Adventure Deep & or Wreck dive is required if one is Open Water diver. Nitrox 32 or 28 prolongs your dive time. So a Nitrox course would also be fun to conclude here. Due “to its’ length of 136 meters the wreck is a 2 dive day trip. Snorkelers can enjoy the adjacent reef.