Today was a scuba diving day. We made reservations for scuba
diving from the Coron Divers. When we made the confirmations last night we
learned that there will be three foreigners joining us for the dive. We were
told to be there at the dive shop by 9:30am to fit the wet suits. The boat
travel from the town of Coron to the dive spot was almost an hour. We were
informed that there will be three dives that day. The first was the Kogyu Maru
shipwreck, followed by the Olympia Maru and the last was the East Tangat wreck.
We reached a depth of 28 meters for the Kogyu Maru dive.
Visibility was only about ten meters. Hence we could see nothing as we were
descending. When the ship became visible the first thing I noticed where the
wide flat corals that grew on the ship. The dive master before the dive
explained to us that we will be entering the ship, but just in case someone
will not feel comfortable entering the wreck he would ask for confirmation once
we get down to the ship. With our flashlights on, we made the entrance from the
top of the ship which was already lying on its side. We saw lots of cement bags
inside as this ship was supposed to be a supply ship. The dive master pointed
to the bulldozer which I could barely make out. We passed through the boilers
inside, then we went out from the hole on the side of the ship which was the
one that was hit during the war. It was just a short dive only about 35
minutes. I still had plenty of air left when we ascended. We then took our
lunch the dive shop prepared for us which was just grilled fish and vegetables.
We then made a short travel on the boat to the next dive which was the Olympia
Maru. We also went inside this wreck where we met the Russian scuba divers who
were on the other boat. We saw lots of lionfish and scorpionfish and other
small fishes on this dive The last dive was at the nearby shore at the East
Tangat wreck. The boat which lies on its side sank at the slope of the
sea. This is also a place for snorkeling as the place is shallow. The dive
master left us on another boat with his girlfriend who was with us. It was Dino
the safety diver who guided us. As the boat was not that big we went in and out
of it passing through small entrances and then encircling it again. There were
lots of scorpionfish and other small fishes here. Wreck diving has a different
thrill to it. Aside from its being dark, it feels a little bit eerie passing
through corridors of the ship not knowing what you will encounter along the way
and knowing also that this has been used during the second world war and we
don’t just know how many must have lost their lives here.
We were back in town after five in the afternoon. That evening we went for dinner at the Kawayanan Grill which was
a garden restaurant, where you have "bahay kubos" for each table.
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One of the white beaches in Coron |
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The view of the public market of Coron |
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Link Resort just across the town of Coron. |
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Getting ready for the dive. We made three dives at the Kogyu Maru,
Olympia Maru and the East Tangat wrecks. |
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A group picture after the dive. |
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