In 1942 a Japanese cargo ship left with a cargo of copra, wood, and rattan, then caught fire. The helmsman turned the ship to run it onto a sandy beach, but it hit a coral wall. The stern was pushed under at once and the whole ship sank. The crew all swam ashore.
The ship now lies upside down, just off the wall. It was about 50 m long, 7 m wide, and about 5 m from hull to deck. The propeller rises to about 26 m. Two-thirds of the hull leans on a rocky outcrop at about 14 degrees, then the hull buckles and the stern rests on the bottom. The map lists 26–25 m. That figure only reaches the propeller. The deepest part, after a storm in December 2010 tore the hull, lies below 50 m. This steel is brittle. Do not enter it.
The bottom of the stern is covered in gorgonian whips. In ambient light they look purple, though the colour is maroon. A tear on the port side, about 44 m, opens a view under the ship. The bow is almost bare and two decks are still readable. Visibility on the wreck is often about 15 m, sometimes better below than in the cloudy water at the surface. Current is seldom a problem. This is a deep dive. Entry is by boat.
- Map coordinate
- 0.48655, 123.08235
- Dive type
- Deep wreck
- Entry
- Boat
- Depth
- Propeller about 26 m. The stern runs past 50 m. Map: 26–25 m.
- Water
- Salt water
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