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Olympia Maru
The Story of her Sinking:
This wreck is a perfect introduction to wreck diving! It sits almost upright with perhaps a 15° list to port, pointing 170° (compass bearing) at a maximum depth of 30 meters. The main deck is at between 18-24 meters. Big, open cargo holds allow even the wreck diving novice to explore the interior of the wreck, while still always leaving the option of a direct ascent to the surface.
Lots of schooling fish surround the wreck and hunt in the current. Be sure to navigate back to the ascent line or stay with your dive guide to find the way back to the ascent line. There are two pearl farms very close to the wreck and they are not very fond of unexpected visitors.
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| Olympia Maru | ||||
| Auxiliary supply ship | Dims. = 5,612 gt | Built 1920 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industrial Co., Kobe | ||
| Imperial Japanese Army | L.o.a. = 128.01 m | Sunk 24 Sep 1944 by U.S. carrier-based aircraft (TF 38) | ||
| Jap.: "Yuso-sen" | Beam = 16.76 m | Location : Coron Bay, Busuanga (Philippines) | ||
| Allied type designator: AG | 1 x 2,705 hp direct Diesel engine | Position : 11°58'21"N / 120°03'39"E | ||
| (converted 2 Jun-2 Aug 1930) | Status : upright | |||
| 2 x 25 mm AA guns | Depth : main deck 21 m; max. 32 m (rudder) | |||
SITE PLAN |
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| Diagrammatic (not to scale) | © M. Rohringer/P. Heimstaedt, 1994 |
The Diving on the Wreck today:
This wreck is a perfect introduction to wreck diving! It sits almost upright with perhaps a 15° list to port, pointing 170° (compass bearing) at a maximum depth of 30 meters. The main deck is at between 18-24 meters. Big, open cargo holds allow even the wreck diving novice to explore the interior of the wreck, while still always leaving the option of a direcrewct ascent to the surface.
Lots of schooling fish surround the wreck and hunt in the current. Be sure to navigate back to the ascent line or stay with your dive guide to find the way back to the ascent line. There are two pearl farms very close to the wreck and they are not very fond of unexpected visitors.
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