Diving through the WWII wreck Okikawa Maru, in Coron, Philippines, 2023

Okikawa Maru was an Imperial Japanese Navy oil tanker that was sunk in 1944 by United Stated Navy bombers, here we dive the oil tanks and decks using Insta360 Camera for ultra-wide angle.
168 Meters long
Max 26M deep
Thanks to
Neptune Dive Center and DM Ronaldo Villamor
www.combinedfle...
*Uncertainty surrounds the final fate of OKIKAWA MARU. Although most sources report the ship as sunk at Coron doubts still remain for some. A photo taken by TG 38.3 prior to the attack on shipping off Busuanga Island clearly shows a 2TL tanker- almost certainly TAIEI MARU. OKIKAWA MARU probably refueled SATSUKI on 21 September immediately prior to the latter's sinking. SATSUKI's wreck is unlocated on Manila's wreck map and probably lies between Manila (present-day south harbor) outside the breakwater and Cavite. The possibility exists that OKIKAWA MARU was sunk nearby.