Dive· Sangat· Philippines

East Tangat Gunboat Wreck

11° 58.5′ N · 120° 4.8′ E

A 40-43 m Japanese gunboat or sub-chaser slanting down the reef from 3 m to about 20 m; the bow is visible to snorkellers and it makes an easy dive or night dive.

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starfish.ch calls it the Sangat Gun Boat wreck at 11 58.452N 120 04.773E (43 m long, 3-19 m); coronwrecks.com calls it the East Tangat Gunboat (40 m, max 22 m). Hackingfamily describes a sub-chaser beside a beach sign about 0.4 nm south of their Apo Island West anchorage, bow close to the surface, stern needing scuba, with small local moorings not suitable for cruising boats: the same area. Tour boats bring snorkellers, as it is only 9 nm from Coron town.

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Snorkel-or-dive wreck from a yacht anchorage

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