Irako
by spotmydive
Geographic location
Country: Philippines
GPS coordinates
Lat: 11.948 Lng: 120.0442
Wreck
Length: 144m
Width: 19m
Height: 0m
Nationality:
Construction date:
Sinking year: 1947
Number of deaths: 0
Cause of sinking: Frappe aerienne
Ship Type: Cargo
Propulsion: Moteur a essence
Tonnage: 0
Marine life
Barracuda
Turtle
Trevally
Diving conditions
Max Depth: 43m
Current:
Visibility: Bad
When to go diving
From Novemeber to April
Best Wreck of CoronPalawan
The Iroka wreck is probably one of the best dive site of Coron in Palawan and of the Philippines. This 147 long cargo, was sunk by the american during the world war II. The wreck today is still intact and a lot of fish are swimming around. Scuba divers be ready to dive with school of barracudas and trevallies. The wreck is covered by colorfull corals and can be easily penetrate. We recommand you to be advanced scuba divers to do it !
This wreck dive is accessible all year long! Moreover you must know that not to far there is also another great dive spot, the Kogyo Maru.