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Nanshin Maru Wreck Black Island Beach
Panlaitan, Palawan, Philippines
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataJan–May
About this site
Nanshin Maru Wreck Black Island Beach is a wreck dive site near Panlaitan, Palawan, Philippines, in the South China Sea. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Crimsontip LongfinPlesiops coeruleolineatus
Brown DottybackPseudochromis fuscus
Guam CardinalfishNectamia fusca- Horseshoe-tailed DottybackPseudochromis tapeinosoma
- Ruby CardinalfishApogon crassiceps
Bicolor BlennyEcsenius bicolor
Black-barred HalfbeakHemiramphus far
Blackback ButterflyfishChaetodon melannotus
Nearby sites
- 1Nashin0.9 km
- 2Sand Pit Reef19 km
- 3Landing craft wreck20 km
- 4Okikawa Maru22 km
- 5Taiei Maru22 km
- 6Akitsushima25 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org