Wreck
This wreck, just off Malapascua, is variously called the 'Pioneer' (it isn't) and the 'Unknown Maru'. Terry Dukes found a reference to a Japanese Personnel Carrier, 'AP Oakita Maru' sunk on 12th September 1944 at coordinates close to the wreck site (N 11-21; E 124-07 reference The Official Chronology of the US Navy in World War II). Source: panagadivers.com
Sunk on September 12, 1944
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- Information about Oakita Maru
- Access: By boat
- Quality: Great
- Difficulty: CMAS *** / DiveMaster
- Highlights: Interesting
- Avg Depth: 48 m / 157.5 ft
- Max Depth: 53 m / 173.9 ft
- Currents: Medium ( 1-2 knots)
- Visibility: Good ( 10 - 30 m)
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