Irako Maru Wreck

Imperial Japanese Navy food supply and refrigeration ship sunk by US carrier aircraft on 24 September 1944 — Coron's deepest signature wreck. The 147 m hull rests virtually upright between 28 and 43 m, tilted slightly to port and almost fully intact. Penetration runs through the wheelhouse, the engine room with its four large diesels, the galley with stove still in place, and crew bunkrooms reached via a stern hull opening near the rudder at 40 m. Schooling jacks shadow the bow, longfin batfish drift around the mast, and groupers and stingrays settle on silted decks.