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Akitsushima wreck, Coron Bay

Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: flying boat crane machinery, anti-aircraft guns, engines; look only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1944 WWII

Japanese seaplane tender sunk by US carrier aircraft in Coron Bay on 24 September 1944; one of six Coron wrecks the National Museum of the Philippines documents for heritage management.View source →

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