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Navy
auxiliary supply ship (AK), Jap. "Yuso-sen"
Attacked and
sunk in Coron Bay, Palawan on the 24 September 1944 by US Task Force
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The origin of
this cargo vessel is not known, probably built in Europe, captured and used by
the Japanese Fleet. This freighter was sunk on 24 September 1944 by US aircraft,
the wreck - 129m (425ft) long, 6,352 gross tons - lies on its starboard side
pointing 230 degrees (compass bearing) in 36m (119ft) of water. The port-side
hull is at 22m (72ft). A bulldozer and a cement mixer with about 1000 cement
bags lies in one of the cargo holds at 30m (99ft) depth. In another cargo other
construction supplies remain.
The Kogyo
Maru is well covered with good corals, particularly very large lettuce corals,
shoals of fish including fusiliers, snappers and batfish, plus the lionfish and
scorpionfish.
A great site
for the use of Nitrox 32.