Diving into history (literally)

One thing that I didn’t know about shipwrecks until I started diving was the beauty of the life it can create, after death. Coral grows quite abundantly on shipwrecks due to the conditions the structure provides, and therefore attracts fish and so much sea life. Nature teaches us that good can come from bad, and that even when you think something’s destroyed forever, it’s actually an opportunity to be reborn.

WW2 Japanese shipwreck dives I did in Coron, Philippines:

1. In this video, I’m freediving down to Skeleton Wreck.

2. I highly highly highly recommend Mozaran Maru (~80 ft deep), one of the coooooolest wreck dives ever. You literally descend through a bomb hole and must navigate the innards of the ship (a lot of it in the dark) with a flashlight…truly a thrilling adventure. Once you get on top of the ship, there are the most beautiful cabbage corals – my FAVORITE coral ever. My gopro died so I have no footage of this but it will forever live on in my heart.

3. Olympia Maru (~100 ft deep) is a ship the size of an American football field! Took a long time to swim around it! Visibility isn’t great here so I didn’t see the whole ship at once but maybe thats a good thing bc the emotional impact may have given me a heart attack ha.

4. Lusong Gunboat (~50 ft deep) was on the shallower end which gave it better visibility.

Diving and history are 2 of my obsessions/fascinations outside of work. I’m so lucky to be able to experience a piece of history by literally…deep diving into it. How cool is that.