Dive-site story
The Doña Marilyn was a passenger ferry that sank during a typhoon in the late 1980s and now rests on its starboard side over a sandy seabed. Soft corals and encrusting sponges smother the exterior structure, providing habitat for schooling fish and resting bottom dwellers. Due to the bottom profile, dives here typically focus on exploring the outer hull, deck equipment, and open cargo bays under strict non-decompression or technical limits.
Exploring the extensive hull and superstructure of an intact passenger vessel
Encounters with large rays resting along the sandy base of the wreck
Lush growth of soft corals and black coral bushes along the upper port side
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Drier conditions and calmer sea states generally occur during the northeast monsoon and dry season months.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marbled stingrayTaeniurops meyeni | Common | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef sharkTriaenodon obesus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Harlequin sweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoides | Common | ||||||||||||
| Orbicular batfishPlatax orbicularis | Common | ||||||||||||
| LionfishPterois volitans | Common |
Marine forecast
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