Dive-site story
Tribird is a Russian passenger plane deliberately scuttled off the coast of Boracay to create an artificial reef. The inverted airframe rests on a sandy bottom, offering an eerie silhouette as you descend through open water. Marine growth encrusts the wings and fuselage, while schools of fish congregate around the engines and open cabin doorways.
Penetrating or peering into the inverted fuselage and cockpit controls
Large schools of glassfish and batfish sheltering inside and around the wings
Macro critters and nudibranchs colonizing the aluminum skin and structural ribs
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
The northeast monsoon brings the calmest seas and best surface conditions to the western side of the island.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circular batfishPlatax orbicularis | Common | ||||||||||||
| LionfishPterois volitans | Common | ||||||||||||
| Yellow boxfishOstracion cubicum | Common | ||||||||||||
| Blue-spotted ribbontail rayTaeniura lymma | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Giant frogfishAntennarius commerson | Rare |
Marine forecast
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