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Langkayan Wreck

Forget the Sipadan hype for a minute. While everyone else is jostling for Barracuda Point, we often sneak off to Langkayan Wreck, and honestly, we think it’s a brilliant contrast. It’s not some grand, intact vessel; this is a smaller, steel-hulled fishing boat, lying on its starboard side in about 30 metres. The bow points west, and you can swim through the holds – they’re fairly open, letting the light filter in, which always feels a bit eerie but in a good way. What we love here is the absolute profusion of glassfish and schooling yellow-snapper that blanket the wreck. Seriously, sometimes they’re so thick you have to fin through them. Look closer and you’ll spot crocodile fish camouflaged on the deck, and we’ve had some fantastic encounters with giant moray eels peeking from beneath twisted metal. It’s a proper wreck dive, for sure, but the marine life makes it sing. Best explored as a second or third dive, when the crowds are elsewhere, giving you the wreck almost to yourself. Just keep an eye on your bottom time.