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Morazan

The Morazan wreck at Apo Reef is one of our favourite dives in the Philippines, a proper rust bucket of a cargo vessel sitting upright between 14 and 28 metres. We love dropping down onto the stern first, where the hull plates are thick with growth, attracting big schools of silver flagtails and blue-finned rock cod. She’s about 100 metres long, giving you plenty of time to explore the holds and superstructure. You can poke around the galley area, sometimes spotting a giant moray peeking out from a porthole, or descend into the cavernous cargo hold where ponyfish dart around in the filtered light. The wreck itself feels very much a part of the reef now, completely colonised by corals and anemones. We often find longnose butterflyfish picking around the plating, and there’s always a good chance of seeing black-spotted blowfish or even a noble cone snail inching along the deck. The currents here can be moderate, so it’s best suited for divers comfortable with a drift, but the visibility is usually excellent, making for some dramatic wide-angle shots. It’s a great site for anyone who enjoys combining history with abundant reef life.