Malayan (Wreck)
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A story goes around that in the 70s ‘Malayan,’ a fishing vessel got the heavy brunt of a strong typhoon & smashed onto the shallow reef top at the southwest side of Tubbatahas’s north atoll. It is now called the Malayan Wreck and has settled on the shallow reef top.
The wreck has a marker float where divers begin their early morning dives as a school of about 30 – 50 adult harlequin sweetlips give welcome at 3 – 5 meters.
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Whitetip Reef Shark
81
Total Sightings
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A
M
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J
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#2
Grey Reef Shark
45
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
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#3
Parrotfish
43
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#4
Triggerfish
43
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#5
Jackfish
39
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#6
Barracuda
38
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#7
Sweetlips and Grunts
36
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#8
Wrasse
35
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#9
Blacktip Reef Shark
34
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#10
Angelfish
33
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
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