Buoy #6 Wreck

Buoy #6 Wreck is a Second World War Japanese wreck in Malakal Channel, Palau, one of the main channels from Koror out to the outer atoll. The wreck rests at 22 to 24 metres and is draped in soft corals. The channel slope above it, covered with soft corals, sea whips and black coral, takes you down to the wreck on a drift.

Depths run from 3 to 27 metres and the current depends on the tide, from mild at slack water to strong during the tide changes, so the dive is a drift combined with wreck exploration. Visibility is 5 to 18 metres depending on the tide, and Advanced Open Water certification is recommended.

Schools of barracuda and snappers, reef sharks and turtles are often seen, with yellowtail fusiliers and sweetlips among the soft corals.