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Malayan Wreck is a small shipwreck sitting within Tubbataha Reefs National Park, at the North Atoll in the Sulu Sea, Philippines. The vessel ran aground on the reef and now rests as an artificial habitat on the seafloor, with a maximum depth of 60 metres.
The wreck itself is the main structure to explore, and it is frequently combined with the adjacent Wall Street dive, a sheer wall that drops away into the abyss and is covered in corals. The North Atoll as a whole features coral plateaus, steep walls, cleaning stations, and areas with strong or changing currents, all of which can influence how a dive at the Malayan Wreck unfolds.
The wreck has become a resident habitat for humphead parrotfish, moray eels, and sweetlips. Sharks, rays, turtles, tuna, and large schools of fish may also be encountered depending on conditions, and the site is listed as holding gorgonian sea fans, soft and hard corals, reef fish, nudibranchs, frogfish, Napoleon wrasse, and schooling fish. The park's prime diving season runs from mid-March to mid-June, though the site is diveable year-round.
Tubbataha is an offshore expedition destination reached by liveaboard from Puerto Princesa, Palawan, after an overnight crossing of roughly nine hours. Access to the Malayan Wreck is by boat, with the site typically dived as part of a multi-day liveaboard itinerary. Visibility is great, though currents on the North Atoll can be strong and changeable; the site is rated as technical difficulty, making it suited to experienced, confident divers comfortable managing current.
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusConfirmed present · 2 independent sourcesDurable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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