Blue Corner (Palau)
Hook in above the wall and watch resident grey and whitetip reef sharks, tuna and barracuda work the current.
- Experienced
- Wall
- Whale sharks
Advanced≤30 m
Iro Wreck
Dive site in Palau
An upright WWII Japanese fleet oiler, torpedoed then sunk by aircraft in 1944, with its deck at 28 m and forward tower rising to 8 m.
- Usual dive
- 28 m
- Deepest point
- 40 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Dec–Apr
Photo: w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
The story
The Iro was a fleet oiler of the Imperial Japanese Navy, completed in 1922. On March 31, 1944 she was sunk in Palau Harbor by US Navy carrier aircraft during Operation Desecrate One.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: fishnfins.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Palau
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Dec–Apr.
Source: zubludiving.comWhere is Palau?
The point shows the Palau area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Palau
Ulong Channel
Ride the channel current past lettuce coral grown 15–20 feet from the bottom, with grey reef sharks and batfish at the mouth.
- Advanced
- Drift
- Grey reef sharks
Blue Holes
Drop through four reef-top holes into a large light-filled cavern, then swim 7–10 minutes on to Blue Corner.
- Experienced
- Blue hole
- Nudibranchs
Big Drop Off
A vertical wall dropping to 900 feet, where hawksbill turtles feed and rest on the reef top.
- Open Water
- Wall
- Grey reef sharks
Siaes Tunnel
A 90 m tunnel open at both ends at 35–40 m, with grey reef sharks at the entrance and whitetips resting on the floor.
- Experienced
- Cavern
- Grey reef sharks
German Channel
A channel blasted through the reef where manta rays visit cleaning stations, with peak sightings from December to March.
- Advanced
- Drift
- Manta rays
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Blue Corner (Palau) dive site, Palau, Matt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sea star on the bottom of Ulong Channel, Palau, LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Holes Palau dive site, Palau, w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Anemonefish on the Big Drop Off reef, Palau, Matt Kieffer from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Divers inside Siaes Tunnel, Palau, LuxTonnerre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Manta ray gliding through German Channel, Palau, amanderson2, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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