Cement Wreck

Located at 05 , 13.295′ N , 115,04.875′ E and resting in an upright position the 91.22m long, 14.6m wide, 2654 Ton Japanese cargo ship the M.V. Tung Hwang, sank on the 25th of September, 1980 after having hit the Samarang Bank en route to Brunei, with a cargo of cement for use in construction of the Sultans palace.  The ship was constructed at Onomichi Japan in 1966 and was sold to Tung Kuan shipping, Taipei at a later unknown date. This beautiful wreck ranges in depth from 8m at the top of the bridge gantry where the buoy line is tied off down to a 32m sandy bottom.**

The wreck is encrusted in soft corals and feather stars and is home to massive shoals of swirling bait fish and many kinds of predators in search of lunch. The ship is still fairly intact apart from the damage to the bow where it struck the bank; also, the funnel has collapsed, lying on its port side tearing away part of the deck which now gives good access to the engine room and various corridors running off it. The marine life on this site is abundant with many different species including Lion Fish , Cube box Fish, Moray Eels and schools of Bat Fish just to name a few.

**We would like to thank Masahiko Taneichi of the Japan Institute of Navigation, Japan Captains’ Association for reaching out to us regarding on the historical information accuracy on the wrecks.
Page updated on 21/03/2024