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Labuan is Malaysian Federal Territory located 62 miles (115km) south of Kota Kinabalu and lies 5 miles (8km) off the mainland of Sabah (northern part of Borneo) at the northern Brunei Bay. Since early times, it has been a pivoting point in the maritime history of Borneo, with the first record of trading being visits by Chinese Junks to the Sultanate of Brunei. In the 1800's, Britain and other Colonial powers used Labuan as a trading and coaling station. The Island saw a lot of action during World War II from both the Allies' and Japanese navies and airforces. Up to now, Borneo Divers have identified four ship wrecks to dive on near Labuan; two from World War II and two from the 1980's. These ships lie in l00-115 feet (30-35m) of water, with the top portions at 25-70 feet (8-12m). Visibility varies greatly season to season (and even day to day) from 20 feet (6m) to 70 feet (20m). They have adopted the names these wrecks go by locally: "Cement" Wreck, "American" Wreck, "Australian" Wreck, and "Blue Water" Wreck. The "Cement" Wreck can be enjoyed by Open Water (novice) divers. For the "Blue Water" Wreck you must be an Advanced Diver with deeper diving experience logged. To penetrate and dive into the "American" or "Australian" Wreck, you must be certified as a Wreck Diver Specialty or have logged experience in wreck diving.

This is in my opinion one of the interesting wreck dive spots on our planet.