Warship to become shipwreck dive site

The decommissioned KM Kuraman before being sunk for use as a diving wreck. – Photo: NORMIMIE DIUN/The Star

KOTA KINABALU: A warship that has been in service for the past 52 years with the navy and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has been sunk and is now the state’s first shipwreck dive site.

The 31.4m long, seven metre-wide vessel – KM Kuraman, was sunken at the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine park here on Thursday and is expected to be open for wreck dives six months from now.