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Discovery Palawan

Former Discovery Fleet liveaboard sold to VCoast Marine Services in August 2025. Discovery World’s 2025 annual report confirms the disposal and describes its liveaboard vessels as previously operated; later service under the buyer has not been verified.

Philippines

Published operator: Not yet verified

Historical liveaboard; sold in 2025; subsequent operation unverified

Built: 1973

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Research reviewed 2026-10-18.

Vessel photograph · Image source

Published specifications

Vessel type: Dive liveaboard
Published status: Historical liveaboard; sold in 2025; subsequent operation unverified
Registered name: DISCOVERY PALAWAN
Beam: 8.5 m [1]
Year built: 1973 [1]
Flag: Philippines [6]
IMO: 7219844 [3]
MMSI: 548226100 [6]
Callsign: DUTN8 [6]
Identity checked: 2026-10-18

Published ownership

VCoast Marine Services [4]

Basis: Discovery World Corporation SEC Form 17-C reports its subsidiary executed an absolute sale to this buyer; public issuer transaction disclosure, not a current flag-register extract.

As of: 2025-08-19

Ownership and the advertised operator are separate roles. Historical records remain dated claims.

Contact and booking links

No verified public contact has been recorded for this vessel yet.

Links lead to third-party operators or agents. This directory does not confirm departures or accept bookings.

Research notes and uncertainties

The registry evidence is dated 2017 and is not proof of current ownership or operation.
Published supplier specifications have not been independently inspected. No live position is asserted.
Maritime identity checked against name, vessel type and dimensions. No live coordinates inferred from this static source.
Older marketed profiles and Discovery Fleet affiliations are historical after the sale disclosed 19 August 2025. This disclosure does not establish scrapping, sinking or the buyer’s subsequent operation.
The latest corporate annual report confirms the sale and cessation of Discovery Fleet cruise-vessel operations. Sale-price discrepancy is retained; no price is normalized.
Registry active/commissioned labels are not treated as proof of current dive operation; dated operator sale filings take precedence. No undated position has been imported.
Vesseltracker reports 94 x 17 m, which contradicts the established hull and is rejected. The exact IMO/MMSI/call-sign cross-reference agrees with the other registries.
Historical promotional vessel image; the recorded 2025 sale and cessation of Discovery liveaboard operations remain unchanged.

Not yet verified: Operator, Length, Draft, Guests, Guest cabins, Crew, Refit, Hull.

Source-linked research

The published details below include historical records and conflicting claims, with their original sources retained.

Published research for Discovery Palawan
Detail	Published information and source
Year built	1973 [1]
Beam (m)	8.5 [1]
Flag	Philippines [1]
2017 registered owner	Discovery Fleet Corporation [1]
2017 official vessel number	00-0002386 [1]
2017 registered length	43.88 m; registry length may differ from marketed overall length [1]
2017 port of registry	Manila [1]
2023 advertised configuration	32 divers maximum in 17 cabins; historical published itinerary document [2]
AIS / registered name	DISCOVERY PALAWAN [3]
IMO number	7219844 [3]
Published flag	Philippines [3]
Ship Type	Training Ship [3]
Year of Build	1973 [3]
Length Overall (m)	50.02 [3]
Beam (m)	8.59 [3]
Gross Tonnage	539 [3]
Owner	VCoast Marine Services [4]
Ownership claim date	2025-08-19 [4]
Ownership claim basis	Discovery World Corporation SEC Form 17-C reports its subsidiary executed an absolute sale to this buyer; public issuer transaction disclosure, not a current flag-register extract. [4]
Ownership source URL	https://edge.pse.com.ph/downloadHtml.do?file_id=1804670 [4]
status	Historical liveaboard; sold August 2025; subsequent operation unverified [4]
summary	Former Discovery Fleet liveaboard sold to VCoast Marine Services in a transaction disclosed on 19 August 2025. The seller discontinued this liveaboard business line; the vessel’s subsequent use is unverified. [4]
Vessel disposal	Discovery Fleet Corporation reported executing a Deed of Absolute Sale of M/Y Discovery Palawan to VCoast Marine Services for PHP 3 million. [4]
Seller operating decision	DFC stated continuing the liveaboard business line was no longer viable because of the vessel’s age and sustained operating losses. [4]
status	Historical liveaboard; sold in 2025; subsequent operation unverified [5]
summary	Former Discovery Fleet liveaboard sold to VCoast Marine Services in August 2025. Discovery World’s 2025 annual report confirms the disposal and describes its liveaboard vessels as previously operated; later service under the buyer has not been verified. [5]
Disposal — 2025 annual report	Sold in 2025 because of vessel age; reported sale price PHP 3.3 million. [5]
Sale-price discrepancy	2025 annual report says PHP 3.3 million; the 19 August 2025 SEC 17-C filing says PHP 3.0 million. [5]
MMSI	548226100 [6]
Call sign	DUTN8 [6]
Flag	Philippines [6]
AIS / registered name	DISCOVERY PALAWAN [6]
IMO cross-reference	7219844 [6]
Gross tonnage	539 [6]
Build year — registry	1973 [6]
MMSI corroboration	548226100 [7]
Call sign corroboration	DUTN8 [7]
IMO corroboration	7219844 [7]
MMSI corroboration	548226100 [8]
IMO corroboration	7219844 [8]
Registry dimensions	50.02 x 8.59 m [8]
Gross tonnage	539 [8]
Vessel photograph	Historical exterior photograph from the exact PADI Travel Discovery Palawan listing; its name is visible on the bridge. This image does not establish current operation or ownership. [9]

Sources

Discovery Palawan — official vessel informationregistry · accessed 2026-10-17
Discovery Palawan — official vessel informationoperator · accessed 2026-10-17
DISCOVERY PALAWAN — VesselFindervessel-directory · accessed 2026-10-18
Discovery World Corporation — SEC Form 17-C asset disposal, 19 August 2025regulatory-filing · accessed 2026-10-18
Discovery World Corporation — 2025 annual report, printed page 6company-filing · accessed 2026-10-18
AIS Friends — Discovery Palawan, IMO 7219844vessel-registry · accessed 2026-10-18
Vesseltracker — Discovery Palawan radio identityvessel-registry · accessed 2026-10-18
GLOAP — Discovery Palawan vessel databasevessel-registry · accessed 2026-10-18
Discovery Palawan — exterior photographBooking listing · accessed 2026-10-18