Submerged

This is simply the best place to see shipwrecks any where in the world. The wrecks are vitualy intact and the Lagoon's water is gin glear. Truk Lagoon is a vast body of water fifty miles long by thirty miles wide, and

After years of talking about it, there we were standing on a sandy beach underneath swaying palm trees gazing out over the ruffled waters of Truk Lagoon. Steve, Paul, and I had finally made it to the wreck divers heaven.

On 7 Dec 1941 the Japanese, in an unprovoked attack, bombed Pearl Harbor completely destroying most of the American Pacific Fleet. This act finally pushed America into the war and made the outcome inevitable. In the

One of the deepest wrecks that we dived during our stay, was the Nippo Maru. She was only discovered in June 1980 by Klaus Linderman, and is one of the most interesting wrecks in the Lagoon. (Klaus Linderman has written

This wreck is one of the standard dives in the Lagoon because it is so huge, nearly 500 feet long. Because its bows are in 130 feet, but its sides in 50 feet, it is a good dive for people of all abilities. The Rio de

The Hoki Maru was originally the British - New Zealand ship Hauraki, and was a cargo ship with accommodation for twelve passengers. She was built by William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton in Scotland, and launched

The Fumizuki is a Japanese destroyer of the Mutsuki class. She was built in 1925, and launched in Feb 1926 at Osaka. At the time of her sinking she was getting on for eighteen years old, and was already considered obsolete,

Of all the wrecks in Truck Lagoon, the Fujikawa Maru is probably the most famous, and rightly so. For sheer size, intactness, and heart stopping diving it takes some beating and is possibly in the top three most exciting

After a couple of days diving on the huge heart stopping wrecks in Truk Lagoon, it is nice to pause, get your blood pressure under control, and dive on something smaller and more manageable. This is probably why the

I have put this ship here because it was the ultimate reason for Operation Hailstorm, and because many divers going to Truk, feel that it is right that they should visit Pearl Harbour and see this memorial for themselves.

Kimio Aisek is Truk's oldest and most experienced guide. He was born and raised on the island, and as a teenager he witnessed the attack on the islands and watched the destruction of many of the ships that we now dive