This is the only wreck in the lagoon that I dove more than once, (mostly to accomodate a friend who arrive a couple days after me...) and I wasn't disappointed either time...
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 | Fujikawa Maru |   |  |
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 |  on July 15, 2004 |
One of the more famous wrecks in the lagoon, the Fujikawa is a 440 ft long cargo ship that sits in about 100 ft of water. Most famous probably for the Japanese zeros and aircraft parts in one of the holds. This is the only wreck in the lagoon that I dove more than once, (mostly to accomodate a friend who arrive a couple days after me...) and I wasn't disappointed either time... |
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| Japanese Zeros on the Fujikawa... | | |
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| on July 16, 2004 |
Zeros is the hold... Wonderful to see, but a b*tch to take a picture of.... (Dark and extremely silty down there...) But the Diving Gods were with me on this particular day... Because, as fortune would have it: (1) There were only two divers on this dive so it kept the silt down a bit, and (2) My buddy's camera dropped dead just before the dive, so I was able to slave his and my strobes together to get a bit more light on the planes... Still not a great picture, but at least you can see the features pretty clear.... |
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| First Class, Window Seating... | | |
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| on July 15, 2004 |
Fly Chuukese Airways: Spacious cabin seating, state of the art in flight entertainment system, (consisting of unending fish videos....), and inflight beverage/meal serivce of local cuisine... (sushi seems to be a popular choice...) All in all a pleasant experience. Yes, I do believe that I'd give them my patronage again....... |
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| Sankisan Maru | | |
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| on July 17, 2004 |
The Sankisan was one of my favourite dives in the lagoon. Beautiful soft coral growth, and the holds are full of memorabilia to explore and a divable depth. (Max is about 100 ft) Also interesting to the the aft half of this ship which was complete blow apart. (obviously the result of some sort of secondary explosion of ordinance in the holds when the ship went down....) Dont miss this one... |
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| Rio de Janero Maru | | |
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| on July 16, 2004 |
The Rio de Janero Maru is a passenger ship which is both a pretty easy and attractive dive. The ship sits on its side in about 85 feet of water. Look for the scads and scads of Sake bottles in the cargo area. I dunno, this seems to be a recurring theme on a few of these ship... (Many. many more Sake bottles than bullets, or guns or tanks...) Deciding factor in WW2 ?? I dunno, you can decide for yourselves... |
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| I Wuz Surrounded by Sharks... | | |
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| on July 15, 2004 |
After trying a reef dive for a little variety on one of the reefs in the lagoon, I soon found that Chuuk is not just for wreck diving. The locals spear fish out here, and so the reef sharks are conditioned to challenge divers for the catch. I've seen a few sharks in other places, but this is the first place I've been where they are swarming and in your face looking for something to nibble on.... Id guess there were 30-50 gray and black tipped reef sharks patrolling around us at one point... Exhilerating,,, and then some... |
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| Sunset on Blue Lagoon... | | |
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| on July 22, 2004 |
As with most of Micronesia, the Chuukese sunsets are just amazing. Each day the clouds lay a little bit differently against the horizon, but you are invariably treated a glowing sunset over the lagoon... As fortune would have it, the best bar in town is situated in the perfect spot for watching the day's lights fade away... And I must say that a couple cans of Fosters, whilst tell big fish stories with your mates just adds to the enjoyment... |
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| Soft Coral Growth on the Sankisan... | | |
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| on July 16, 2004 |
Amazing amount of colourful soft coral growth on the masts of this ship. Rather than ascending up the boat bouy line, come up at along the masts and take your safety stop over there. This will give you more time to enjoy the coral and fish circling the upper parts of the ship. |
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| Japanese Betty Bomber... | | |
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| on July 16, 2004 |
Though certainly not the most exciting dive in the harbour, the Betty Bomber does make for a little variety from all the ship wrecks. The fulelage and wing sections are mostly intact, with the cockpit broken off just in front. You can find both engines about 50 off the left side of the aircraft. The plane sits in about 50 feet of water, so it makes for a real relaxing third dive of the day... |
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| Local Eten Kids... | | |
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| on July 18, 2004 |
There are a bunch of small local kids on the island, and they will invariably follow you around as you tour the sites. Since this island is private land, they ask you to donate a dollar for access. I didn't have any small bills in my wallet so I offered the kids some foreign currency that I had. Even though they'lll likely never be able to spend it, they seemed to get a kick out of trying to read the foreign scribble on the money.... So if you ever run into some kids in Chuuk packing Egyptian Pounds or Burmese Kyat, its a pretty safe bet where they got it from... |
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