Diving Truk Lagoon - page 23
In March of 2023 I joined a couple of dozen others on a Backscatter-sponsored 10-day trip to legendary Truk Lagoon. This location is considered the top wreck diving location in the world with 50 sunken Japanese ships and several airplanes sitting on the bottom. Operation Hailstone in February 1944 sunk all of them in a period of about 2 days. These wrecks were undisturbed until the 1960's when Jacques Cousteau discovered them. Several of the wreck sites are extremely popular with the wreck diving community. I was diving a single 80 cubic foot tank and could not do the deepest dives. Nevertheless, I still followed the divemaster through several wrecks on dives that were a bit scary and left me with rust stains all over as I had to pull myself past numerous rusty obstacles. Here are the images, in the order I took them.
3/6/2023<br>Now this is more interesting than old barrels! These are large (14") artillery shells for either battleships or cruisers or very heavy shore guns.
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Now this is more interesting than old barrels! These are large (14") artillery shells for either battleships or cruisers or very heavy shore guns. 		3/6/2023<br>Unexploded ordinance everywhere in Truk...
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Unexploded ordinance everywhere in Truk... 		3/6/2023<br>After going inside a rather large, open and un-intimidating hold, we thought we were going back out.
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After going inside a rather large, open and un-intimidating hold, we thought we were going back out.
3/6/2023<br>But the divemaster, having seen us dive for several dives now, signaled to see if we wanted to go inside the ship? We said yes, or Ryan (pictured) and I did, while Fred declined. I just posted pretty much all the shots I took inside the ship on this trip, just so you can get a better idea of what it was like. Almost all of the shots were taken with the camera level, very often with the diver in front of me visible as I followed in the rear.
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But the divemaster, having seen us dive for several dives now, signaled to see if we wanted to go inside the ship? We said yes, or Ryan (pictured) and I did, while Fred declined. I just posted pretty much all the shots I took inside the ship on this trip, just so you can get a better idea of what it was like. Almost all of the shots were taken with the camera level, very often with the diver in front of me visible as I followed in the rear. 		3/6/2023<br>Following diver
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Following diver 		3/6/2023<br>Following diver
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Following diver