Reef/WallÁrea Marina Protegida

Chuuk Lagoon (Truk Lagoon)

Micronesia · Federated States of Micronesia
Profundidad: 5–30 mNivel: Open WaterDecember-April

An atoll of 245 islands that was Japan's largest naval base in the Pacific. On 17 and 18 February 1944 the American Task Force 58 launched Operation Hailstone, sinking more than forty ships and destroying more than 250 aircraft. More than sixty wrecks lie on the lagoon floor today, most of them between 30 and 60 m and many practically intact.

Depth

5–30 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

29 °C

Current

Weak to moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

December-April

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

90 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time
December-April
Approx. price
90 USD / dive

A reef site within Chuuk Lagoon, a shallower alternative to the great wrecks nearby.

Protection status

Los pecios están declarados monumentos protegidos y tumbas de guerra por los Estados Federados de Micronesia

Did you know

El nombre 'Truk' es una deformación alemana: los administradores coloniales no lograban pronunciar 'Chuuk'. Cousteau dio a conocer el sitio al mundo con un documental de 1969. Ochenta y dos años después de Hailstone siguen desaparecidos 35 militares estadounidenses de los ataques de febrero de 1944, y en 2024 el equipo de Project Recover localizó por primera vez tres aviones estadounidenses en la laguna. Es una tumba de guerra: se bucea con ese criterio.

Sources consulted: DAN Alert Diver; military.com (Operation Hailstone); thedirtydozenexpeditions.com; SCUBA Travel; thetechnicaldiver.com

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41 species documented in Chuuk Lagoon (Truk Lagoon)

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