WreckÁrea Marina Protegida

Fujikawa Maru (Chuuk)

Micronesia · Chuuk Lagoon

Profundidad: 18–34 mNivel: Advanced Open Water / technicalDecember-April

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An armed freighter sunk during Operation Hailstone and the most visited wreck in the lagoon. Her five holds contain the remains of dismantled Zero fighters, ammunition and war materiel. The engine room, amidships, runs over three levels and is the highlight of the dive.

Depth

18–34 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water / technical

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

29 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Liveaboard

Best time

December-April

Recommended certification

Wreck Diver

Approx. price

0 USD / dive

Ocean Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: December-April
Approx. price: 0 USD / dive

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One of the most famous wrecks in Chuuk; it still holds Japanese Zero fighter engines and anti-aircraft guns almost intact.

Protection status

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

Did you know

Los aviones de las bodegas llegaron parcialmente desmontados desde Japón y muchos ni siquiera habían tenido ocasión de despegar cuando cayó el ataque.

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

Location

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41 species documented in Fujikawa Maru (Chuuk)

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Tiburón gris de arrecife

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

Babosa de mar verrugosa

Onchidium verruculatum

Bigeye de arrecife

Priacanthus hamrur

Bonito listado

Katsuwonus pelamis

See all 41 species of this place

Ecosystem

Pecio

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