Operation Hailstone and the World War II Shipwrecks of Truk Lagoon (2023)
Channel: Michael C. Barnette
Date: 2023-12-13

Footage from a November-December 2023 trip to Truk Lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia to dive the numerous Japanese wrecks destroyed during the 1944 U.S. attack of Operation Hailstone. Shipwrecks featured include the:
AIKOKU MARU (愛国丸)
AMAGISAN MARU (天城山丸)
FUJIKAWA MARU (富士川丸)
FUJISAN MARU (富士山丸)
HEIAN MARU (平安丸)
HOKI MARU (伯耆丸)
KENSHO MARU (乾祥丸)
KIYOSUMI MARU (清澄丸)
MOMOKAWA MARU (桃川丸)
NAGANO MARU (長野丸)
NIPPO MARU (日豊丸)
SAN FRANCISCO MARU (桑港丸)
SANKISAN MARU (山鬼山丸)
SHINKOKU MARU (神国丸)
UNKAI MARU NO. 6 (第六雲海丸)
YAMAGIRI MARU (山霧丸)
Dives were conducted from Blue Lagoon Dive Resort on Weno, and supported/hosted by Pete Mesley's Lust 4 Rust Diving Excursions.

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