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Tauchplatz

Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia

San Francisco Maru

Typische Tiefe

63m

Typ
Wrack
Typische Tiefe
63 m
Niveau
Technical
Sicht
15–30 m
Wassertemperatur
28–30 °C
Strömung
Mild
Zugang
Open access
Mindeststufe
Trimix recommended; the deck is at ~50 m and the holds at ~58–62 m. Cargo includes mines, depth charges and aircraft bombs — touching nothing is not optional.
  • Wreck
  • Deep Wreck
  • Trimix
  • Penetration
  • Historic
  • Overhead Environment
  • Tanks On Deck
  • War Grave

Beste Zeit

IdealVermeidenOK

Chuuk dives best in dry season. Lagoon is sheltered, so weather is rarely the constraint. The deeper Marus (San Francisco, Nippo, Aikoku) sit too deep for routine recreational profiles and are the marquee tec dives of the lagoon.

7.3597° N, 151.8717° E

Notizen

'Million Dollar Wreck' — Japanese armed cargo with three Type 95 Ha-Go tanks on deck, mines, trucks. Trimix-grade depths.

Meereslebewesen

Other
three Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks on deck — the wreck's signature image
Corals
soft coral on the masts and king posts
Sharks
grey reef shark, occasional whitetip
Reef fish
lionfish, batfish, glassfish

Wrack

Schiff
San Francisco Maru
Klasse
armed Japanese cargo ship
Herkunft
Imperial Japan
Gesunken
1944 — US Navy aerial bombing during Operation Hailstone, 17–18 Feb 1944
Länge
117 m
Penetration
Möglich — mit Ausbildung

Tauchbasen, die diesen Spot ansteuern

Quellen

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