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Chuuk Lagoon and its Unparalled Wreck Diving

I In 1969, French oceanographer Jacques ships. The shipwrecks and remains are ocean currents, divers can easily swim
Cousteau and his team explored Truk sometimes referred to as the “Ghost Fleet across decks littered with gas masks and
Lagoon. Following Cousteau’s 1971 televi- of Truk Lagoon”. Scattered mainly around depth charges and below deck can be
sion documentary about the lagoon and the Dublon, Eten, Fefan and Uman islands found evidence of human remains.
its ghostly remains, the place became a within the Truk group, a number of the
scuba diving paradise, drawing wreck div- shipwrecks lie in crystal clear waters less
ing enthusiasts from around the world to than fifteen meters (approx. 50 feet) below
see its numerous, virtually intact sunken the surface. In waters devoid of normal