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SHINKOKO MARU
The second largest wreck in Truk. The Shinkoku Maru was built in 1940 by Kawashi Jyuko
Co. of Kobe for Kobe Sanbashi K.K. (Kobe Pier Co. Ltd). It was 150 metres long and 20
metres wide and was requisitioned by the Japanese Navy in 1941, four weeks before Pearl
Harbour.
This is in my opinion the greatest shipwreck in the world!.It has everything diver could wish
for ;Depths range from 35 mtrs to 11,She is totally covered in incredible marine life, , bold
upright bathed in light, and offers some of the most rewarding internal exploration of any
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wreck. It can be a 1st 2 or 3 dive of the day-and an 80 minute dive is not un common .Her
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