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YAMAGARI MARU
One of the key wrecks in Truk Lagoon.439ft, 6438 ton passenger cargo ship, built in 1939.
She was the depot ship for the IJN YAMATO, one of two giant battleships based in Truk
before the attack. Huge shells still remain inside the wreck, which lies on its side. A huge
hole in the hull is testimony to the bombs which sent her to the bottom. Her massive engine
room is a must. Swimming “down” through 5 floors without getting any deeper can be quite
dis-orienting, while the whole exterior of her upper (starboard side) is a living reef. Nice stern
telegraph. Lies to the north of Fetan. Max depth 32 mtrs (seabed)
Her masts still in place run out horizontally to their full length and a re a dive alone in their
own right-covered in life, they are literally coral reefs.
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