Truk Lagoon

Monty & Joey Clark's Truk Lagoon Dive

by Monty Clark

As some of you were aware, my son Joey and I traveled to Truk Lagoon (located in Micronesia, Western Pacific). Truk Lagoon, 1,000 or so miles south of Guam, Gray Reef Shark was an area where the Japanese maintained a fleet of ships during WW II. On February 17-18, 1944, most of those ships were sent to the bottom of the lagoon during "Operation Hailstone".

The photo to the right is a gray reef shark. We were in 70' feet located on Pizion Reef.

A collection of gas masks on Unkai Maru. The Unkai Maru was a 305' freighter, sunk in 130' of water.

The following photos are aircraft parts located on the 437' freighter Fujikawa Maru. This is a picture of the cockpit of a Japanese Zero, located in hole #2, in 90' feet of water. The other photos are of other Zeros, pieces and parts, in and around the same holding area.

Zero prop spinner.

Wing.

Fuselage.

Cockpit (rudder peddals).

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Updated Sunday January 14, 2007