Aimeliik

Palau

Big sharks and the usual reef fish

Just outside Pinchers Lagoon in Malakal Harbor

Bkurrengel

Pinchers Outside

321  Foot length,  45 Foot beam Army Cargo Ship. Often ranked as one of the best wreck dives in Palau. She was attacked by aircraft from the Carriers Bunker Hill and Belleau Wood  as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and sunk.


Her final resting place is a little over 5 miles north of the Malakal Harbor entrance west of Babeldaob.

Teshio Maru

Aichi E13A Jake Seaplane

North of Arakabesan Island. Her final resting place is about 4 miles west of the bridge joining Babeldaob and Koror 

Jake Seaplane

One of the best snorkeling spots on earth. You will wonder "why go SCUBA..." until you do! The Resort here PPR is an aging resort with bad management and bad plumbing and high prices. It waqs nice many years ago.

Beach at PPR on 

Arakababesang Island is also known as PPR- Palau Pacific Resort.

Arakababesang Island

321 Foot length,  45 Foot beam
She was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier  Bunker Hill as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and sunk

She is a bombed out burned out hulk


North of Ngargol Island and west of Arakabasan Island

Raizan Maru

The LST was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Lexington as part of Task Force 58, Operation Snapshot, on July 26 and finished off the following day by aircraft from the Carriers Lexington and Bunker Hill .272  Foot length,  40 Foot beam

The final resting place of LST is just North of Ngargol Island near shore and a large piece of rock that has fallen from the island into the water

The Wakatake was attacked by aircraft from the Carriers Lexington, Belleau Wood and Langley  as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and sank
Japanese Destroyer



west of Babeldaob near the West Passage

Wakatake is also known as Wakatake Maru.

Wakatake

She was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Lexington as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and finished off the following day by aircraft from the Carrier Yorktown. Her bow is at 60 (18.2 Meters) feet and her stern at 85 feet (26 Meters)



When I last dove her there was a monkey's fist (Big knot)about 10 feet under the surface that you must tie off to.

Ryuko Maru

Beautiful Lagoon for snorkeling or shallow diving and training

Northern side of Malakal Harbor

Ngargol Island 

Sandy bottom good for dive training or to have lunch on a mooring ball.

Entrance tyo Malakal Harbor

Pinchers Lagoon

The Chuyo Maru was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Lexington as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and again the following day by aircraft from the Carriers Yorktown and Lexington but was not reported to sink until April 1.

Northern side of Malakal Harbor.

Chuyo Maru is also known as Chyuo Maru.

Pinchers Outside

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Pinchers Outside