Koror

Palau

Banded sea snakes crawl the rocks. A sandy bottom with some small schools of fish. A great place to hang out after a day of diving.

South of Malakal Harbor

Mysterious Cove

Small opening at this GPS location opens to inside of Island and beautiful Lagoon.

South of Malakal Harbor

Lost Lake

Great snorkel between dives. Small coastal boat sunk in WW2

South of Malakal Harbor

Coastal Patrol Boat

470 Foot length, 58 foot beam Shiretoko Class Combined Fleet Oilier.
The Iro was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Bunker Hill as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and finished off the following day by aircraft from the Carrier Yorktown. She had been previously hit by a torpedo from the US Submarine Tunny on March 22, 1944 West of Palau

Western Lagoon North of the Rock Islands

Iro Maru is also known as Iro.

Iro Maru

Dangerous to Dive Very high pressure tanks for WW2 Torpedoes can and have ruptured like a bomb.

She was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Bunker Hill as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and finished off the same day by aircraft from the Carrier Bunker Hill.
370 Foot length, 54 Foot beam




Just inside the Rock Islands and South of the Iro (Maru)

Kamikaze Maru is also known as Kamakazi Maru.

Kamikaze Maru

She was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Bunker Hill as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 an hour later aircraft from the carrier Belleau Wood attacked with no hits, and she was finished off the following day by aircraft from the Carrier Yorktown .

362 Foot length,  50 Foot beam


Inside the Rock Islands

Nagisan Maru

368 Foot length, 52 Foot beam


Inside the Rock Islands near land

Bichu Maru is also known as White Face Wreck.

Bichu Maru

She was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Hornet and Enterprize  as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and finished off the following day by aircraft from the Carrier Lexington. 470  Foot length,  58 Foot beam, 14000 Tons



Her final resting place is in Western lagoon North her sister ship the Iro.

Sata is also known as Sata Maru.

Sata

Beautiful Lagoon for skindiving and possibly SCUBA. Barracuda sometimes haunt this great spot for off-gassing

South and then East out of Malakal Harbor

Peaceful Lagoon

Lots of soft corals in very shallow water in a short gap between two islands

Middle of the Rock Islands

Soft Coral Arch

Beautiful cave with stalactites and stalagmites, very similar to Chandeleer Cave. Entrance is just below the water, possibly 3 feet.

Just on the backside of Soft Coral Arch

Mysterious Cove

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Mysterious Cove