Diving in Micronesia

1 destination and 11 documented dive sites. The strip under each destination shows its season, month by month.

Where to dive in Micronesia

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon

Micronesia

Best Oct–Apr

6 Advanced, 5 Experienced+

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia

The 'Million Dollar Wreck', a 117 m freighter named for its costly cargo.

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia

A shallow Japanese Navy bomber wreck off Eten Island, often followed by schools of batfish.

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia

At 163 m the largest wreck in Truk, a submarine tender with torpedoes still in its holds.

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia

A twin-barrel anti-aircraft gun, three Howitzers and a Japanese battle tank lie on this wreck.

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia

Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia

Photo credits

Aerial view of a pass into Chuuk Lagoon, Flickr user Matt Kieffer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Type 95 tank on the deck of the San Francisco Maru, Chuuk, montereydiver, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cockpit of the Betty bomber wreck, Chuuk, montereydiver, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shells lying in the Heian Maru wreck, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Artillery piece on the deck of the Nippo Maru, Chuuk, w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Zero fighter in the hold of the Fujikawa Maru, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Superstructure of the Rio de Janeiro Maru wreck, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons