Fujikawa Maru
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Grey reef sharks
Advanced≤30 m
Heian Maru
Dive site in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia
At 163 m the largest wreck in Truk, a submarine tender with torpedoes still in its holds.
- Max depth
- 35 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Current
- Mild
Photo: Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The story
Launched in 1930 as an ocean liner, the Heian Maru became an auxiliary submarine tender. Sunk at Truk on 18 February 1944, she lies on her port side, and her holds reveal torpedoes, artillery shells and submarine periscopes.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: divessi.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- Overhead environment: only go inside with the matching training.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Wreck penetration
- Water
- Sea water
Why divers come
- History
Season in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Oct–Apr.
Source: zubludiving.comWhere is Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon?
The point shows the Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon area, not the exact dive site.
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About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Zero fighter in the hold of the Fujikawa Maru, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Artillery piece on the deck of the Nippo Maru, Chuuk, w:en:Aquaimages (talk | contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- Superstructure of the Rio de Janeiro Maru wreck, Chuuk, Motoki Kurabayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
