Fujikawa Maru
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Grey reef sharks
Advanced≤30 m
Rio de Janeiro Maru
Dive site in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia
- 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
Built in 1929 at Mitsubishi in Nagasaki for routes between Japan and South America, the Rio de Janeiro Maru became a submarine tender in 1941. Hit by multiple 1000 lb bombs east of Uman Island, she sank at 0030 on 18 February 1944.
Source: masterliveaboards.com
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: masterliveaboards.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
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.
More dives in Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon
San Francisco Maru
The 'Million Dollar Wreck', a 117 m freighter named for its costly cargo.
- Technical
- Wreck
Betty Bomber
A shallow Japanese Navy bomber wreck off Eten Island, often followed by schools of batfish.
- Advanced
- Wreck
- Batfish
Heian Maru
At 163 m the largest wreck in Truk, a submarine tender with torpedoes still in its holds.
- Advanced
- Wreck
Nippo Maru
A twin-barrel anti-aircraft gun, three Howitzers and a Japanese battle tank lie on this wreck.
- Technical
- Wreck
Wreck
down to 38 m
Kensho Maru
Swim through intact engine rooms with gauges and dials still in place.
- Technical
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
- 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
