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Helmet Depth Charge Wreck
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Helmet Depth Charge wreck. Helmet or Depth Charge Wreck. SCUBA Diving the Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. The Helmet or Depth Charge Wreck or Helmet lays right side up in 55-100 feet of water, with her stern shallow and her bow deep(about 100 Feet). She is located at N7 19.669 E134 27.950. The dive below on the Helmet was on 6 April 2006. Pictures compliments of Jens Jahn. IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW MANY YEARS YOU GET TO LIVE IN, BUT HOW MUCH LIFE THERE IS IN THE YEARS YOU GET.
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Bichu Maru
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SCUBA Diving the Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. 368 Foot length, 52 Foot beam. The Bichu Maru has her final resting place is in the Rock Islands south of the Kamikazi Maru. She is located at N7 16.269 E134 24.458. She is the largest mystery ship not having a confirmed location. The dive below was on 31 March 2006 with Jens Jahn. Pictures below are Clownfish and schooling Jacks. Pictures compliments of Jens Jahn. Pics above: Life in the Bichu Maru. Where to Stay in Palau?
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Ryuko Maru
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SCUBA Diving one of the best Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. 321 Foot length, 45 foot beam. Her final resting place is about 75 yards off Ngargol Island which forms the northern arm of Malakal Harbor. She is .65 miles due south of the southern end of PPR's beach and is located at 7 20.642' N and 134 26.644E. Her bow is at 60 (18.2 Meters) feet and her stern at 85 feet (26 Meters). Black Corals, beautiful gorgonians, good visibility and easy penetration. Click on pictures to enlarge.
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Kamikazi Maru
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SCUBA Diving the Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. 370 Foot length, 54 Foot beam. Her final resting place is just inside the Rock Islands. She is located at N7 16.739 E134 24.723. Dangerous to Dive Very high pressure tanks for 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. Where to Stay in Palau?
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Raizan Maru
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SCUBA Diving the Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. 321 Foot length, 45 Foot beam. Her final resting place is North or Malakal Harbor and southwest of PPR. She is located at N7 21.035 E134 25.837. DECO and safety stop. 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. The dive below was on 7 April 2006 with Jens Jahn and Pete. Pictures are Bat Fish. Where to Stay in Palau?
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Iro
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SCUBA Diving the Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. Not the Iro Maru as there was no ship named Iro Maru. This ship was named IRO when she was built. She was designed to be a warship just as she was destined to be a shipwreck of Palau. 470 Foot length, 58 foot beam Shiretoko Class Combined Fleet Oilier. The Iro lays in 125 feet of water with her starboard anchor straight down, in Western Lagoon and is located at N7 17.648 E134 25.229. Pictures from the Iro 11 December 2006. SCUBA Palau wi...
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Amatsu Maru
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SCUBA Diving the Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. 502 Foot length, 66 Foot beam. 10,000 Ton, Combined Fleet Tanker. Stinging Hydroids cover the marker buoy line to the ship. Her final resting place is just inside Malakal Harbor near Pincher's Lagoon and just south of Ngargol Island which forms the northern arm of Malakal Harbor. She is located at N7 20.311 E134 26.024. The most recent dive is listed first: 21 January 2007. Dive: 11 December 2006. The dive below was on 14 November 2006 w...
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Sata
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SCUBA Diving the Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. Not Sata Maru. This was the name given to her when she was built. 470 Foot length, 58 Foot beam, 14000 Tons. Her final resting place is in Western lagoon near her sister ship the Iro. She is located at N7 18.162 E134 25.641. DECO and safety stop is required. Pictures compliments of Jens Jahn. IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW MANY YEARS YOU GET TO LIVE IN, BUT HOW MUCH LIFE THERE IS IN THE YEARS YOU GET. Click here to see her location on a map.
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Urakami Maru
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To get Palau Maps click here. 387 Foot length, 52 Foot beam. Her final resting place is the middle of Malakal Harbor. She is located at N7 19.996 E134 26.499. DECO and safety stop. She was attacked by aircraft from the Carriers Hornet and Monterey as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and sunk. The dive below was on 12 April 2006 with Jens Jahn and Jamie. Pictures compliments of Jens Jahn. Click on Picture Below to see her location on a map. Where to Stay in Palau?
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Nagisan Maru
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SCUBA Diving the Shipwrecks of Palau. To get Palau Maps click here. 362 Foot length, 50 Foot beam. Her final resting place is . She is located at N7 17.172 E134 25.745. DECO and safety stop. 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 . Pictures compliments of Jens Jahn.