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Truk Lagoon (Chuuk) · Deep Sea & Technical Diving

World's greatest wreck diving site with over 60 Japanese WWII ships, known as the "Ghost Fleet." Key experiences include dives on Fujikawa Maru (with zero fighters in the hold), San Francisco Maru (deepest at 60m, tanks/trucks), Shinkoku Maru (with an intact operating room), Nippo Maru (artillery pieces), engine room penetrations, night wreck diving, technical trimix diving, and opportunities for rebreather diving. The site shows preserved artifacts with coral growth, linked to Operation Hailstone in 1944. Dive infrastructure rated 9/10 with liveaboard and land-based operations available. Average daily spend $400-700. Best diving season is year-round with December-April being calmest.