Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon: Technical Diving the Hailstone Fleet
More than 50 WWII wrecks from 3 m to 64 m, a volunteer-run chamber and a 2025 oil leak. What technical divers need to know before diving Chuuk's Hailstone fleet.
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More than 50 WWII wrecks from 3 m to 64 m, a volunteer-run chamber and a 2025 oil leak. What technical divers need to know before diving Chuuk's Hailstone fleet.
A Japanese fleet sunk in 1944 lies in the warm water of a Micronesian lagoon. It's one of the world's great wreck-diving destinations, and one that deserves respect.
The German High Seas Fleet scuttled itself in this Orkney anchorage in 1919. The remaining battleships and cruisers are among the best-known cold-water wreck dives in the world.
The platform you choose shapes almost every other decision about your diving. What each one does well, where each one struggles, and how divers choose.
How you donate gas to an out-of-air diver affects how you both get out. The long-hose method dominates technical diving, but it's not the only option.