Artifacts . . .
These were taken in the destroyer's surgery room.
Along with the containers those are human remains.
Saw several on the dives.
Some of the remains were recovered -
those in Imperial Japanese Submarine I-169 were.
However, the crews of most of these (merchant freighters)
may not all have actually been Japanese,
or maybe there were no surviving relatives to petition to have the remains reclaimed.
We were respectful, and were well-briefed NOT TO TOUCH ANYTHING!
1) it is a memorial and historic monument to Chuuk
2) The wrecks are decaying so much
(visibly more than 10 years ago when part of the group first visited)
that it could be dangerous to do so . . . ompartments are collapsing.
Porthole . . . the shipwreck is on its side, so it looks like its on the bottom of the ocean
We did all these dives with a guide.
People have died on these wrecks thinking they didn't need one,
or didn't need to heed the dive brief about where NOT to go.
Trucks that were never unloaded . . .
Bulldozer track
My roommate and part-time dive buddy Matt, diving with the other Neil.
He is descending through the deck hatch I just exited.
They both are "tech" divers using two open circuit tanks (a/k/a "twins"),
with which they get much more air and bottom time
For the deep dive (110'), I paired with Tish Hayes,
both of us using steel 105cu ft single tanks.
Of course we went with a guide; this time it was Mika.
One of the two other liveaboards out here . . . The venerable (a/k/a OLD) THORFIN . . .
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