Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia

One of the most spectacular dive spots in the world.

On February 17 and 18, 1944, Chuuk was massively bombed by US Navy aircraft as part of Operation Hailstone. The Japanese base and large parts of the islands were almost completely destroyed. Twelve anchored warships and 32 transport ships of the Japanese fleet were sunk.

We were there in 2019. We traveled via Guam, where we had a stopover. Chuuk airport is very small; we were picked up there and taken to the SS Torfin.

The Torfin is located in the middle of the lagoon, from there most of the wrecks can be reached within 10 minutes by dinghy.

The water is around 28 degrees Celsius and many of the wrecks are very extensive.