Diving the wreck of UNKAI MARU N0 6 - TRUK LAGOON

A video tour of the wreck of Unkai Maru No 6 at Truk Lagoon. This 3,220grt Japanese naval auxiliary was built in Newcastle in 1905 as the SS Venus but was sold to Japanese shipping interests in 1921 and requisitioned by Japan in WWII. She was at anchor in the 6th Fleet anchorage north of Uman Island on 17 February 1944 when dive bombers from the U.S. fast carrier Task Force 58 attacked her. She was set on fire but remained afloat until the following day when she was attacked again. After taking several hits and near misses she sank into 40 metres of water.