UNDERWATER GRAVEYARD

On August 17, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Hailstorm, an attack on Japanese troops based in the waters of Micronesia. More than 50 ships and 240 aircraft were sent to the bottom of the sea, along with 3,000 people. Today, it is a spectacular and eerie underwater graveyard.Most of the wreckage is still intact, and some sits only 4.5 meters (15 ft) below the water’s surface, making the site incredibly popular with divers and even snorkelers. Tanks, railroad cars, motorcycles, radios, and a variety of weapons and munitions can all be found in the hold of the sunken cargo ships. Up on deck, gas masks and depth charges lay undisturbed, while down below there are even human remains.