Chuuk Lagoon, previously Truk Atoll, is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,800 kilometres (970 nautical miles) northeast of New Guinea and is part of Chuuk State within the …

Jun 14, 2018 · Truk Lagoon, a small part of Micronesia located about 1,100 miles northwest of New Guinea in the western Pacific, has been home to several tribes since at least 1528, when …

Today, the "underwater fleet" at Truk, resting amidst an infinite variety of marine life and containing the honored remains of Japanese warriors, is one of the world's underwater treasures.

Truk (now known as Chuuk, capital of the Federated States of Micronesia) is roughly equidistant from Eniwetok (669 nautical miles) and Rabaul (696 nautical miles) and ships and aircraft …

Most people travel for nearer to 36 hours. But Truk really is somewhere that every scuba diver should go to at least once. And if you are going to do it, you really should do it on the Odyssey. …

Mar 30, 2025 · Truk Lagoon was considered the most formidable of all Japanese strongholds in the Pacific. This reputation caused an overconfident Truk command to relax their vigil against …

Mar 31, 2019 · When two unescorted Marine PB4Y’s took off on 4 February 1944 on a daring 2,000-mile reconnaissance mission over Truk, United States military leaders in the Pacific …

Truk Lagoon, also called Chuuk, is a part of the Federal States of Micronesia. Chuuk is about 617 miles southeast of Guam and from all 7 major islands is about 77 square miles in size.

Truk was the Japanese anchorage during WWII and the USA took out merchant ships, battleships, destroyers, tankers, minesweepers, and gunboats making this area the largest …

Truk is renowned today as a tourist destination for divers interested in seeing the many shipwrecks left in the lagoon, many of which were sunk in Operation Hailstone.