blue lagoon dive shop

Truk Lagoon Day 1 Island Tour

February 8, 2014
Museums & Aquariums / Pacific Diving / Shipwrecks

July, 2014

Etten Island in Truk Lagoon (Chuuk) — Preparing to land on Weno at Chuuk Lagoon (formerly called Truk Lagoon). Note that Etten Island in the foreground was shaped by the Imperial Japanese (using forced labor) to replicate an unsinkable aircraft carrier. Tonoas (formerly called Dublon) is in the immediate background.

Truk’s (Chuuk’s) historical treasures aren’t just hidden beneath the waves. They’re everywhere. And a WWII buff’s dream. The Blue Lagoon Dive shop/Resort is located on Weno (formerly Moen), the main island of Chuuk, and occupies the prior site of an Imperial Japanese fighter & Seaplane Base. On this beautiful property you will find old bunkers, machine guns, propellers and other artifacts.
The dive shop was founded and run by the late Kimiou Aisek, who witnessed the US Navy’s devastating attack on Truk (Operation Hailstone) in February 1944. His son Gradvin now operates the dive shop. Here are some pictures of the dive resort grounds:

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