Ngardmau

Palau

Giant Manta Rays come in for cleaner fish to remove parasites.

About an hour by boat from Fish N Fins but very worth it. Well north of West Passage.

Devil Fish City is also known as DevilFish City.

Ngetbong

Devil Fish City

Typical reef with some pelagics.

Western Entrance by ship. North west of Koror

West Passage

The Wakatake was attacked by aircraft from the Carriers Lexington, Belleau Wood and Langley  as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and sank
Japanese Destroyer



west of Babeldaob near the West Passage

Wakatake is also known as Wakatake Maru.

Wakatake

Big sharks and the usual reef fish

Just outside Pinchers Lagoon in Malakal Harbor

Pinchers Outside

321  Foot length,  45 Foot beam Army Cargo Ship. Often ranked as one of the best wreck dives in Palau. She was attacked by aircraft from the Carriers Bunker Hill and Belleau Wood  as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and sunk.


Her final resting place is a little over 5 miles north of the Malakal Harbor entrance west of Babeldaob.

Teshio Maru

Aichi E13A Jake Seaplane

North of Arakabesan Island. Her final resting place is about 4 miles west of the bridge joining Babeldaob and Koror 

Jake Seaplane

One of the best snorkeling spots on earth. You will wonder "why go SCUBA..." until you do! The Resort here PPR is an aging resort with bad management and bad plumbing and high prices. It waqs nice many years ago.

Beach at PPR on 

Arakababesang Island is also known as PPR- Palau Pacific Resort.

Arakababesang Island

321 Foot length,  45 Foot beam
She was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier  Bunker Hill as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and sunk

She is a bombed out burned out hulk


North of Ngargol Island and west of Arakabasan Island

Raizan Maru

She was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Lexington as part of Task Force 58, Operation Desecrate One, on March 30 and finished off the following day by aircraft from the Carrier Yorktown. Her bow is at 60 (18.2 Meters) feet and her stern at 85 feet (26 Meters)



When I last dove her there was a monkey's fist (Big knot)about 10 feet under the surface that you must tie off to.

Ryuko Maru

An excellent easy dive, guided for the inexperianced. Stalactites and stalagmites to the water's edge, above and below. 4 inner rooms with the first very large. A massive air pocket allows educational information to be shared. A 35 foot deep entry hole opens to the first and largest chamber.



Chandelier Cave

The LST was attacked by aircraft from the Carrier Lexington as part of Task Force 58, Operation Snapshot, on July 26 and finished off the following day by aircraft from the Carriers Lexington and Bunker Hill .272  Foot length,  40 Foot beam

The final resting place of LST is just North of Ngargol Island near shore and a large piece of rock that has fallen from the island into the water

Devil Fish City

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Devil Fish City