Dive Site - Hoki Maru
| Dive Site - Hoki Maru | |||
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| Hoki Maru | Chuuk Lagoon (Truk Lagoon) | ||
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| Federated States of Micronesia |  |
45 m | Advanced Nitrox plus Decompression Proceedures |
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| - | Salt | 0 m | |
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| 7° 21.803′ N 7.363389° N 7° 21′ 48.2″ N |
151° 54.665′ E 151.911089° E 151° 54′ 39.92″ E |
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| The Hoki Maru is a medium-large, old fashioned freighter, captured while on a run from Freemantle to Colombo on 12 July 1942, and utilised by the Japanese Navy during the war. She was formerly the British-New Zealand ship M/V Hauraki. Tonnage: 7,112. Length: 137.2 metres. Beam: 17.8 metres. Launched: 28 November 1921. An explosion thoroughly destroyed the part of the ship between the forecastle and the bridge. The Hoki Maru lies upright on a sandy bottom of less than 50 metres. The stern deck is 30 metres, the bow 36 metres, the bridge area is 25 metres and the depth gets to 49 metres inside some holds. Location GPS coordinates from Thorfinn.net. Accuracy unknown. See also: https://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=232 |
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