Expedition Hailstone: Episode 2 - Going In

Feb 17-18, 1944 the United States sent Carrier Task Force 58 to the Japanese Imperial Navy's Operations Base at Truk Lagoon. In a surprise attack the United States fighter planes and bombers were unmatched and destroyed the Japanese fleet at anchor, sending 60 ships to the bottom.

In October 2008 a team of technical scuba divers visted Chuuk Micronesia to dive the Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon. Project Expedition Hailstone's goal was to visit some of the lesser dove wrecks and explore the unknown, discovering first hand the carnage of battle.

Operatin Hailstone: Episode 2 - Going In; focuses on wreck diving and the hazards of this style of technical scuba diving while members of the dive team make a dive into the Shinkoku Maru.

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• technical
• wreck
• penetration
• scuba
• diving
• island
• divers
• hawaii
• truk
• lagoon
• chuuk
• decompression
• death
• WWII
• hailstone
• shipwreck
• dive