The Adventurers Club of Los Angeles is featuring a presentation on diving the Shipwrecks of Truk Lagoon this Thursday (April 20) evening from 6:00-10:00pm. Anyone interested is invited to attend.

John Jay, a NAUI-certified recreational dive instructor, 70-meter-rated technical and rebreather diver, will share his experiences diving the shipwrecks of Truk Lagoon, a deep-water atoll of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia. He traveled there in January 2023 and explored 10 ships. His dives included penetrations deep into several wrecks, going as far as the lower engine rooms.

Truk atoll served as a primary logistics and repair base for the Japanese Navy in the Western Pacific during WWII. On February 16-17, 1944, the Allies attacked the base under Operation Hailstone, heavily damaging the infrastructure, sinking over 50 ships, and destroying even more aircraft. The wrecks lay scattered at depths of 30 to 200 feet in various states of destruction. It’s become a favorite worldwide dive destination for divers interested in wreck diving and WWII history.

For more information on this presentation and to register to attend, visit The Adventurer’s Club of Los Angeles’ website by clicking here.