Shinkoku Maru
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The Shinkoku Maru was a 152 meter long Naval Tanker built in 1940 which sank in 1944 during operation hailstone. She sank upright and rests on an even keel with a superstructure depth between 12-40 meters.
Like many Truk Lagoon wrecks she is covered in luxurious corals, anemones, gorgonian fan corals, sponges, and halos of juvenile fish.
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