Akitsushima

Akitsushima was a true warship, a seaplane tender of about 118 m built to service flying boats, and she fought back when Task Force 38's aircraft found the fleet on 24 September 1944. She lies hard over on her port side at up to 38 m, her huge stern crane collapsed toward the sand where the flying boat once rode. Crew died with the ship, and briefings say so plainly. Divers run the tilted hull past gun positions and the crane lattice, while trained teams enter holds and machinery spaces where fuel-dark corridors demand lights and level heads. Barracuda and snapper school along the shadowed keel line.

Het moment waar je voor komt: Genuine warship history, the seaplane crane, atmospheric side-lying hull for experienced divers

Topografie: Hull on its port side on sand at 36-38 m

Stroming: Sheltered between islands; mild flow along the hull on exchanges.

Gevaren: Depth, disorienting sideways geometry, and confined silty interiors; penetration is for the trained with a knowledgeable guide.

Behoud: A wartime loss with fatalities; dive with the restraint owed to the dead, and leave all wreckage in place.

Nitrox: Hier de moeite waard: profielen liggen in het bereik waar nitrox de no-stop-tijd zinvol verlengt (met de juiste training om het te gebruiken).