Apra Harbor & Tokai Maru/Comoran Wrecks

Dive boats for Apra Harbor wrecks leave from Aqua World Marina	Micronesian Divers Association boat operations, Aqua World Marina	Micronesian Divers Association dive boat "Sea Fantasy"	I thought when MDA said my tanks would be delivered to the boat, then meant "on" the boat
Mangrove lined channel and sailboat, Aquaworld Marina	Dive briefing for the wrecks	During WWII, the Japanese ship Tokai Maru sank in Apra Harbor almost landing on the German World War I wreck of the Comoran	Actually, you don't need to go far for a wreck dive - this one is right near the dock
Wreck of a small boat, Aqua World Marina	Piti Power Plant, Guam Power Authority	"Makena" tied up in front of the Piti Power Plant, Aqua World Marina	Small island in the inner harbor
Piti Power Plant, Guam Power Authority	It's a short boat ride to the wrecks	Apra Harbor, Guam	Cranes of Apra Harbor's container port
Rusting wreck alongside the channel, Apra Harbor	Wreck in Apra Harbor, apparently the victim of a typhoon	Guam Container Port, Apra Harbor	Port of Guam, Apra Harbor
Giant crane, Port of Guam	M/V Golden Micronesia, Apra Harbor, Guam	Arriving at the dive site in Apra Harbor - where are my tanks?	I had expected my tanks to have been loaded on the boat, but they were left sitting on the dock
Problem solved - descent to the Tokai Maru, sunk August 27, 1943 by an American submarine USS Snapper	The only place in the world where you can touch a World War I wreck and a World War II wreck at the same time	German auxiliary cruiser SMS Cormoran, scuttled on April 17, 1917, soon after the US declared war on Germany	SMS Cormoran on its side in 21-38m of water
Wreck of the SMS Cormoran, Apra Harbor, Guam	Second dive onto the Tokai Maru	Coral and reef fish on the Tokai Maru	The Tokai Maru entered service in 1930 on the Tokyo-New York route
The Tokai Maru was torpedoed on January 24, 1943 by the USS Flying Fish but not sunk	Funnel of the Tokai Maru	The Tokai Maru was damaged and stranded in Apra Harbor for 7 months before being torpedoed again by by the USS Snapper	Top of the stack of the Tokai Maru
Divers on the Tokai Maru in Apra Harbor, Guam	Tokai Maru	Bridge of the Tokai Maru	Doorway on the Tokai Maru
Tookai Maru wreck	On the deck of the Tokai Maru	Wreck of the Tokai Maru	Wreck of the Tokai Maru
Anchor chain of the Tokai Maru	GuamDiveNov08 294.jpg	Tokai Maru lists 85 degrees to port	Wreck of the Tokai Maru
Marine growth on the Tokai Maru	Wreck of the Tokai Maru	Wreck of the Tokai Maru