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Rock Islands lagoon

Iro wreck, Urukthapel anchorage

Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Wreck timberWreck timber

Also reported: bow and stern guns, engine room, loose ammunition; look only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

1944 WWII Operation Desecrate One

Japanese Navy fleet oiler torpedoed by USS Tunny and sunk in the March 1944 carrier raids on Palau; sits upright in the lagoon.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

unstable ammunition, depth, current

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