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    ROOM TO EXPLORE

    Jan 09, 2019 4 minutes
    BY BROOKE MORTON

    Nobody likes to be on the outside when it comes to secrets. Wrecks are no different. Only training and experience separate divers limited to exploring the perimeter of a ship, seeing only as much of the interior as they can shine a light on, from those who can venture inside. For those driven to know more and see more, the answer is certification. The right dive education opens the door to these magnificent rooms, where the remnants of each ship’s former life reveal the whole, unedited story.

    NIPPO MARU [ ENGINE ROOM]

    Truk Lagoon, Micronesia

    “Eerie and beautiful.” That’s how Mike Gerken, captain of the, describes the engine room of the , a 354-foot Japanese Imperial navy transport ship bombed during Operation Hailstone in 1944 to a depth between 60 and 180 feet.

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