Diving at ship wreck Hakkai Maru

Name Dive Site:	Rabaul Harbour, Hakkai Maru
Depth:	20-40m (65-131ft)
Visibility:	5-15m (16-49ft)
Accessibility:	Boat
Inserted/Added by:	lars, © Author: Lars Hemel
Rated:	Rated not yet
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The Hakkai Maru was a Japanese navy WWII factory vessel. In 1944 she was trying to repair a cruiser when allied planes brought the cruiser down. It returned to Rabaul the same day and was brought down by allied planes just before it got dark. It was a beautiful ship to dive at, but unfortunately this dive site is no more. Volcanic eruptions in 1994 buried the Hakkai Maru.

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Name: gordon_ngutlik

I'm from Rabaul and now residing in Kalgoorlie,WA Having heard a lot of stories about Simpson harbour as a stretagic naval base for the Japanese during WW II I wonder how many Japanese naval & military personnel parished during the Alied campagne in Rabaul?

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