The truth is out there

This X-Files like scene happened on accident as Abe was exploring the lower part of the engineroom, shining his light around, while I was taking photos on the upper part.

Tank on the San Francisco Maru

Bow of the San Francisco Maru

This wreck sits upright at 210ft. The deck is at165ft. Normally I wouldn't be very happy with this shot, but with 160ft worth of narcosis I'm not going to complain.

Blacktip Sharks

This one is a composite. I photographed the foreground shark with a less appealing background and decided to try my hand at compositing it into another photo.

Sharks and friends

At Pizon reef, the boat crew chummed the water with a frozen block of fish that they dropped down to the bottom. What followed was a feeding frenzy where a bunch of blacktip sharks and some other fish swarmed the food while the divers watched from a safe distance.

"R2D2"

An air compressor in the workshop of the Fujikawa Maru. Has been nicknamed R2D2.

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Zero Fighter Plane (Mitsubishi A6M) #39 in the cargo hold of the Fujikawa Maru

Betty Bomber

The betty bomber is a code name for the Japanese Mitsubishi G4M bomber. It had a crew of 7 and a one-way range of 2800km. This one is sitting very close to the airstrip in Truk Lagoon, and was downed sometime before the US attack on the base.

Mast of the Hoki maru

Probably my favorite photo of the trip. I thought such things only existed in magazines.

Coralful

The mast of the Hoki Maru is covered with coral and other sea life, attracting schools of fish and other creatures, such as divers.

Bridge of the Nippo Maru

In this one, the gauges and telegraph are more prominent

Gas mask

Found in the cargo holds of Nippo Maru, someone has placed it on a beam at the cargo hold opening for easy viewing.

Hawksbill Turtle

I ran into the same turtle again later on the dive. It was chilling undirneat the deck and I accidentally startled it.

Skull at the Yamagiri Maru

The skull of a Japanese sailor that went down with the ship over 70 years ago.

Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp on top of a Pink Anemonefish

I didn't even notice the shrimp until I was looking at the photo after copying it from my camera :)

Fringehead eating krill

Dive site: Veterans Park Depth: 56.6 ft

Barnacle

Dive site: Yukon Depth: 73.9 ft

Lobsters galore

Dive site: Bird Rock Depth: 16 ft

Swimming crab holding a shrimp carcass

Dive site: Veterans Park Depth: 56 ft

Seahorse

The only one we saw that night Dive site: Veterans Park Depth: 57.8 ft

Hermit crab

Dive site: Veterans Park Depth: 56 ft

Pacfiic seahorse

Dive site: Veterans Park Depth: 51.2 ft

Om nom nom nom

Panamic arrow crab having a snack Dive site: Veterans Park Depth: 50.7 ft

Squid

Dive site: Veterans Park, Redondo Beach, CA, USA Depth: 53.2 ft

Pacific seahorse

Dive site: Veterans Park Depth: 55.7 ft

Juvenile Black Sea Bass

Dive site: Veterans Park, Redondo Beach, CA, USA Depth: 24.7 ft

Spanish shawl laying eggs

Dive site: Avalon, Los Angeles, CA, USA Depth: 59.9 ft

Yellowfin fringehead

Dive site: Scorpion, Santa Cruz Island, CA, USA Depth: 18 ft

Phidiana Hiltoni

Phidiana Hiltoni Nudibranch http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/phidhilt Dive site: Del Mar Caves, Santa Cruz Island, CA, USA Depth: 45.3 ft

Shrimp on a swim

Dive site: Veterans Park, Redondo Beach, CA, USA Depth: 27.1 ft