Formerly known as Truk Atoll, the lagoon is part of Chuuk State in the ... Chuuk Lagoon as part of Operation Inmate. Many of these wrecks, including the Japanese freighter Kiyosumi Maru, now ...

During World War II, nearly 100 ships, planes and submarines were sunk in Micronesian's Truk Lagoon. Many of the wrecks have now become artificial reefs, attracting a wide range of corals ...