The marine life has been virtually untouched for over forty years, and you will see a great profusion of sharks, tunas, marlins, rays, turtles and much more. There will be at least two deep dives per day to explore the wrecks, and reef diving in the afternoon. No night dives are arranged as the waters are still very much uncharted.
The main wrecks in the area are the huge 888-foot USS Saratoga lying upright at 180 feet, with its deck at 100 feet. It is the only divable U.S. aircraft carrier in the world. It went down in 1946 with four aircrafts onboard, including a torpedo bomber still in a hanger.
The Japanese battleship HIJMS Nagato was once considered to be the flagship of Imperial Japanese Navy. The 708-foot ship was the sight of the surrender of the Japanese in 1945, and now rests at 160 feet.
The USS Arkansas was literally smashed down to the ocean floor with the Baker blast in 1946. Today the seriously damaged ship has many open passageways, interesting details and plenty of armaments.
The USS Pilotfish, a 311-foot U.S. Navy submarine is almost completely intact with the only open hatch being the escape trunk, though the submarine is believed to be flooded.
With Bikini Atoll Divers you can experience the ultimate dive destination: Bikini Atoll, open for divers for the first time in history. A fleet of many significant ships of World War II wait for exploration, and the waters and ground has been declared free of radiation(*).
Start your dive trip to Bikini Atoll with a night or two in Majuro. The flights to Bikini depart on Wednesday mornings. The accommodations are in clean and basic double rooms with air-conditioning, ceiling fans, 24-hour electricity and hot freshwater showers, and private bathrooms. The hotel has a gym, a pool table and a ping-pong table and there is large screen television and an impressive video library. There is also a library of books, magazines and charts.
The island has nice long beaches and a lush interior to explore. The restaurant is nice and the experienced cook creates a mouthwatering buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Most lunches and dinners offer at least one selection of fresh fish, and all produce is imported from Hawaii, California and New Zealand. All water on Bikini for drinking and bathing is made with a high-tech reverse osmosis plant.
* Travel to Bikini is not without health risk, specially during long stays on the island you will recieve higher nuclear radiation than normal. Please note that Pacific Island Travel can not be hold responsible for radiation effect that may occur after travel to Bikini Atoll.