Gas masks, skulls and bullets: Haunting underwater World War II artefacts from ship graveyard

[Omaha Steve]

FULL title: Gas masks, skulls and bullets: Haunting underwater World War II artefacts from ship graveyard in Chuuk Lagoon captured by British photographer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2560772/Chuuk-Lagoon-photos-Haunting-underwater-World-War-II-artefacts-ship-graveyard-captured-British-photographer.html

By Sophie Jane Evans

For 70 years, they have sheltered at the bottom of a clear blue lagoon... which happens to mask the largest ship graveyard in the world.

Now, a photographer has captured the World War Two artefacts that lie beneath the surface of Chuuk Lagoon in the Central Pacific.

The preserved items include gas masks, human skulls and metal bullets - as well as personal photographs belonging to wartime victims.



The lagoon was Japan's main base during the war, but in 1944, U.S. forces launched a fatal attack - sinking more than 60 Japanese warships and 250 planes.

FULL story, video, and many photos at link.

[geomon666]

1. I'm amazed there are bones left.

With all the life around, I figured those would be long gone by now.

[X_Digger]

2. Halimeda, Porites, Leptoseris, Favia, Nepthea, Pavona, Astreopora, Pachyseris..

Incredible diversity of life in there among the remains.

[oneshooter]

3. Truk Lagoon, a major Japanese base in WW2.

On 17 Feb. 1944 the Allies started a 3 day attack with carrier and land based aircraft.