Diving Historic Chuuk Lagoon with Michael Gerken

Today we have a chat with Michael Gerken, running dive/photo tours in Chuuk (aka Truk) Lagoon Micronesia and also the Sand Tiger Shark Wrecks North Carolina. He is one of the best photographers in his genre that I’ve ever seen. He talks about Chuuk, diving, photography, and COVID downtime. Chuuk background: Feb 1944, this was the largest air attack ever. Often known as the Japanese Pearl Harbor, scores of Japanese ships were sunk in the allied attack on this fortification. The consequences of the attack made "Truk lagoon the biggest graveyard of ships in the world". This is a must-dive location.
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Jim
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[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Ever dove Chuuk or the North Carolina Sand Tiger Wrecks? Let's hear it.

[@BurhanMuntasser]

Chuuk in 1997 :)

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

@@BurhanMuntasser I wanna dive there!!!

[@BurhanMuntasser]

@@DiscoveryDiversTokyo I'd love to go back. One week isn't enough at all. At least two weeks :)

[@tamivoss3523]

Heading there next March. Thanks for the info!

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

@@tamivoss3523 Envy!

[@chrisdevoe7885]

Fascinating, bucket list.

[@EvolutionUnderwater]

Thanks again for reaching out Jim. Wish we had better communication. Great job with what you had to work with.

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Thanks again for the time, Mike. These photos are amazing 👍. Best of luck as we put COVID in the rear view mirror.

[@ChuukDiveTREASURES]

Mike, very nice photos. Maybe the model is good too www

[@EvolutionUnderwater]

@@ChuukDiveTREASURES They are superb!!!

[@seancorrigan2046]

Great video! I've had the pleasure to dive with both Jim and Mike, two divers that I really admire. I joined one of Mike's Rec expeditions to Chuuk in 2018 not knowing anyone else (except for Mike, who I had met on a dive in NC). He's right - once I dove Chuuk, I immediately started to plot my next opportunity to return. The wrecks were amazing and I really improved my photography skills on that trip. The Odyssey is the best option for diving Chuuk by far. An added benefit...I made some great friends during the week.

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Thanks, Sean!!

[@pinnacledivingco]

Amazing photos!

[@hubbabub]

Oh how I missed my homeland!

[@douglasljdunn]

Enjoyed diving the wrecks at Truk Lagoon. Thanks for posting Jim

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Thanks for toucing base, Doug. I get you made some great memories 👍

[@douglasljdunn]

@@DiscoveryDiversTokyo Yep Sankisan Maru, Yamagiri Maru, Shinkoku Maru, Fujikawa Maru, Gosei Maru, Betty bomber, Emily flying boat, I169 sub, Heian Maru, Kenso Maru, Kiyosumi Maru, Rio De Janeiro Maru, Nippo Maru. We based ourselves at Blue Lagoon Resort on Weno. Arguably the world's best wreck diving Jim.

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

@@douglasljdunn Envious!

[@outdoorlenny6441]

The WW1 wreck in Guam is the Cormoran...you can touch it and the Takai Maru at the same time! Got to do that dive a couple years ago, very cool stuff

[@searcaig]

Great interview, thanks for sharing.

[@BurhanMuntasser]

Great video, thank you for sharing!!

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Thanks for the kind comment, Burhaneddin!

[@BurhanMuntasser]

@@DiscoveryDiversTokyo You are doing a great job my friend. I wish you all the success!

[@ronsnijders3636]

Ohhh, that's definitely a bucket list location! Looking at the depths on the schedules, that's definitely something I'd like to rack up some more experience and certifications for, though. I passed my GUE Fundies two weeks ago, so I'm on my way!

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Congrats on the fundies pass…that’s a big deal!!!

[@ronsnijders3636]

Thanks! It was an awesome course! Had tons of fun, learned a lot and no one can say I didn't work for my pass!

[@mikesbigadventures194]

Oh it’s a bucket list location. Along with Scapa Flow.

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Yes, Mike. Scapa Flow another bucket-lister. I think I"d also get a chance to see Basking sharks there?

[@searcaig]

@@DiscoveryDiversTokyo West coast of Scotland for Basking Sharks, especially off the island of Arran

[@johnschweizer9477]

not a video about diving Chuuk lagoon, an infomercial for some dive operator/ underwater photographer

[@h20doctor]

Can I come over and dive with you ? Or you can come to puget sound and I will show you the sites!!

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Would love either, H20 👍

[@h20doctor]

@@DiscoveryDiversTokyo sweet ... I will start saving scuba Coins for a Vay Cay

[@jonnieinbangkok]

Is this the same as Truk Lagoon...I've always heard it pronounced as "Truck."

[@DiscoveryDiversTokyo]

Yup…👍