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The Japanese Ghost Fleet of Chuuk Lagoon
This episode is an explorative retelling of Operation Hailstone, a great sinking of Japanese battle ships by US forces in WW2, in Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia. We follow a local team as they dive a newly discovered wreck, and recount stories of the epic battle along the way, including those from the perspective of local indigenous people.
Cast List:
Bill Jeffrey: Associate Professor at University of Guam
Diane Strong: Former Journalism Professor at the University of Guam. Biographer of Kimiuo Aisek.
Gradvin Aisek: Local Chuukese whose father, Kimiuo, was born under the Japanese mandate on Chuuk.
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Michael Barnette: Marine biologist, diver, author and photographer.
Bill Stinnett: Local diver and owner of Truk Stop Hotel & Dive Centre on the island of Chuuk.
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This episode is an explorative retelling of Operation Hailstone, a great sinking of Japanese battle ships by US forces in WW2, in Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia. We follow a local team as they dive a newly discovered wreck, and recount stories of the epic battle along the way, including those from the perspective of local indigenous people.
Cast List:
Bill Jeffrey: Associate Professor at University of Guam
Diane Strong: Former Journalism Professor at the University of Guam. Biographer of Kimiuo Aisek.
Gradvin Aisek: Local Chuukese whose father, Kimiuo, was born under the Japanese mandate on Chuuk.
Guy Walters: A British author, historian, and journalist who has written several books on WWII. As a journalist for The Times, he writes on historical topics for the national press.
Michael Barnette: Marine biologist, diver, author and photographer.
Bill Stinnett: Local diver and owner of Truk Stop Hotel & Dive Centre on the island of Chuuk.
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