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Underwater at USS Saratoga

USS Saratoga

Bikini Atoll · Marshall Islands

The USS Saratoga is one of the world's greatest wreck dives — a 270-meter aircraft carrier lying on its side in 50 meters of warm, gin-clear water, its flight deck still holding intact anti-aircraft guns and the ghostly outlines of aircraft beneath. Decades of coral growth have transformed this war grave into a cathedral of marine life, with enormous grouper, schools of jacks, and grey reef sharks patrolling its massive structure.

Conditions

Depth

15 to 52 m

Advanced depths

Current

Usually gentle

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

20 to 35 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

27 to 30°C

3mm wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer