News from the Ships’s Log
Hello divers and others, we wish to bring latest info with hopeful progressions toward a restart of diving operations from aboard good ship, ‘THORFINN’. Leading statistics indicate gradual global reductions of new viral cases in most areas, save a few still tangled in rhetoric to safely secure their people. It appears permissible levels may be…
POST PANDEMIC USD $400 INVITATIONAL DISCOUNT TO RESUME DIVE/EXPLORING AWESOME TRUK LAGOON… AWESOME, ERIE, SPECTACULAR..! The planet’s finest array of dive-able shipwrecks are gathered in varying comfortable depths suiting personal profiles for most divers ranging from light rec to deeper tech interests. Remarkably preserved, this huge Japanese fleet appears much as they went down in…
Seaward Holdings’ SS THORFINN Risk -Free Plan additions Dear Travel Partners in Agents and Divers, Due recent government assistance, fresh new stimulants are added to our current Risk-Free Booking program. Future booking reservations are currently accepted without deposits until viral threat endings. Upon travel restorations, a 10% deposit will assure requested space will continue as reserved…
Amended RISK-FREE Bookings During Current Global Virus Pandemic While idled under global disease threats, we have developed safeguards toward totally Risk Free booking procedures for divers wishing to book/reserve future tour space with full assurance of Financial Safeguards during current NCOv-19 trauma/concerns. While victim case numbers are still mounting at many locations, we are receiving…
You are looking for good reasons to dive Truk Lagoon with the SS Thorfinn, keep on reading! Your advantages of living aboard this converted whaler in a nutshell: Located in the very heart of Truk Lagoon Less weather exposed The ship has a huge tonnage and is very stable Less likely to get seasick Your…
The Sankisan Maru in Truk Lagoon is one of the finest coral and artifact sites. This small to medium sized freighter with brimming holds of ordinance and ammunition, was originally anchored close off Uman Island’s west shores, cowering close to other larger empty ships drawing the American’s main concentration of bombs and torpedos. Her Captain…
Seiko Maru The SS Seiko Maru was launched July 17, 1940 for original owners, Dairen Steamship Co. as a modern cargo vessel of a then unique design with engines aft rather than amidships. This design offered increased cargo hold space eliminating a space robbing propeller shaft tunnel and a need for extended shaft and…
On April 29th 1944 the American Task Force 58 launched their second major attack on Truk Lagoon. Although there had been a number of land based B-24 bombing runs on Truk from Rabaul the Japanese had managed to bring in a number of reinforcements. The Americans believed that taking the Lagoon would be too difficult…
The Hoki Maru is another wreck sitting upright in the Fourth Fleet Anchorage loaded with cargo. At the time of the US attacks she was carrying a large amount of aviation fuel in the forward holds which caused a huge explosion now leaving only remains of the forward part of this ex-New Zealand ship. On…
This extremely large wreck sits on its starboard side in shallow water meaning coral growth is heavy on the port beam and marine life is plentiful. With the largest bow and stern guns on offer in Truk, the Rio De Janeiro was the after lunch dive on this particularly beautiful afternoon on the lagoon. As…