Betio (Tank wreck)

Date: 5/6/2011
Location: Betio,Tarawa,Kiribati
Type: Wreck

Conditions: Salt Boat
Day/Night: Day
Weather: Shine

Air temperatures: 33 degrees C
Water temperatures: 30 degrees C
I was: Warm
Water visibility: 5m

[Entry]
Surf ini: -mins
Time in: 16:41
Air: 200bar

[Bottom]
time: 28mins
Avg: 6.4m
Max: 7.9m
Safty: -mins

[Exit]
No dec time left: -mins
Air: 120bar

[Equipment]
Tank: 10littres(alum)
Weights: 4kg(belt)
Wetsuit: -

[Marine Life Sighting]
[Species,Size,Number,Activity]
many small fishes.

[Comment]
We've found an U.S Tank still on its Landing Craft under water.
Those are relics of WWⅡ.
The ramp of the Landing Craft has been opened.
So the Tank looks like one could come alive at any moment.


Front view


Gun


Ramp of the landing craft


Left side view


Right side view

Tag：Kiribati diving WWⅡ wreck Tank LCT

Comments 2

This is one of four I believe M3A1 Stuart light tanks that were lost by the 2nd Marine Tank Battalion in the waters approaching the reef at Tarawa.
by George Proulx (2012-05-18 05:14) 

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