Emily Flying Boat
Why dive here
With 195+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, blacktip reef sharks, eagle rays, grey reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks - Emily Flying Boat offers some of Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon's richest wreck diving. Water sits around 29°C.
The Emily Flying Boat, or H6K, offers a different flavour of wreck dive in Chuuk. It’s an aircraft, not a ship, and that distinction makes it one of our favourites. We love the way it rests on the sandy bottom, largely intact, its immense wingspan stretching out like a ghostly manta ray. You can trace its outline, see the cockpit controls, even peer into the bomb bay where reef sharks often cruise past. It feels incredibly poignant, a snapshot from another time, with light filtering through the lagoon’s surface and glinting off the corroded metal. This isn’t a deep dive, usually around 15 metres, so it’s perfect for those longer bottom times to really explore. We always suggest taking a moment to appreciate the sheer scale of it, then focusing on the details: the engines, the propeller blades, and the way the coral has started to colonise the fuselage. Keep an eye out for triggerfish flitting around the edges and schooling fusiliers darting in and out of the open sections. It's a fantastic site for photographers and anyone keen to experience a very unique piece of history underwater.
Typical Emily Flying Boat Dive Profile
Illustrative profile based on site depth and type. Actual dive profiles vary - always follow your dive computer and training.
Safety Notes
Wreck site - avoid penetration without wreck diving certification. Watch for sharp metal and entanglement hazards.
Always perform a 3-minute safety stop at 5m before surfacing.
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Conditions
Ocean conditions, forecast and tides for Emily Flying Boat
Emily Flying Boat Ocean Conditions
Monthly averages for Emily Flying Boat, sourced from NOAA buoy data - nearest station: Open-Meteo grid (7.35, 151.88) (0km away)
August Averages
Sea Temperature
28.91°C
84°F
Air Temperature
27.7°C
82°F
Wind Speed
5.93 m/s
11.5 knots
Atmospheric Pressure
1010 hPa
Based on 5 years of monitoring data · Data sources: NOAA NDBC
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