{"id":100,"date":"2017-04-29T14:16:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T14:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divebooker.com\/blog\/?p=100"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:29:50","slug":"bikini-atoll-as-remote-as-it-gets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divebooker.com\/blog\/bikini-atoll-as-remote-as-it-gets\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikini Atoll \u2013 as remote as it gets"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2>Bikini Lagoon: A Legendary Wreck Diving Destination<\/h2>\r\n<p>Bikini Lagoon is the first UNESCO World Heritage site for the Marshall archipelago and is undisputedly ranked first on any serious wreck diver\u2019s bucket list. 70 years ago, a nuclear blast destroyed Bikini\u2019s reefs, yet today, you\u2019d never know it. The marine ecosystem has recovered, however, the radiation level at the bunker might still be high.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Bikini Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, which covers nearly 1 million square miles of idyllic emerald-green coral atolls surrounded by the crystal-blue waters of the Pacific. It is a one-of-a-kind diving paradise, as it features not only beautiful reefs, corals, and wonderful marine life but also, above all, the final resting place for some of the most significant warships in history.<\/p>\r\n<p>Between 1946 and 1958, during the Cold War between the USA and the USSR, the U.S. government had 23 nuclear blasts on a mock fleet of real American and Japanese warships. Operation Crossroads was born when the Navy wanted to test the effects of nuclear warheads on ships. In 2010, UNESCO named the atoll a World Heritage Site as the symbol of the dawn of the nuclear age.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-fusion-1200 wp-image-2838\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-1200x630.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-1200x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20630%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-1200x630.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/pexels-pixabay-73909-1536x806.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>Wreck Diving Highlights: Saratoga, Nagato and More<\/h2>\r\n<p>You will hardly find another place on earth where you will be able to dive in such a unique collection of wrecks! Some of the most famous world\u2019s historic battleships, cruisers, as well as the iconic USS Saratoga with its 270m (888ft.) flight deck. It took 2 bombs to take her down, and she only sank relatively. The Saratoga is still loaded with bombs, and even at depth, it still remains explosive! White tip sharks are spotted here.<\/p>\r\n<p>Another famous wreck here is a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy \u2013 HIJMS Nagato<em>. <\/em>She was the Japanese flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was brought here and used as a target in the nuclear tests. \u00a0You will glide over the massive propellers of this warship; its enormous guns have become a home to hundreds of colorful fish and corals.<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<h2>Shark Pass and the Unexpected Rebirth of Marine Life<\/h2>\r\n<p>Untouched for decades, today, the 230-square-mile lagoon is known as a wildlife haven, especially for sharks. Moving to the western tip of the Bikini Atoll, there is a deep gap in a reef called Shark Pass. Tides and currents run hard, drawing in all kinds of marine life, including hundreds of sharks. It\u2019s one of the largest concentrations of reef sharks on the planet. Grey reef sharks are small but fast, so divers definitely have to watch each other&#8217;s backs. After years of nuclear testing, you would expect this place to be dead, but the shark pass is full of life with healthy corals, schools of yellow tail fusiliers, and more sharks than you can count. The reef sharks here are the biggest you have seen yet, and they are very curious. Unlike big ocean-going sharks, grey reefs need the reef for food and protection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>So how did the shark population recover at Bikini Atoll by all rights, sharks are not supposed even to be there now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The research by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philippecousteau.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Philippe Cousteau<\/a> (J-Y Cousteau\u2019s grandson), his wife Ashlan, and the Marine Biologist Luke Tipple showed that unexpectedly, the reef sharks here were able to travel in and out of the lagoon 100 miles away to Wotho Atoll, \u00a0125 miles to Rongelap Atoll, and 275 miles to Likiep Atoll. These are long and dangerous journeys for small reef sharks. This research basically changes a common belief about grey reef sharks; it shows that they are capable of traveling much longer distances than previously thought.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Just 10 years ago, the shark population was much poorer here. The reason is simple and sad\u2026 A big shark was overfishing at the Marshals. So, in 2011, the Republic of the Marshals made a bold move, establishing the world\u2019s largest shark sanctuary and banning commercial shark fishing within its waters. If nature restored Bikini after the nuclear testing, the fishing ban helped secure this success. A rebirth of a marine world here is nothing but miraculous, and it won\u2019t survive without sharks, who are essential to the ecosystem!<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2839\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2839\" class=\"lazyload size-fusion-1200 wp-image-2839\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-1200x800.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Bikini atoll diving\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.divebooker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bikini-2018-08-Simon-Lorenz-6236.jpg 1620w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bikini 2018-08 Simon Lorenz-6236 &#8211; Master Liveaboards<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Diving Bikini: A Tech Diver\u2019s Dream<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you are one of those tech diving fans, you will be happy to know that starting finMay 2018, the <a href=\"https:\/\/divebooker.com\/pacific-master-haz209\">Pacific Master<\/a> will launch its new itinerary for Bikini! It offers 10 and 11 night trips from May till September. As this diving safari trip is a dream come true for many divers, the availability for 2018 is almost full! However, never give up and check 2019; there is still a chance to grab a space for a trip of a lifetime!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall Islands keep their special historical value. 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