Jake Seaplane
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About this site
Jake Seaplane is the wreck of a Japanese Second World War floatplane in Palau, lying on a fine sand bottom at about 12 m. The airframe is still largely intact, and the two cockpit seats can be made out. Visibility is 15 to 30 m with no current, and it suits Discover Scuba and Open Water divers. The water is shallow enough that freedivers reach it easily.
The wreck is covered in life. Sponges sway on the wing remains, sea cucumbers crawl across the airframe and brain coral grows on the nose. Big schools of yellow-backed fusiliers and mackerel feed in the plankton above it.
The corroded metal can be sharp, so keep your buoyancy under control and stay off the wreck.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Threespot WrasseHalichoeres trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon aurigaReported here · unconfirmed
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atraReported here · unconfirmed
Whitecheek SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricansReported here · unconfirmed
Orangeblotch SurgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceusReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed
Papuan Spotted JellyMastigias papuaObserved near here · iNaturalist
Grey Reef SharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosObserved near here · iNaturalist
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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