E13A Jake Seaplane
A relatively intact Aichi E13A 'Jake' reconnaissance seaplane sunk during Hailstone on 17–18 Feb 1944, lying in about 20 m of water between Weno and Tonoas.
Facts
- Region: Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon – Micronesia
- Area: Aircraft wrecks
- Depth: 20 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: 7.41, 151.868 (approximate)
- Highlights: Jake floatplane, aircraft wreck
- Permit: A Chuuk State dive permit is required for every dive on the wartime wrecks (Chuuk Lagoon State Monument): US$50, valid one year, as listed by Odyssey Adventures, SS Thorfinn and the Blue Lagoon Dive Shop rate sheet (the older state-code text says US$30, so confirm when booking). Under the state code the permit is sold by the licensed dive shops/operators, who collect the fee for the state, and divers must go with a certified guide from a licensed shop. All Japanese ships and aircraft sunk before 31 Dec 1945 are protected monuments and war graves: taking or damaging anything is illegal (fine up to US$1,000 and/or six months in prison under the state code).
- Issuer / contact: Chuuk Visitors Bureau (CVB)
- Phone: +691 330-4133
- Email: executivedirector@visitchuuk.com
- Website: https://visitchuuk.com/contact-information
- CVB is the Chuuk State tourism office and is listed here as the official contact for visitor information; the permit itself is sold by the licensed dive operators (Chuuk State code Title 25 ch. 8, text at https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/mic79052.pdf). Operators (Thorfinn, Odyssey, Blue Lagoon) list US$50.
- Unverified: Single source (Dive3D) with no coordinates: pin placed in the channel midway between Weno and Tonoas, which is only a rough guess of the position.
- Tips: Seldom listed by operators – ask whether a guide can take you. Wrecks are war graves – look, photograph, take nothing. Some cargo (shells, mines, bombs) is unstable: do not touch it.