hanging out. The PLM-27
was one of the ships lost
during the second attack
in November 1942. It
sank in less than a minute
with 12 crewmen aboard.
The second dive took
us to the S.S. Saganaga. A
little deeper at 110 feet to
the bottom, the Saganaga
went down with 29 men
in the September attack.
It’s even more coated
with marine life, which
includes vast numbers
of metridium anemones,
crabs, fish and colorful
sponges. Of the wrecks in
the area, the Saganaga also
has the most deck swim-throughs, which make for a very three-
dimensional experience, even without penetration.
Both the S.S. Lord Strathcona and S.S. Rose Castle are
located in slightly deeper water but are consequently
more intact. If you have the training and experience, the
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Intact whale vertebrae at Dildo Harbor
