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Thanks, Kevrumbo, for this post. The 1984 San Francisco KGO-TV news series by Lee McEachern was one of Kimiuo Aisek's favorite videos. In his biography I devote two pages to "A video collection for a movie lover," and describe from 1971 (Cousteau's) to Kimiuo's favorite, Wolfgang Bayer's...

Effective 24 April 2015 “Witness to War: Truk Lagoon's Master Diver Kimiuo Aisek” (Kickstarter 2013) is available on-line with a free “sample” download of 20% of the book at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/538217. Kimiuo Aisek was a seventeen-year old witness to “Operation Hailstone,” the...

I knew them both and had dived with them in Bikini, Wakatobi and Truk many times, and entertained them many times here on Guam. Bob will be missed. I guarantee all the details will come out because they were very experienced scooter and cave divers, and the Cave Diving Community -- like none...

Man snorkeling at Grotto found dead By Ferdie De La Torre | Posted on Oct 20 2014 Tag: Commonwealth Health Center, Public Safety, Saipan Tribune, Travis Hurs A man who was snorkeling at Grotto in Marpi on Saturday was found dead at the dive site yesterday morning. Photo shows a view of the...

The patients' prognosis is "not good." Cavediver.ron; I thank you for this!! I love facts, not speculation, idle gossip, etc., all of which I have been accused of elsewhere on the net. Can I meet you in July?

Diver is at Guam hospital but will be medivaced to Australia since the Navy Chamber staff do not feel they can treat him due to his meds. He was diving with a rEvo CCR and Shearwater computer, it was the 3rd day of his dive tour, and he had just dived 2 relatively "shallow" wrecks, the Heian...

Guam is no longer serviced by Care Jet. When a liveaboard diver from Florida got bent in Chuuk, DAN paid the $60,000 for his medevac to the chamber here at Naval Station. At midnight I arrived at the chamber with donuts for the Navy crew and a hug for the diver who gave up his charter to...

Kimiuo's biography, "Witness To War: Truk Lagoon's Master Diver Kimiuo Aisek," will be published in 2013. A Kickstarter campaign earned more than $23,000 to publish the hard cover book in time for the 40th anniversary of Blue Lagoon Dive Shop, Nov. 13, 2013, and before the 70th anniversary of...

If you have dived the wrecks of Truk Lagoon or diving Truk (Chuuk State, Micronesia) is on your bucket list, here's something that should interest you. I am publishing the biography of the founder of the diving in Chuuk, "Witness to War: Truk Lagoon's Master Diver Kimiuo Aisek." This hard cover...

Still looking for advice for my 15-day trip. I want to dive at least 9 days. I am traveling alone, been diving 42 years. Live on Guam and have dived Micronesia, Indonesia, etc. Don't want 5-star couples (honeymooner) resorts, but not backpacking level either. Would welcome any advice.

NO night dives from Matgangi Resort? Too much boozing or are there bad currents? In the Maldives I regretted that in 10 days we could only night dive once from a LOB.

Bula, Greg! Fiji has been on my list for 40 years. Now Continental-United is dropping their direct flight from Guam, so I am planning to be in Fiji July 9-23. I will be traveling alone, and probably will not choose LOB. Guam divers have loved Beqa. I have now read too many choices and am...

What year did you and Sally meet Kimiuo? Good memories. I am writing his biography.

Many thanks for a great trip report, Hypersonic. I am traveling alone in July. Would you still recommend staying here? I have been diving around the world for 40 years and this will be my last chance to dive Fiji, as Continental is dropping the direct flight from Guam come September. The...

I am looking forward to your opinions.

Too bad Klaus Lindemann passed away (brain cancer). You could ask him how much of Dan's book is PLAGIARIZED from Klaus' work. I also noticed some guys posted photos of the pages in Klaus' HAILSTORM: the Dive Guide. That book is copyrighted.

Great shot. What room number is that at Truk Blue Lagoon Resort?

Joe/Larry: I could not have captured the beauty better myself after 52 trips (since June 1973). I salute you! I am using your shutterbug URL to share with others so I don't have to "explain" why I love Truk/Chuuk! Kinisou Chapur. My only complaint, how about crediting the late Klaus Lindemann...

I agree with MOST of what NCChuck has written and thank him for his honesty. I must defend Blue Lagoon Dive Shop dive guides regarding lack of certification. As one who was first certified as an instructor in 1970 (YMCA, crossed over to NAUI in 1977, now certified for trimix), and made my first...

Here's a portion of my biography of Kimiou Aisek, "Witness to War" -- describing his first dive on the Aikoku (using wreck locator Sam Refdford's coordinates) in October 1973: Kimiuo now came upon the twin barrel anti-aircraft guns on each side of the sun deck. Both "pompom" guns...