Bikini Atoll: Diving Nuclear Ghost Ships

The Bikini Atoll. Used as a nuclear test area in the past. Nowadays scuba divers can explore the sunken wrecks on an exciting liveaboard trip.

The Bikini Atoll is a group of 23 islands in the Marshall Islands located in the Pacific Ocean and it is world-famous for its nuclear tests by the United States until 1958. The United States detonated 23 nuclear devices between 1946 and 1958 at seven test sites on the reef, inside the atoll, in the air, and underwater. Today the Bikini Atoll is without a doubt, the top wreck diving destination on the planet! The average depth of the wrecks is between 30 and 55 meters which makes it more interesting for technical divers.

Another highlight are the huge schools of sharks attracted by strong currents in this area.

Dive Sites in the Bikini Atoll

USS Saratoga – the signature dive of the Bikini Atoll. It is one of only three diveable carriers in the world and lays on 52 meters.

HIJMS Nagato was the last surviving Japanese battleship and it lays on 40-52 meters, almost complete upside down.

USS Apogon a submarine that operated in Hawaii and the Marshall Islands. It lays completely intact on an average depth of 43 meters.

More wrecks are USS Arkansas, USS Anderson, USS Lamson and Prinz Eugen.

Liveaboard Trips in the Bikini Atoll

The liveaboards operating in the Bikini Atoll are all suitable for technical divers as the dive sites are deeper. So you can expect all facilities technical divers needs.