PACIFIC
Bikini Atoll · USS Saratoga
- Micronesia
- Technical / expedition
- May - October
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- Technical / expedition
- Depth guide
- Recreational to 55 m+ on carrier decks
- When to go
- May - October
- Site type
- Nuclear Wreck Fleet
Featured wildlife
- Grey reef shark
- Whitetip reef shark
- Green turtle
- Giant moray
About this dive site
Atomic-test lagoon wrecks including carriers and battleships on expedition liveaboards.
Bikini Atoll’s lagoon holds the USS Saratoga, Nagato, and other WWII ships sunk during nuclear tests. Access is liveaboard-only with permits; gas planning and history briefings are as important as the coral-encrusted flight decks.
Match wreck depth - and any penetration - to your training; many famous wrecks are enjoyed from the outside only. Calendar peak is May - October, but skippers still move sites when wind, swell or current change. Book with a crew that knows Bikini Atoll day to day, not just the map pin.