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For 70 years, they have sheltered at the bottom of a
clear blue lagoon... which happens to mask the largest ship graveyard in
the world.
Now, a photographer has captured the World War Two artefacts that lie
beneath the surface of Chuuk Lagoon in the Central Pacific.
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The preserved items include gas masks, human skulls and metal bullets -
as well as personal photographs belonging to wartime victims.
The lagoon was Japan's main base during the war, but in 1944, U.S.
forces launched a fatal attack - sinking more than 60 Japanese warships
and 250 planes.
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The body of water, formally known as Truk Lagoon, is now considered to
be one of the top wreck diving destinations in the world.
Photographer Super Jolly, from Wraysbury, Berkshire, described the shoot
as 'one of the scariest' dives she has ever done.
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'The atmosphere was really spooky,' she said. 'Seeing the piles of bones
and medicine bottles on the operating table filled me with fear and
provided me with some hard hitting images of the war and the importance
of this memorial to all those who perished.'
The 32-year-old added: 'I wasn't expecting the ships and artefacts to be
so well preserved after being underwater for almost 70 years.'
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