Deep Sea Dive on Battle of Midway Wreck IJN Kaga 加賀 | Nautilus Live

During the Ala ʻAumoana Kai Uli (NA154) expedition, our Corps of Exploration completed a comprehensive survey of Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Kaga 加賀, the Japanese aircraft carrier sunk during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Following dives on other Battle of Midway wrecks (USS Yorktown and IJN Akagi 赤城), the team explored Kaga in its final resting place within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM), the largest protected area in the U.S. and one of the largest in the world. The dive was launched and closed with protocol ceremonies to honor this place and all who lost their lives in ways that reflected their significance to Kānaka ʻOiwi (Native Hawaiian), Japanese, and U.S. military families and communities. These historic noninvasive, visual survey dives were conducted during a 27-day NOAA-funded the E/V Nautilus expedition to explore never-before-seen deep-water habitats to collect baseline data needed to support management in the mo