The Momokawa Maru is a 352 ft. long freighter with five cargo holds. It lies on the bottom with a heavy list to port, almost lying on it's side.
This is the engine room telegraph on the bridge.
Kimuio was the perfect dive guide, instinctively routing my tour of each ship to provide an overview of the ship's character as well as the best points of photographic or technical interest. He certainly knew every inch of every one of those ships, inside and out.
This is him showing off a very well preserved set of binoculars he had recently found on the Momokawa Maru.
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