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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson
Hmm, I would've said Guam, except that I thought it was a US territory.
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... and you would have been correct. It IS a US territory, but completely independent. Federal income taxes don't go to Washington coffers, but remain in Guam. While they 'can' vote in US elections, they have no votes in the Electoral College so their votes really don't count. It was a member of the Republic of Micronesia but separated from them when declaring indepenence.
The two shipwrecks are the German W.W.I "Cormoran" and the Japanese W.W.II ship "Tokai Maru" leaning against each other at the bottom of Apra Harbor in Guam. It makes for a very interesting wreck dive, and where the two are in contact, you can 'stand' with one foot on relics of each war! There are several other wrecks that can be dived in Apra Harbor, the Japanese "Kitsugawa Maru" and the "American Tanker," but I think the Cormoran/Tokai Maru dive is the most interesting of all!
Shayne, how about the next question!
Stitchawl