About Photos Revisions Jake Seaplane Palau More Info Max Depth: 41-50ft/12-15m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Coral Aquatic Life: Might See Something 4/02/2015 8:12 AM LatitudeAdjustment

Jake Seaplane is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Palau. The maximum depth is 41-50ft/12-15m.

This slow flying reconnaissance seaplane is one of a few JAKEs on Palau and it is very well preserved. It was spotted from the surface by a Palauan fisherman in 1994, he informed Mandy and Shallum Etpison, owners of Neco Marine dive shop. Together with Paul Tzimolis and Gerry Merphy from Skin Diver Magazine they were the first to dive and photograph it. The plane apparently crashed during takeoff or landing after the engines had stopped. Note that the propellers are straight, if the airplane hit the water while the engine was running the props would have bent! On impact the tail section, the engine and one of the pontoons broke away. The tail section and the missing pontoon can be found about 20 feet (6.1 meters) north of the plane. They are difficult to find because they are now covered with thick layers of coral and marine growth.