Nadezhda Strait

Nadezhda Strait (Russian: Proliv Nadezhdy; Japanese: Rashowa Kaikyo) is a strait that separates the islands of Matua and Rasshua.

The flood tidal current in the strait sets northwest, while the ebb flows to the southeast.

These currents create tide rips and may reach over five knots.

In the strait's waters, 2,000 meters [6,600 ft] to the south of Matua island, at a depth of 104 meters [341 ft] there is a wreck site of USS Herring, sunk by camouflaged Japanese shore batteries[2] on 1 June 1944.

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