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Egypt Red SeaGood place
more info about Laguna Berenice including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Australia Coral SeaAmazing dive site, the water is such a deep blue that I've never seen before, about 100 sharks, and huge sea fans.
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Bulgaria Black SeaThe „St. Ivan” Island is with an area of 660 decares and is the biggest of the five islands along the Bulgarian coastline. Just a strait of several meters separates it from the "St. Peter" Island with an area of 4-5 decares. Between them and the shore there were two other islands in the antiquity, called Milos and Gata, which today are underwater.
Nowadays, the „St. Ivan” Island is not inhabited. In 1884, French engineers built a lighthouse pointing the way to the Burgas bay. On the same spot there lie the remains of an antique Roman lighthouse, which was built in ІІ century A.D.
The ruins of the monastery church "St. Ivan Foreshadower", built in 1263, can be seen there.
Besides its historical relics, the „St. Ivan” Island is also a natural reserve. About 72 species of birds nest in its rocks, land, and on its shore, out of which 3 species are included in the Red book of endangered species in the world and 15 in Europe. Other rare biological species inhabit the island as well – the underground hare and the “Monk” seal.
Lots of shoals of fish and other sea wildlife can be seen in the waters around the island at a depth between 4 and 25 meters. The cliffs are covered with black mussels.
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Bulgaria Black SeaCape "St. Toma" is located about 15 km to the south from the town of Sozopol. Opposite it, about 400 meters from the shore, there is a small island called "St. Toma", also known as “The Snake Island”. The botanist Buresh planted a collection of cactuses on the island with an area of 3 decares in the twenties of the last century. Today, the cactuses have taken over the whole area of the island and perhaps this is why it has been proclaimed a natural reserve. Beautiful cliffs are located in the water around the island, rich of underwater wild live. The depth is from 4 to 12 meters.
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Bulgaria Black SeaThe cove is located to the south of the town of Sozopol. This is a place where many species inhabiting the Black Sea can be seen. There are also very beautiful underwater cliffs. Another underwater attraction in the cove is a huge ancient anchor. The place is suitable for beginners and experienced divers alike. The depth is from 6 to 20 meters, and near the shore it goes beneath 5 meters.
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Bulgaria Black SeaA Turkish cargo steamship. Launched in 1888. Displacement 330 GRT. On 23.05.1942, while traveling from Burgas to Istanbul, it was unsuccessfully attacked with two torpedoes by the Soviet Sht-205 submarine, not far from Tsarevo. Fearing a repeat attack, the captain of Sefak turned ashore and dropped anchor. The ship’s fate was decided: shooting now at a stationary target, Suhomlinov, the submarine captain, sent the steamship to the bottom with the next two torpedoes. All nine crew members saved themselves.
Today the ship is found about 50 meters from the shore, at a depth of 10-16 meters. Discernible is a part of the stern with the screw and three-meter helm, as well as a multitude of debris over some hundred meters area. Part of the cargo comprising sanitary faience and tiles inscribed "Made in Hungary" is scattered over the bottom.
Among the fragments one can see a part of the torpedo that probably hit the ship in the middle. The Sefak is about 50 meters long, it lies with the bow pointing out to sea.
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Bulgaria Black SeaA French cargo steamship built in France in 1914. At the time of perishing it was sailing under Bulgarian flag. The ship sank into the thick fog on 15.02.1929. In the 50’s the ship was blown up underwater for the purpose of recovering the cargo and pieces of the hull.
The wreckage is lying with the stern to the shore at a distance of some 30 meters from the land. Certain items of cargo can be discerned such as the steam boilers, parts of the deck, a few pipes and rails. The depth is between 18 and 24 meters. Parts of the ship are scattered over an area of around one hundred meters.
The water temperature is between 6-10 degrees in may to 20-22 in august - september.
The shortest time to reach the dive site is 25 min with a boat (type of Zodiac) from Sozopol.
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Egypt Red SeaSuitable for all, octopus, frogfish, nudibranch, lionfish, scorpion and stonefish. good for u/w photogarapy at all levels. occasionally seahorses,dolphin and even the odd 5mtr whaleshark.
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Egypt Red SeaNice wreck, but with a tragic history (the official death toll from her sinking was 470 - many of those were returning from a pilgimage to Mecca). She lies in approximately 30m of water on her starboard side. Shes about 100m long with a beam of around 18m. One of the largest wrecks in the Egyptian Red Sea. She still has lifeboats sitting on the sea bed near the funnels.
more info about Salem Express, Hyndman Reefs, southeast of Safaga including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Maldives Indian OceanNewly famouse dive site among the divers who visit Maldives. Especially Liverbord.
more info about Maalhos Bodu Thila, North Ari Atoll - Maldives. including maps, reviews, and ratings...
United StatesThis is a great site with a very shot walk.
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Indonesia Halmahera SeaNear Sorong
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Honduras Caribbean SeaNice little dive site just off the shore of Laguna Beach Resort. Several entry points from the shore. The proximity to the lagoon with murky water can effect the visibily but increases the likelihood to spot special marine life like eagle rays or yellow stingrays. Nice hard coral wall with several cracks, dropping from 3-4m down to 20m+. Toadfish, green moray, sharp nose puffer, schools of Blue Tang, different angelfish, occasional pelagics like jacks or palometa. Several cleaning stations in the shallow. Great for wide angle especially in the morning and afternoon.
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South Africa Atlantic (African coastal)A shore dive (or a boat dive) where you can dive with large numbers of broadnosed sevengill or cowsharks swimming amongst the giant kelp in about 12 meters of water. The sharks seem to be there all year round (with greater numbers in the summer months), swimming slowly and aimlessly in big circles and will approach very close to divers. They have been known to be aggresive to spearfishermen
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Maldives Indian OceanThe biggest channel in the Rasdhoo Atoll, long
reefs with hard and soft corals. Due to the
hydrographic conditions, channels belong to
the favorite feeding grounds of large plankton
feeders. Therefor sights of mantas frequently
occur on that diving spot. The equally elegant
eagle rays and white-tip reef sharks can also
be seen there. Moray eels, lion fish and parrot
fish you find almost everywhere. The very rare
ribbon eel can be observed there, mostly with
just the head exposed.
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Maldives Indian OceanLocated just East side of Kuramathi and its a part of island wall.
Nice and easy wall dive. Ideal site for Scuba Review.
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Honduras Caribbean Seaawesome dive - lots of fish
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Greece Aegean SeaA wall dive that facilitates plenty of interesting marine life if you can see it!!! Visibility is rather limited all year round with a few exceptions (August, September). Relatively deep 30-40m.
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Mexico Caribbean SeaAwsome dive - lots of fish and overhanging mounds w/ a few swim throughs
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Maldives Indian OceanExperience grade: OK for Open water divers, but make sure not to wait too long on the surface while there is some current.
Facts about dive:
This dive sites is simply excellent. It has a very convenient shape, and beautiful formations, easy to dive and you can always expect to get thrilled by a nice encounter.
On your way down - you will get surrounded by a giant shoal of blue keel unicorn fish.
You will be able to see the top of the thila as soon as you stick your head under the surface. It is shaped oval and the top is at 5 -13m, which makes it extremely convenient for a safety stop on the way up.
The thila is sloping down steadily on each side with plateaus and big coral blocks positioned here and there all the way to the sandy bottom at around 35m.
By the coral blocks on the top you will be able to find stone fish and scorpion fish hiding underneath and in small holes and crevices. If you look really carefully, it is often possible to find a small leaf fish, hiding between the soft coral and sponges.
Under some of the bigger coral blocks you can sometimes find baby white tip reef shark or a nurse shark or two.
Hawksbill turtles and gray reef sharks are visiting the thila frequently.
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