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New Zealand PacificThe boat moored close to an underwater pinnacle rock. We passed over this to the island wall. The wall curves like an arc back to the boat and we dived along the wall which was covered in a kelp. Our max depth was about 17m. Sea Temp 19c (Jan 2008)
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website Marine life observed: Nudibranchs, Triplefins & Kelpfish
more info about Brady's Corner, Aorangi Island, Poor Knights including maps, reviews, and ratings...
South Africa Indian OceanBeautiful dive site on the wild side in Port Elizabeth. Average deapth +-21m. Being on the wild side the water is generally 1-3 degrees colder than in the bay. Beautiful colours and a large variety of animal species from Nudibranches to game fish.
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New Zealand PacificWall dive with a huge archway both above and below the surface. Depth under the arch varies from 10m to 15m. There is a small cave to the left of the arch on the South side, it has an air bubble at around 6m.
Sea Temp 19c (Jan 2008)
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website Marine life observed: Nudibranchs, Morays, Stingrays, Leatherjackets, Maomao, Lord Howe Coralfish & Firebrick Starfish
more info about Middle Arch,Tawhiti Rahi Island, Poor Knights including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Saint Lucia Caribbean SeaNice wreck to dive on not that deep and ideal for novices. The hold is open and easy to dive through and up into the bridge.
The site itself is pretty much the house reef of the Ti Kaye Village in St Lucia.
Lesleen was an old cargo vessle not sure whether it was sunk for a dive site (probably).
The only down side was the dive guide limited your down time.
more info about Wreck of the Lesleen including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Netherlands Antilles Caribbean SeaAnother great site on Curacao, unfortunately you need a boat to reach it. The norht coast of Curacao is where on a good day it is possible to see sharks, large rays and other larger animals, including massive green morays.
more info about Playa Conoa North Shore of Curacao including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Australia Tasman Sea website more info about Leap to Steps, Kurnell including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Netherlands Antilles Caribbean SeaThis is a great site, which is not often visited by divers, the only draw back is you can only get to it by boat.
more info about Bullenbaai including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Egypt Red SeaIf your are lucky, you can see sharks or dolphins not to far from the reef... Of course into the deepest area,,,
more info about Panorama Reed (Safaga Red Sea Egypt) including maps, reviews, and ratings...
South Africa Indian OceanBeautiful Reef on the wildside off Port Elizabeth. Many variaties of Soft and hard corals. Lots of nudibranches and other interesting smaller animals. The reef is also frequented but a few varieties of Gamefish. During the summer months sightings of Sharks is not uncommon.
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Ukraine Black Sea18 promille
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Malaysia South China SeaSugar Wreck is a cargo boat (carrying sugar) that went down ard dec 2000. It had originaly run aground butwas refloared once the cargo had beentransfered. however the damage sustained to the hull resulted in it going down once it was under tow. It lies on it's starboard side in just 18 metres of water with the port side being at abt the 6/7 metre mark.
The lenth of the wreck is 90metres and the area in which it lies flat bare sand.
Trips to the wreck are all by speedboat from the Perhentian Islands and take about 20mins on average.
The general condition is still good and it is possible to access the cargo area through the open hatch's.
Whilst it is still important to be aware of your surroundings it is an easy wreck to dive around, approx 20m away from the hull are some flat cargo crates sprouting a lot of whip coral,harp coral and some soft coral. The hatch's ALWAYS have bamboo sharks underneath,Lionfish and Scorpionfish on top, numorous Giant puffers hanging around and they are a great place to look for Nudi's.
Because the area surrounding the wreck is just sand it has formed a good artificial reef so both around the wreck (and inside the hull) there are large schools of juvenial Yellowtail Barracuda,Onespot Snapper,Schooling Mullet. Other residents include various Porcupinefish,Giant,Mappa and Yelloweyed Puffers,Batfish,Trevalies,Pickhandle Barracuda,Lionfish,Scorpionfish to name but a few.
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled on the bottom for Hermitcrabs,Octopus,Nudi's and sometype of eel that we were neverable to properly identify(bit like a snake eel).
Full penetration is possible but the internal walls are decaying quite considerably and it slts out VERY easily so good line work is a must.
The wreck it's self has no corals really but is covered in shells (except the port side) and the hull is a gd place to hunt for "different" Nudi's downside is the area you need to cover.
So if you ever go to the Perhentian Islands (northeast coast peninsular Malaysia) this is a must do dive site.
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Malta Mediterranean SeaPretty difficult (hard work) to get to the entry point unless you boat dive it.
Wind has to be perfect for the shore dive as the exit point can be difficult.
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United Kingdom Atlantic (European coastal)The Persier 50.16.96, 03,58.03
330 ft (30m) 5,382 tons torpedoed in 1945 by U-1017. This wreck is broken but parts sit up to 10m proud of the shale seabed at 31M.
The hull has collapsed but u=you can enter the engine room and the holds. Lots to see including the three boilers, 8ft anchor, prop shaft tunnel and other 'ship-shaped' bits (the three guns & prop have been salvaged). Lots of life again, pollack and sea fans especially.
You can dive this wreck from the dive boat Sunfish. You can contact Mike of Sunfish Charters on 07968-262421 or email
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United Kingdom Atlantic (European coastal)HMS Scylla
(23m) 400ft Frigate sunk as an artificial reef. A Frigate, whole and upright on the bottom!! This wreck is a wreck-divers paradise. A great dive whether you want to just swim around the outside, explore all four deck levels, or do a wreck penetration course.
Marine life is taking a good hold and varies considerably at different times of the year. Expect pout, pollack, wrasse, congers and even trigger fish
You can dive this wreck from the dive boat Sunfish. You can contact Mike of Sunfish Charters on 07968-262421 or email
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United Kingdom Atlantic (European coastal)James Egan Layne is (22m to scour) 417ft 10,000 tonnes liberty ship torpedoed by U1195 in 1945. Sitting upright in a sandy bottom, with no superstructure remaining and the stern broken off resting a short distance to the south. You can do an easy penetration all the way through, or swim down either side, then at the break swim to the stern.
You can enter No1 and 2 holds and swim into No3. The upper deck and the engine room have gone. Two lifeboats can be found 20M from the stern.
This is the South Coast's classic wreck dive with so much to see of either the ship itself, the cargo or the life (red & grey mullet, a huge residential shoal of horse mackerel near the bow, bass, pollack, wrasse, congers, pout, pipefish, John Dory, whiting, ling, crabs, lobsters.
I even saw my first Sunfish on this wreck!).
Easy to find - there's usually other boats hooked into it. Or head for the buoy and you'll find it, or use the satnav 50.19.47 04.14.61
You can dive this wreck from the dive boat Sunfish. You can contact Mike of Sunfish Charters on 07968-262421 or email
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Ghana Atlantic (South)All new dive locations. There are schools of whales and other things to discover. Charlys Extreme Diving is not only offering diving but also relaxing on the beach having a great party at our beach house. Information about our new website will be presented soon.
Be one of the first to discover the beauty of the Golf of Guinea.
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Costa Rica PacificOn the Sea Hunter Liveaboard. Dirty rock is a dive site near to Cocos Island which attracts large species: Mantas, Whale Sharks, Hammerheads, Killer Whales, False Killer Whales, Dolphins and large shoals of Jacks. Because it is round, you can stay in the same place and photograph the same animal/s several times as they swim round and round the rock.
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Kenya Indian OceanIt took about 30 minutes to this dive site. The wreck is an old steel shrimp boat which is about 120 feet long. My camera was kept busy with an octopus, rock cod, a moray and shoals of batfish. The wreck is quite incrusted so a good opportunity for macro.
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Kenya Indian OceanThis dive is in the National Marine Reserve. A quick 20minute boat ride takes you to a moored buoy. A descent to about 10metres will find you at the reef top. Covered with soft and hard corals. Plenty here to photograph. Just over the edge of the reef is a large arch that was filled with a shoal of glass fish. There are two reefs that you can explore, separated by a gully. We were told that whale sharks have been seen here, but were not lucky enough to encounter one ourselves. We did however see two turtles swimming calmly past, and spotted what looked like a dolphin in the distance.
more info about Canyon, Watamu including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Jamaica Caribbean SeaThe dive starts by finning amongst coral and sponges and then you can see a gap in the reef. The opening is about 18 feet by 5 feet (be careful not to bash the coral) and as you come through you will gasp at the view. It is framed with colourful corals and sponges (almost like a window). There were several schools of fish and when they passed we could then see why the site was called the throne room. It has a sponge formation that sits on the floor in the shape of a throne.
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