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Spotted turtles, sharks, sponge crab and that’s not all while enjoying double drift dives in Oahu!
Lauren Smith
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Today was a perfect day for an Advance Charter at Island Divers Hawaii. On the boat we had divers from Canada, Chile and the United States! With strong currents this morning we collectively decided to dive not one wreck but three! So we prepared to DRIFT THE BARGES, with the current heading East we began our descent at Baby Barge and soon spotted Green Sea Turtles and a White Tip Reef Shark hiding under the wreck. We then started cruising with the current to New Barge to penetrate the wreck and continue on. Last but not least we arrived at the LCU where 3 spotted Eagle Ray were seen hovering near by. Our second dive of the morning was a drift dive over Fantasy Reef. In the beginning of our dive a large Sleepy Sponge Crab was hanging out in a lava tube right next to a Blue Dragon Nudi! Throughout the drift we crossed past many large turtles and schools of trigger fish as well. A nice and relaxed drift that lasted 47 minutes! Wonderful dives and great divers today at Island Divers Hawaii!
Crew: Bradley (instructor) Mark (instructor) Joe (captain)
CONDITIONS: Sunny, mid 80’s*F Air, 80*F water, visibility 100+ft
DIVE PROFILES: Drifting the Barges: 81ft max depth, dive time 44 minutes. Fantasy Reef: Max depth 51ft, dive time 47 minutes.
MARINE LIFE: White tip reef shark, Sleepy Sponge Crab, Nudibrachs, Green Sea Turtle, Scorpion Fish, Spotted Eagle Ray.
