July 16, 2018 The wreck of the Carthaginian appears out of the murk. |
July 16, 2018 Looking back at other divers descending to the wreck. |
July 16, 2018 The bow, in 80 feet of water. |
July 16, 2018 Looking through the wreck. |
July 16, 2018 Barely visible, there is a white-tipped reef shark. |
July 16, 2018 Barely visible, there is a spotted eagle ray getting filmed. |
July 16, 2018 Spiky sea urchin. |
July 16, 2018 Some kind of blenny, I think. |
July 16, 2018 Made it (against strong currents) to the stern, in about 100 feet of water. |
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July 16, 2018 Wonder why they call them white-tip reef sharks? |
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July 16, 2018 I was told we might see Spongebob on this dive. |
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July 16, 2018 Divemaster inside the wreck. |
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July 16, 2018 Here comes a submarine! (All divers instructed to stay over the outline of the Carthaginian). |
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July 16, 2018 Grace is in there somewhere watching me. |
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July 16, 2018 Second dive - Mala Pier, or rather the remains of it. Mala Pier was condemned for bad cement as soon as it was built. Now it's an artificial reef. |
July 16, 2018 Some more urchins. |
July 16, 2018 Hey! A turtle! |
July 16, 2018 Small spotted eel peeking out. |
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July 16, 2018 Sharks hide out under the fallen beams of the pier. |
July 16, 2018 Scared him off. |
July 16, 2018 And he's back! |
July 16, 2018 Sharks and other critters hide under ledges. Sometimes the only way to see them is to dive straight down and peek under the ledge, while looking upside down. |
July 16, 2018 Turtles attract attention. |
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July 16, 2018 The state fish of Hawaii, which is notoriously shy for posing for pictures. This is the Humuhumunukunukuapua. |
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July 16, 2018 More urchins. Not a lot to see on this dive... |
July 16, 2018 Bad picture, but Hawaii does have a lot of interesting, colorful fish. |
July 16, 2018 Wide angle lens. Only way to get a shark closeup is to get really CLOSE to him. About 2 feet here. |
July 17, 2018 Third dive, in very rough seas, off the island of Molokai in a known hammerhead area. Under the water, conditions were clear, mostly calm, and cold. |
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July 17, 2018 Lots of colorful fish around Hawaii. |
July 17, 2018 Three dive groups went in off the boat. All stay together due to currents and surface conditions. All divers had to have safety sausages (a signaling device) in case they got swept away on the surface and had to be found. Here is my dive group staying together. |
July 17, 2018 At the very end of a 45-minute dive, while doing the 3-minute safety stop, we saw our first (and only) hammerheads. I got only 2 pics where a shark is recognizable. Luck of the draw that I was too far away. |
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