Captain’s Noon Reports – Under Sea – 2025-07-23

NUS Searching for orcas and mobulas, Wind ESE 5-8 kts, Seas 2 ft. Air Temp. 33 C, Clear sky. NUS currently underway to pangas position, they found a couple of fin whales and around 20 silky sharks.

This morning we did a check dive in Punta Perico, everything went well dive was good, water temp 27C, Viz 10-12 mts and no current. There were reef fishes, eels, and couple of sea turtles. After that, guests came back onboard for breakfast.

Plane reported a couple of sperm whales 15NM from our position so we took guests to the pangas and went to search for the whales.

Right after that NUS heave up anchor and started to follow them. They reported that found a couple of fin whales and some silkies, looks like there is bait ball.

Yesterday we had an amazing day, we found the orcas, at the beginning they were spread out and we were following only one, but later orcas regrouped, and they were like 8 of them, they were 2 baby orcas in the group. Almost at the end they started to take long dives and short time at surface.

Guests decided that it was enough for the day and we headed back to the NUS. They were hyped and super happy.

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Daily dive and conditions reports from our captains onboard the Nautilus Liveaboard vessels.

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