Author: Nautilus Crew

We had lobsters scuttling along the rocks, whitetip sharks gliding alongside us, electric rays hanging out on the sand and in an instant, three adult dolphins and a baby passed by us.

Especially on Roca Partida where we had a massive school of tuna (that were easily the size of dolphins), a school of hammerhead sharks with probably 30 individuals and mixed in between all of that: a school of silky sharks following the tuna.

Many people commented that it was their first time seeming hammerhead sharks, silvertip sharks and Galapagos sharks. For our last few dives we were anchored at The Boiler – a firm favourite amongst both divers and guides.

There are the giant manta rays who like to steal the show, the cheeky and utterly curious bottlenose dolphins and the silky sharks who will give you chills during the night snorkel.

All of a sudden, I turned around and saw the tiger shark right behind all of the divers. I got their attention and pointed just in time as it was still swimming towards us.

This dive site attracts the giant mantas that the Socorro Islands are best known for. The Boiler is usually a favorite for our last day of diving since it’s one of the last chances our guest will witness these acrobatic mantas in action.

We have a very happy group of divers onboard from Germany, USA, Spain and Mexico. Everyone is getting along very well and today we covered our dive safety briefing and a marine life presentation.