Tag: chevron manta

Where rare manta interactions become common occurrence

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Crew, Socorro
Post date 2018-02-05
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By Nautilus Staff on February 5th, 2018 in Crew, Socorro

Wow. Just… Wow. It’s been a long time coming to get to this point in my life, career and journey of exploring new places, countries, the world and the ocean. Out of all the places that I have been so far, which have been many, the Archipelago Revillagigedo has been, and will continue to be, […]

Tags Archipelago Revillagigedo, black manta, chevron manta, dolphin, Galapagos Shark, giant oceanic manta ray, Nautilus Belle Amie, Tiger Shark, whitetip shark

Dive 4: Return of Gertrude

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Categories Guests, Socorro
Post date 2018-01-04
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By Nautilus Staff on January 4th, 2018 in Guests, Socorro

And what a start to the day…13 dolphins swam close by to say “Welcome to Socorro”. Dive two…the meeting with “Gertrude”, a very large Manta ray. A fellow team member decided her name would be Gertrude. For 25 minutes, this friendly giant stayed and played. What an incredible first encounter. Thanks Pato for finding her […]

Tags black manta, cabo pearce, chevron manta, dolphin, Galapagos Shark, giant manta ray, Hammerhead shark, Moray Eel, silky shark, silvertip shark, whitetip shark

Trip start with chevron mantas and hammerhead sharks

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Crew, Socorro
Post date 2018-01-01
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By Nautilus Staff on January 1st, 2018 in Crew, Socorro

First dive today, got an anxious guest in the water. Everything went smooth, only been the first place we almost saw any kind of life expected. Great start with Hammmerheads, Chevron Mantas, Silvertips, Mobulas. Now we are getting ready to move to Socorro after a successful Taco night! The best experience! – Divemaster Mirko

Tags chevron manta, Hammerhead shark, mobula ray, silvertip shark, socorro island

The etherial chevron mantas

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Guests, Socorro
Post date 2017-12-28
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By Nautilus Staff on December 28th, 2017 in Guests, Socorro

My favourite dive site was the Boiler. Possibly the greatest experience of my life happened here on our second dive of the day at this unique location. While scanning the blue, I saw a spectacular Chevron Manta approach me silhouetted by the sun, moving gracefully towards me 10 metres below the surface. I watched this […]

Tags chevron manta, socorro island, The Boiler

Greetings from the magnificent chevron mantas

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Guests, Socorro
Post date 2017-12-26
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By Nautilus Staff on December 26th, 2017 in Guests, Socorro

After fighting some surge the day before, the waters cleared and we were greeted by a magnificent Chevron Manta on the way down. The sight was awe-inspiring. It was the first time I had seen such a huge marine animal, and it was so close under me, gracefully flying through the water. It was an […]

Tags chevron manta, dolphin, giant pacific manta

Dolphin & Manta entertainers

Post author By Nautilus Staff
Categories Crew, Socorro
Post date 2017-12-24
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By Nautilus Staff on December 24th, 2017 in Crew, Socorro

Plunging into the water is always fun, especially when its 31 degrees celsius. We started easy with a mild current being dropped off just next to the dive site. We descended to about 60ft and were following the lava finger. We didn’t have to wait too long for our first encounter. A group of 14 […]

Tags chevron manta, dolphin, lava finger

Day 2 – It gets even better?

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Categories Crew, Socorro
Post date 2017-12-21
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By Nautilus Staff on December 21st, 2017 in Crew, Socorro

Today was one of those diving days where you continually just ask yourself: does it get any better? We started our second day of diving waking up to beautifully calm conditions at Isla Socorro’s Cabo Pearce. We set out from the Nautilus Explorer in our skiffs and rolled in to beautiful blue water, great visibility, […]