Largest hermit crab in the world!

By on January 30th, 2013 in Archive

Ok. This is slightly off-topic because the coconut crab is not indigenous to our waters, but it is so fascinating that I felt compelled to write about it. These monster crabs start life as ocean plankton.  They reach a certain size at which time they drop to the seabottom just like many other crab.  We […]

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We saw Hammerheads, Silvertips, Whitetips, and Mantas. It was such an awesome sight to see a school of Hammerheads come into view from the deep

By on January 29th, 2013 in Archive

The first day of diving has been incredible. We saw Hammerheads, Silvertips, Whitetips, and Mantas. It was such an awesome sight to see a school of Hammerheads come into view from the deep. It’s a sight that Ill never forget. So far the diving has been the best I’ve ever done and I can’t wait […]

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Last night, rounding the point of the lava flow of San Benidicto, the bioluminescence were flashing in the bow wake; a thousand tiny flashes of green and white igniting like flares in the water around the Nautilus Explorer.

By on January 28th, 2013 in Archive

This phenomenon in itself is a beautiful sight to see and I was happily taking it in on the bow when I noticed two streams of the flashing lights darting and weaving in front of the bulbous bow. Dolphins. It was too dark to see the creatures themselves but they raced through the water, slicing […]

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We saw many giant mantas, dolphins, and big school of hammerheads!

By on January 27th, 2013 in Archive

Today was awesome for Mantas. The crew is awesome. I’m thinking of booking this trip next year. I would not change anything!! -Anonymous We come from Russia to see wonderful Socorro island. Today it was unforgettable dive day! We saw many giant mantas, dolphins, and big school of hammerheads! One manta followed us and asked: Please, […]

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In the past few weeks I have seen marine life I had previously only saw on television or in magazines despite sailing on the Pacific, Atlantic, and in the Gulf of Mexico for the past 15 years.

By on January 26th, 2013 in Archive

This past trip to the Revillagigedos archipelago’s (Soccoro isl.) was my induction trip on the Nautilus Explorer as first mate, and what a fantastic trip it was! It is such a pleasant change to work with a very positive and professional multinational crew, and enthusiastic guests who have traveled from all over the world to […]

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Enjoying huge schools of jacks, white-tip reef sharks, a few hammerheads and even a tiger shark on the last dive, all with the beautiful orchestra of humpback songs playing in the background

By on January 25th, 2013 in Archive

Enroute from Socorro Islands to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Humpback whale season has officially started here at the Socorro Islands this year. They started appearing at the islands in small numbers earlier in the month of January, but their numbers have increased noticeably in the past week. Around the midway point of this current expedition […]

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7 dolphins escorted by a couple of very friendly mantas made for an excellent day!

By on January 23rd, 2013 in Archive

Punta Tosca was a little demanding for the first two dives, the price for enjoying the mantas and a couple of good hammerheads was some good current, after that we decide to dive inside the bay and it was just fantastic, 7 dolphins escorted by a couple of very friendly mantas made for an excellent day! […]

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