Great Weather, Diving, & Crew!

We had a fantastic trip, the diving crew, galley, and deck were outstanding, the food was amazing, and if that wasn’t enough, the weather and the diving were at the very best! – Rodrigo Friscione What an amazing trip! It truly surpassed my expectations! The whole team – dive masters, kitchen staff, deck, and hostesses […]

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A guest recounts her amazing underwater exploration while diving at Socorro Island…

Roca Partida has lived up to its hype and then some. The two day stay began with an eventful exploration of the ancient magma plug. Schools of fish including almaco jack pairs, horse-eye jacks and more white-tip sharks than I could count, and of course, the incredible giant mantas. All of this peppered with yellow-tail […]

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Young tiger shark took center stage at the Boiler at San Benedicto Island. Socorro, Mexico. June 19, 2012.

Well this morning finds our sleepy ship rising at a more leisurely pace as today is a non diving day while we make our transit from Socorro Island to the Sea of Cortez. We finished our last two days at San Benedicto with much more giant Manta fun at the boiler. Over the last two […]

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Diving Here is Like Swimming in an Aquarium – June 5, 2011 – the Boiler

  The boiler today proved once again that diving here can be like swimming in an aquarium. We entered the water with schools of Big Eye Trevally Jacks in the blue around the boiler and thousands of colourful Wrasse’s all around the top of the boiler. Dropping down and moving around the nooks and crannies […]

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Captain’s Log – Socorro Island, Baja California, Mexico–May 29, 2011

After two great days of shark encounters at Roca Partida we traveled overnight last night 65 nautical miles to the largest of the Islas Revillagigedo, Socorro Island. Arriving here early this morning our first stop was the navy base at the south end of the island, where each trip we are boarded by the Mexican […]

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Whale sharks, mantas, dolphins, false-killer whales, octopus, Galapogos sharks, Hammerhead sharks, Silky sharks… I could go on and on. Captain’s Log May 15th 2011 Socorro

Everything seemed to come together to make this trip a truly wonderful experience.  The gorgeous weather, the great company of the guests and crew, and of course, the diving.  I don’t know how to describe the diving in a way that will justify the experience! Whale sharks, mantas, dolphins, false-killer whales, octopus, Galapogos sharks, Hammerhead […]

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Guest blog, and recent images from socorro

  How was your day? Two lovely dives today.  Sort of like a walk in a park. Erik. Every thing was great. The dives, the boat, the food and especially the crew. Marianne, from Switzerland. How was your day? Galapagos sharks, white tips, a couple of hammers. Many octopi out and about. Nudibranchs on the […]

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