The sea life drawn to this rocky volcanic pinicle rising out of the deep is so prolific and diverse I can't help but get excited for what we may see tomorrow!

The crew and I had a very busy turn around in preperation for this trip. We completed a thorough audit of our safety management systems conducted by  Lloyd’s. It is a pleasure to work on a vessel that though not required by regualation to meet this high standard of certification, has been chosen by the […]

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

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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Captain's report. I turned off all our electronics for fear of a lightning strike on the Nautilus Explorer. We had a torrential downpour with sheet lightning and water strikes within 5 miles

It is a day of contrasts, last night  at Socorro Island we had a torrential downpour with sheet lightning and water strikes within 5 miles and it went on well into the night. I had turned and disconnected all the wheel house electronics on the Nautilus Explorer for fear of a lightning strike… this morning […]

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The only place I have seen more fish than Roca Partida (Socorro Island) was in the supermarket! Ken..

Tem sido uma viagem inesquecivel, o grupo e muito experiente ,tenho aprendido muito. Hoje vimos varias mantas de mais de 5metros, no segundo dia de mergulho vi um Tubarao Tigre e algunas Mantas. O barco e muito bom, as cabines bem confortaveis e quase nao bate, dormi muito bem todos os días! O pessoal de […]

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To say the diving was good with the white sharks today would be wrong, it was exceptional. Guadalupe. Sept 18, 2012

Arrived back to Guadalupe Island last night at 1945 just as it was getting dark, dark. This morning we awoke to a glorius sunrise and clear skies all around the backside of Guadalupe at Shark Bay. To say the diving was good with the white sharks today would be wrong, it was exceptional. All day […]

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I wish we could have all the giant mantas and white sharks together. Divemaster blog. Sept 6, 2012

Guadalupe Sep 06 2012.- Just cant get enough of these great white sharks, there is a point when I spend so many dives with the same sharks when I feel I know them and I feel I can guess what their reaction to the cage and to us in general will be, I love this, […]

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