When they rolled round we rolled round, when we stopped to gaze at them they stopped to gaze at us. Socorro Island, Mexico.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR DIVES! Mantas, Mantas,  Mantas!  The Boiler is fantastic for Mantas.  They actually seem to like interactions with us humans. A very special and humbling experience. Sailed to Roca Partida and saw whales breeching and fin slapping. Underwater was crystal clear with abundant White Tip Reef Sharks, Galapagos Sharks, Jacks, and fishes. […]

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Captain’s Blog – Three beautiful dives on pristine coral reef – Clipperton – 10th April 2011

  7am – up early and there it was – Clipperton on the horizon – the edge of the circular atoll a wider expanse than expected between the groups of coconut palms – by 8 am we were there escorted by schools of dolphins and diving Boobies! (It is lucky to get pooped on by […]

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Guest blog –today the manta didn’t go away – socorro island – 04 mar 2011

  Today the manta didn’t go away. We went up and the manta followed us up to the cable. I think she would have liked to come home with us. What an annoying day. – Guilherme do Brazil We jumped into the water in hope to see a manta. Not even five minutes later a […]

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The Dive I Missed was the one where Everyone Saw Mantas, Sharks, Hammerheads. At Least I Saw a Whale on the Surface Swimming Around. Guest and Divemaster Blog. 09 DEC 2010

Diver Pauly from Chicago.  This is my second trip aboard the Nautilus Explorer.  The staff is exceptional as usual.  We’ve done two days of diving so far and can’t complain at all. Saw a pod of Sperm Whales just out of Cabo San Lucas and a pod of bottle nose Dolphins shortly later.  When we […]

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Hammerhead shark field report – big jump for shark research project conducted onboard the Nautilus Explorer on the Clipperton Island expedition – Guest blog – April 23, 2010

We are coming back from Clipperton island by now. This was a small step for our project but a big jump for shark research. We set three different underwater receivers located to the NE, south and NW of Clipperton. In previous years we have tagged several species of sharks in different island from the Pacific. […]

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As smooth as cruising a lake…

Location: The Boiler, The Canyon dive sites,  San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Cabo San Lucas Boarding day  dawned warm and sunny, with light winds and a calm ocean which would follow us as we left the shelter of the marina in Cabo San Lucas, at the southern most point in Baja California, Mexico, in search of […]

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Awaiting optimal conditions Roca Partida – Captain Marco's log

San Benedicto Island, Socorro, Roca Partida, Cabo San Lucas, Revillagigedo’s All in all, a variety of climatic conditions this voyage makes for some interest. No more the constant ardor of endless azure skies above, we had a plethora of cloudscapes and weather to enjoy. Departure, Cabo San Lucas: pleasant sunny optimism and best auguries for […]

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