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Cheerful Divers at Roca Partida

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Categories Crew, Socorro
Post date 2017-12-05
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By Nautilus Staff on December 5th, 2017 in Crew, Socorro

After a full day & two nights at sea after a couple dives at Roca Alijos we arrived at Roca Partida at sunrise. DM Pedro had a detailed dive site map, with a whale shark graphic, during the briefing and in no time we had the skiffs ready to load eager divers, ready to see […]

Tags galapagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, whale sharks

I could not believe my eyes – there was a giant manta waiting for me under the skiff as I back rolled into the water.

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Categories Archive
Post date 2013-12-24
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By Nautilus Staff on December 24th, 2013 in Archive

I am back! The first thing that I checked was the water temp when I got back . So far it is 24 C and that is good for me because I love it when I am able to wear only a shorty. Well, we left from Cabo San Lucas and we were all excited. […]

Tags dolphins, hammerhead, Roca Partida, whale sharks

Early morning dive at Roca Partida with the stars still twinkling, beautiful visibility and sharks everywhere!

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Categories Archive
Post date 2013-12-13
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By Nautilus Staff on December 13th, 2013 in Archive

Waking up to a Starlit Sky at Roca Partida, moon high in the sky standing on the top lounge deck of the Nautilus Explorer; trying to take it all in as you wake up. Everyone is up early for a remarkable Dawn dive, as the crew are up top, captain manning the Crane and getting […]

Tags galapagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, Moray Eel, Roca Partida, starlit sky, whale sharks, white tip reef sharks

If you can tear your eyes away from the big fish, you’ll find a vertical wall extending straight down for 200 feet with caves filled with resting white tip reef sharks lined up like sardines

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Categories Archive
Post date 2013-12-10
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By Nautilus Staff on December 10th, 2013 in Archive

Roca Partida as we know it from the surface is a guano covered rock extending about 100 feet into the air and about 200 feet in length, poking up out of the pacific ocean 60 nautical miles from the nearest island of Socorro. In the bigger picture it is the very tip, the last second […]

Tags black jacks, Cabo San Lucas, cottonmouth jack, creole fish, galapagos, Roca Partida, schooling hammerheads, silky, silver tip sharks, Wahoo, whale sharks, white tip sharks, yellow fin tuna

If you want some manta lovin’ of your own, come and get it.

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Categories Archive
Post date 2013-12-02
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By Nautilus Staff on December 2nd, 2013 in Archive

After finishing another “Jaws”-dropping season with the great white sharks at Guadalupe Island we have returned to our home for the rest of the year here at the Islas Revillagigedo, also known as the Socorro Islands. Into my 6th season as Captain here at the islands it’s always nice to return to the familiar sights […]

Tags dolphins, giant pacific manta, hammerhead sharks, Roca Partida, San Benedicto, thresher shark, whale sharks

MANTAS, MANTAS, MANTAS at Socorro Island

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Categories Archive
Post date 2013-11-24
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By Nautilus Staff on November 24th, 2013 in Archive

Amazing. Absolutely beautiful! The boiler at San Benidicto is my new favorite dive site! – Louise, UK The day of diving I came on this trip for! (The boiler at San Benidicto) with three giant pacific manta rays! – Peter, UK Majestic Mantas!! – Stuart, UK MANTAS,MANTAS,MANTAS, MANTAS, MANTAS! – Christoph […]

Tags dolphins, Giant Mantas, San Benedicto, whale sharks

It's not easy to describe Roca Partida; it just has to be experienced. The water is warm (80F), the visibility is great (80+ft) and these two facts are far from the best part.

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Categories Archive
Post date 2013-11-22
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By Nautilus Staff on November 22nd, 2013 in Archive

The undersea life here is simply stunning. Today we saw 5 different species of sharks, abundant fish, a giant manta. It was a big day for me personally, as I saw my first hammerhead shark and my first whale shark. It was also my first dive with no bottom reference. We spent most of our […]

Tags galapagos sharks, hammerhead sharks, silkies, silver tips, whale sharks, white tipped reef sharks

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