Dive into the depths of this underwater haven and see for yourself why the Coral Triangle is called the nursery of the seas.

18 April 2009 N8 55.799 E119 59.790 Woke up at 3 am. Outside the station, the sky was bright with stars and a quarter moon. It was peaceful to spend a few minutes outside with Yogi and the rangers creating a cacophony of snores inside. After half an hour, the winds picked up.  It was […]

17 April 2009 N8 51.086 E119 55.042 Today was a day of helplessness and frustration. It was flat, calm, and full sunshine yesterday. We left the boat Stella Maris with all the guests and crew wishing us a not-so-scorching hot visit to Bird Islet, and warned us to wear lots of sunscreen. At about 3 […]

15 April 2009 Dive 1, 7:30, Black Rock N8 47.868 E119 50.440 Hmmm — 6:30 morning rain. We’re going to be rained on in Bird Islet in a few days! Not a nice thought. Before the dive, our German dive group mates ordered pygmy seahorses, and guess what — our guide Welmer found one. Hippocampus […]

14 April 2009 Dive 1, 7:30, Delsan Wreck N8 44.320 E119 48.697 We went a way back from the wreck, to the point where our boatman said it was a different dive site altogether! But the drift was so strong, we ended up in the wreck at the end. Saw long lines, and coral was […]

13 April 2009 Dive 1, 7:30am, Malayan Wreck N8 53.141 E119 53.367 Blue water hang at 20 meters, waiting for schooling hammerhead sharks to pass by. This was a test of patience. We have never been lucky with hammerheads and often have to explain to the dive masters that we bring bad hammerhead luck. But […]

12 April 2009 Dive 1, 7:30 am, Bird Islet’s Washing Machine N8 55.611 E120 00.786 Hardly any current, but this dive was fantastic. Our dive master Omer Alanis already pre-checked where the huge school of jacks was, and made us go down exactly where they were. The water was finally crystal clear, and the jacks […]

11 April 2009 Dive 1, 7:30am, Malayan wreck N8 53.141 E119 53.367 It was the first dive of the trip, and it started with very slight current and some fan corals. The highlight of the dive came towards the end, when we reached the wreck in very shallow waters. There were sweetlips and a nearby […]