Dive Details |
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Location |
Mid Reef, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia |
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Date |
25 October, 2011 |
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Time |
8:40am - 9:33am |
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Details |
Dive with Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort led by George
This was a bit of a drift dive south along the eastern side of the island. We saw a lot of turtles. |
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Buddy |
Peter Waters |
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Seas |
Slight |
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Visibility |
20+ metres |
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Duration |
52 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
20.4 m |
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Average depth |
9.0 m |
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Water temperature |
28.3°C |
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Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand |
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Tides at Pakalangan, Sabah MST |
Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location. |
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High |
4:32am |
2.00m |
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Low |
10:36am |
0.30m |
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High |
4:49pm |
2.20m |
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Low |
11:07pm |
0.20m |
Camera gear |
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Camera |
Nikon D300 |
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Lens |
Tokina AT-X Pro Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 |
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Housing |
Ikelite 6812.3 |
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Lens port |
Ikelite 6" Dome Port 5503.15 (without shade) |
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Strobes |
Ikelite SubStrobe DS125 |
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Ikelite SubStrobe DS161 |
Photographs |
Depth information, where present, indicates the depth of the camera when the photograph was taken and can be used to approximate the depth of the subject.
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Batfish, Platax orbicularis. 2.9 m.
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Giant clam, Tridacna gigas 3.5 m.
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Sea fan. 17.2 m.
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Sea fan. 20.4 m.
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Sea fan. 18 m.
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Sea fan. 15.6 m.
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Hawksibill turtle, Erectmochelys imbricata. 10.3 m.
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Black-spotted puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus. 10.7 m.
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Regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus. 10.9 m.
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Blue-face angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon. 10.6 m.
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Anchor coral, Euphyllia ancora. 9.9m.
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Batfish, Platax orbicularis. 7.7 m.
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Green turtle, Chelonia mydas. 7.9 m.
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Green turtle, Chelonia mydas. 7.9 m.
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Magnificent anemone, Heteractis magnifica. 5.9 m.
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Kel, with David looking on. 5.6 m.
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David. 4.7 m.
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