Dive Details

Location

Date

26 October, 2011

Time

1:18pm - 2:27pm

Details

Dive with Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort led by George

Drift dive on the western side of the island.

Buddy

Peter Waters

Seas

Slight

Visibility

20 metres

Duration

69 minutes

Maximum depth

13.1 m

Average depth

7.5 m

Water temperature

29.2°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides at Pakalangan, Sabah MST

Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location.

High

5:12am

2.10m

Low

11:11am

0.20m

High

5:26pm

2.40m

Low

11:45pm

0.10m

Camera gear

Camera

Nikon D300

Lens

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D

Housing

Ikelite 6812.3

Lens port

Ikelite Flat Port 5502.41

Strobes

Ikelite SubStrobe DS125

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.

Batfish, Platax orbicularis. 11.2 m.
 

Nudibranch, Chromodoris willani. 12.2 m.
 

Regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus. 10.6 m.
 

Painted crayfish, Panulirus versicolor. 6.3 m.
 

Sabellid worm. 5.9 m.
 

Red firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica. 6.3 m.
 

Spine-cheek anemonefish, Premnas biaculeatus. 5.3 m.
 

Redfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifasciatus. 4.6 m.
 

Blackside hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri. 6.3 m.
 

Arc-eye hawkfish, Paracirrhites arcatus. 5.4 m.
 

Blackside hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri. 3.3 m.