Dive Details

Location

Date

25 October, 2011

Time

8:40am - 9:33am

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.

Buddy

Peter Waters

Seas

Slight

Visibility

20+ metres

Duration

52 minutes

Maximum depth

20.4 m

Average depth

9.0 m

Water temperature

28.3°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides at Pakalangan, Sabah MST

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

High

4:32am

2.00m

Low

10:36am

0.30m

High

4:49pm

2.20m

Low

11:07pm

0.20m

Camera gear

Camera

Nikon D300

Lens

Tokina AT-X Pro Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5

Housing

Ikelite 6812.3

Lens port

Ikelite 6" Dome Port 5503.15 (without shade)

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. 2.9 m.
 

Giant clam, Tridacna gigas 3.5 m.
 

Sea fan. 17.2 m.
 

Sea fan. 20.4 m.
 

Sea fan. 18 m.
 

Sea fan. 15.6 m.
 

Hawksibill turtle, Erectmochelys imbricata. 10.3 m.
 

Black-spotted puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus. 10.7 m.
 

Regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus. 10.9 m.
 

Blue-face angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon. 10.6 m.
 

Anchor coral, Euphyllia ancora. 9.9m.
 

Batfish, Platax orbicularis. 7.7 m.
 

Green turtle, Chelonia mydas. 7.9 m.
 

Green turtle, Chelonia mydas. 7.9 m.
 

Magnificent anemone, Heteractis magnifica. 5.9 m.
 

Kel, with David looking on. 5.6 m.
 

David. 4.7 m.