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  • Nº14 # Date: 2016-01-15 - 14:28
  • # Max Depth: 26.4m Duration: 38mins
Diver's Notes

This is the dive where most of the divers down there were waiting for the giant manta to appear.

We have been wandering at the upper flat boulder, until we heard the noise of air tank been hitting by pointer, that's where the giant manta appear crossing over our top. Suddenly, the environment down there became so "noisy" and busy of catching of the giant creature.

We were so lucky that manage to experience the giant in the early stage of our diving life. Amy told us that only after her 190 dives this was ever the first met with the giant.

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  • Surface interval:135 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Tang Wei Tee, Amy Fong, Fong Chin Heng
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 25 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.7m
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Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) (Giant manta) Manta rays are generally solitary, although loose aggregations of individuals may occur where there are abundant food sources or during the breeding season. When ready to mate, a male will bite his mate's pectoral fin to p...
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