Maldives
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Nº3
Date: 2011-04-09 - 09:30
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Max Depth: 18m Duration: 45mins
Dive Location
- Temp: Surf 30°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Training, Reef
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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- Weights: 4 kg
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3rd Open Water Training Dive
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Noth-West of Iru Fushi next to a large reef which reaches to the surface, one of the most precious Thilas in Noonu Atoll rises up from the 30 m. deep sandy bottom.
From a little distance the profile of the reef looks like a Christmas tree, deep and shallow over- hangs at the bottom with layers, plateau’s and overhangs until the top part of the reef.
The sandy bottom with the overhangs is the ideal place for nurse, guitar and leopard sharks to take a rest.
The soft corals covering the reef are a tasty appetizer for green and hawksbill turtles.
Clouds of golden and jewel fairy basslets give the top part of the Thila a shiny glow, while schools of medium size jack fishes make their turns to catch the smaller reef fishes like the red tooth trigger fish, fusiliers, glass fishes and small groupers.
The coral life is astounding, soft and hard corals give the photographers and videographers no chance to put even one finger on the reef to balance themselves for shooting.