Kelly
Thailand
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Nº3
Date: 2012-02-29 - 16:25
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Max Depth: 11.6m Duration: 49mins
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- Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 30°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Reef
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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- Weights: 8.2 kg
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At Home Run Reef you can experience some strong currents depending on the tide. Usually dives are one way along the reef slope depending on the current’s direction. There is a small bay to the south that is sheltered from the current. That is a good place to start from, especially for beginners.
The topography is sloping hard coral reef which goes on down to 15m-20m where it meets the sand. The sand then slopes gradually off away from the island.
To the South East of the northern corner of the bay is The Andaman Explorer wreck lying in the sand. It was a small dive vessel that was purposefully sunk for divers. It is lying about 40m from the reef at 22m. All decks have now collapsed and it sits no more than about a meter off the sand. It is a habitat for less common species like catfish and honeycomb morays. Shoals of glassfish is commonly seen.