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  • Nº106 # Date: 2013-12-11 - 04:16
  • # Max Depth: 21.6m Duration: 62mins
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Honeymoon Liveaboard 2013 - MV Orion - Dive #6
Sun Island Outer Reer- South Ari Atoll, Maldives

WHAAAAAALEEEE SHAAAAARK!!!!! :-) :-) :-)
We went close to where we were looking for whale sharks the day before. This time the weather was much better, compared to the stormy conditions last night. Even though we didn't see any whale sharks during the dive (although a couple of people saw one just a few minutes after we got out of the water) I still saw a couple of White Tip Reef Sharks and took a lot of nice photos of other stuff. After everyone was out of the water, the boat started searching for whale shark from the surface. After a little bit we saw one and everyone got into snorkelling gear. We jumped out and saw a big shadow disappearing into the blue. I almost thought that was the end if it, but after swimming closer to the reef another huge shadow started emerging in front if us. The whale shark was about 7 meters and was gliding slowly through the water, gradually coming closer to us as the water got shallower. Then the fun began. I got some really nice photos, while Silje filmed a little bit with the GoPro. She even saw another whale shark passing behind us which no one else saw! At some point the whale sharke turned slowly around, I intercepted it, and it came straight at me! I even had to swim a little bit out of the way so it wouldn't swim into me! We swam next to it for some time until it started descending and disappeared into the blue. We got out of the water and quickly found another one (or maybe it was the same one?). We had the boat come in front of it and then we jumped out again. This time we didn't have as much time with the whale shark, but I still got some nice photos before it disappeared into the abyss.

This is turning out to be a hell of a day!!

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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Reef, Photo, Liveaboard
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Aquapro 5R
  • Weights: 3 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Silje Scheen
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  • 1. Nitrox 23
  • 15L Steel     210 → 20 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.4m
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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 (Whale shark) These sharks are usually solitary, but loose groups of up to 100 individuals have been sighted, often when they are feeding . Whale sharks appear to be highly migratory , and have been tracked for thousands of kilometres ....
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