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  • Nº117 # Date: 2013-12-14 - 14:30
  • # Max Depth: 20.8m Duration: 60mins
Diver's Notes

Honeymoon Liveaboard 2013 - MV Orion - Dive #17
Lankan Manta Point - South Male Atoll, Maldives

This was the last dive of our Liveaboard trip in 2013 :-(
We spent the whole afternoon traveling with the Orion to another atoll, closer to Male, for the last dive. We were promised a manta cleaning station, but never saw any mantas. The current was insanly strong and we really had to hold on the corals when stopping. Really cool just drifting over the reef. Towards the end of the dive me and Silje went our own way and saw a turtle and a huge Napoleon fish!
A really nice last dive :-)

What we saw:
- turtle
- Napoleon fish
- all the usual reef suspects

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Drift, Reef, Photo, Liveaboard
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Aquapro 5R
  • Wet suit: Ralf Tech - 3mm Full Body
  • Computer: Suunto - D6
  • Boots: Mares - Size 8
  • Fins: Scubapro - Twin Speed
  • Light: Ikelite - PCa
  • Camera: Sony - RX-100
  • Gloves: Ralf Tech -
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Ultraclear
  • Regulator: Mares - Proton Metal
  • Knife: Cressi Sub - Killer
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Shop & Buddies
  • Dive buddies: Silje Scheen
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     210 → 20 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.9m
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Species Identified

Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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