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  • Nº1 # Date: 2014-10-12 - 08:31
  • # Max Depth: 19.5m Duration: 49mins
Diver's Notes

Deep water dive with The Dive Shop Instructor John Lyerly to complete PADI Deep Diver Certification. This dive was a good dive and in shore due to weather off shore.

The area around the wreck was loaded with giant sand dollars. There was a great amount of Mahi Tuna and quite a few Barracuda. A large loggerhead turtle was recorded on the bow end of the vessel and there was some areas for penetration of the wreck. Octopus and several eels were also seen along with a giant sea snail.

Dove with a charter out of Olympus Dive Center in Morehead City, NC. The diving was amazing. We were on their boat called the Midnight. We stayed at the Dive Lodge owned by Olympus Dive Center for $30.00 per night.

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  • Temp: Surf 20°C Bottom -18°C
  • Dive type : Deep dive, Wreck
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro - Glide Plus
  • Camera: GoPro - 3+ Black
  • Computer: Oceanic - Pro Plus 2
  • Fins: Scubapro - Twinjet
  • Regulator: ScubaPro - Mk 25
  • Regulator: ScubaPro - S600
  • Regulator: ScubaPro - Air 2
  • Wet suit: Henderson - 3mm Hyperstretch Titanium
  • Weights: 1.8 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 30
  • 14L Steel     220 → 47 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.8m
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Species Identified

Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) (Atlantic little tunny) Found in neritic waters close inshore . This schooling species is an opportunistic predator which feeds on virtually everything within its range, i.e. crustaceans, fishes , squids, heteropods and tunicates. Eggs and larv...
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Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758 (Loggerhead Turtle) Adults are primarily carnivorous, using their powerful jaws to crack open crustaceans such as crabs and even seemingly impenetrable molluscs such as the queen conch (Strombus gigas) and giant clam (Tridacna s...
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Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (queen angelfish) Found on coral reefs. Generally occurs solitarily or in pairs. Moves gracefully between seafans, seawhips, and corals . Stomach contents of 26 specimens indicate that the species feeds almost exclusively on sponges supp...
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Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (gray triggerfish)
Atolla wyvillei Haeckel, 1880
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Carangoides bartholomaei (Cuvier, 1833) (yellow jack) Prefers offshore reefs and open marine waters . Juveniles often found near the shore on seagrass beds or often associated jellyfish or floating Sargassum . Generally solitary but sometimes seen in small groups . Feeds ...
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Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sargassum fish)

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