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  • Nº39 # Date: 1998-07-18 - 11:00
  • # Max Depth: 20m Duration: 38mins
Diver's Notes

Boat Dive
In - 11:00
Out - 11:38
Average depth - 12 m
Visibility - 15 m ->, 18 m |

Drift from Pinnacles to Raggies Cave.

Saw 11 x Ragged Tooth Sharks. Almost swam into one. Surge was relatively strong (left to right). Aborted dive after 38 minutes. Don't remember much else.

Was very ill. Don thought it was funny - I didn't. Flu hit me shortly afterwards.

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  • Temp: Surf 21°C Bottom 19°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     220 → 120 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.3m
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Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark) The sand tiger shark is one of the best-studied of the shark species. They are the only sharks known to gulp air at the surface and store it in their stomach to provide buoyancy . These sharks generally mate between Octobe...
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