Eels Everywhere!!! (Aug2)

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It was a hot a humid morning aboard the SeaFox. Well into the summer months, we are still enjoying some awesome weather here in Hawaii and it was great for this mornings dives. With a group of 12 advanced divers and 2 instructors, we set out to have a great day out on the water.

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We dropped down at Corsair, which was requested by some of our divers. There was quite a bit of surface tension today and the entry was a bit rough, but the divers did awesome! We dropped down to 105ft and got a good look at the WW2 plane.

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There was tons of marine life surrounding the wreckage, and the remaining wing piece was covered in eels! We spotted four alone on the small remains of the wing. As always, eels surrounding the wreckage were in their holes avoiding any nearby scuba divers.

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Divers made sure to do their safety stop on the way back to the boat. We had some time to take some photos of our divers in this blue water. We then enjoyed some light snacks and tea aboard the boat and made our way over to the next site.

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Over at the next dive, we dropped down into clear waters with a negative entry. We swam around the ledges and coralheads that make up this dive site and got to see a less visited part of the Maunalua Bay.

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It was an enjoyable drift dive that allowed some of the divers to have a more hands on experience with the marine life.

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It was also really nice to see different landscapes that make up our local waters. We know that there are reefs and wrecks, but some of the more unexplored regions are the ones that have the most to see!

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Thanks to everyone who came out on the boat this morning, we had a great time! It was a bit of a bumpy ride but I would say that we all enjoyed the morning.

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Max (instructor) Joe (captain) Kelsey (crew)

WEATHER CONDITONS: 88*F Humid, strong west winds, strong surge

DIVE PROFILES: Corsair: max depth 105ft, bottom time 26min, 78*F, strong west current

Keanu: max depth 68ft, bottom time 32min, 80*F, slight west current

MARINE LIFE OBSERVED: helmet crab, squirrelfish, moray eel, white mouthed eel, morrish idol, sergeant fish