Something Sinister Lurks in the Deep — March 21, 2014
Staff: Capt. Joe, Dive Guide Pete, Boat Crew Erika
Weather Conditions: Swell: Mild, Winds: Moderate Trades
Dive Sites: The Corsair & Angler’s Reef
Dive Conditions: Visibility: Good, Current: Mild
Marine Life Observed: Green Sea Turtles, Blue Dragon Nudibrach, Yellow Margin Morray Eels, Moorish Idol, Harlequin Shrimp, Hawaiian Octopus, Leopard-Print-Evil-Cracken-Sam of the Deep…
The short ride out to the Corsair went quick as Pete deliverd his briefing. With the Sea Fox tied up the team of divers worked their way down the lines to where the WWII era wreck rests in 107′ of crystal clear seawater. We spent around 15-20 minutes exploring the incredibly well preserved wreck, now host to a myriad of sea life including Yellow Margin Morray’s, Sea Stars, an Octopus & countless other reef fishes. A nearby pod of humback whales serenaded us as we explored the plane though none came by for a visit.
Once everyone was safely back on the Sea Fox, Capt Joe navigated us back into Maunalua Bay where the divers could relax in calmer waters during their 45 minute surface interval.
Then it was back down for a drift dive at Angler’s Reef. All things were proceeding as planned as the team explored the ledge discovering octopus, Moorish Idols, Hawaiian Sergeant Major’s just to name a few. But about 10 minutes into the dive, the divers came accross something no one was expecting…
Something lurks in the deep…
No one was sure what to make of the strange creature donned in the leopard print. At first it seemed as though it was meerly curious. But it wasn’t long until the true nature of the beast was revealed and it began to attack our divers!
Fortunately our dive guide for the day, Pete, was adequately armed and defeated the treacherous beast in single underwater combat and everyone survived. He saved the divers, the day, and probably the whole world from certain destruction.
We all owe our lives to this great hero.
Harlequin Shrimp
Soomething evil looking fabulous in leopard print
The Corsair
March 21’s Divers
