The Guadalcanal campaign and Solomons Wrecks
Know the history of the Solomons wrecks
Enter inside the Nippo Maru Wreck
The more you know about each Truk Lagoon wreck, the more you will get out of your dives in this wreck Mecca. Today, we jump and enter inside the wreck of the Nippo Maru. Quick facts LENGTH 107 m GROSS TONNAGE 3764 tons DEPTH AT THE BOTTOM 47 m DEPTH MAIN DECK 31-34 m DEPTH AT […]
How Do Fish Sleep
During night dives aboard our vessels we, divers, get the chance to see the underwater world from another perspective. And it’s a perspective from which we can learn! As with animals on land, fish can use the night to either hunt or sleep. But, have you ever wondered, how do fish sleep? The physiology of […]
How deep are the Truk Lagoon wrecks?
Truk Lagoon hides its most famous treasures underwater: more than 40 WWII era shipwrecks. But, many divers think that the wrecks are really deep and cannot be dived recreationally. This is not true. So, how deep are the Truk Lagoon wrecks really? Truk – Not as deep as you think You will be surprised, but […]
How often do scuba divers get left behind?
Every year you hear the story of divers being left behind in the water. It always makes the news headlines and has even inspired Hollywood with blockbusters like “Open Water”. But in reality, how often do scuba divers get left behind? And what can you do to prevent it? Reasons There are several reasons as […]
What is coral?
From a distance, it often looks like mossy rock or bone. Up close it appears to be covered in tiny flowers. So what is coral? Let’s look at it under a microscope Firstly, what you generally see as coral is not ‘a’ single individual. Rather it is a huge collection of corals. Each of those […]
White Beach in the Solomons
White Beach is a spectacular dive site in the Solomons. It will certainly be one of the highlights of your trip as it was for Shaz Kozak. After a long journey, from points all around the world, we have finally landed in Solomon Islands. There are 16 of us on board and we are tired […]
Silliest diving mistakes & wildlife
(Part 3)
Is Palau really a great diving destination?
The diversity of dive sites will wow divers, but is Palau really a great diving destination? well, it is certainly an all-in-one diving destination that has it all. Whether it is the strong currents at Blue Corner, the beautiful hard coral gardens of big drop-offs, the mysterious WWII wrecks, or the visually stunning cave of […]
Diving Into The Coral Triangle
If I ask you, what are the lungs of the earth? You will say the Amazon, right? But have you ever wondered what the lungs of the seas are? Well, if we consider the coral reefs as the forests of the seas, then the Coral Triangle will be the lungs! This area of roughly 6 […]
