Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Night Dives and Shipwrecks

A typical day of class!



Sea anemone feeding at night during our night dive.



Two lionfish we saw during our night dive at Yellow Sub. They are extremely invasive and harmful to the reef ecosystem, yet due to their poisonous spines, they are very difficult to catch and control.





This is the deep dive wreck we went to. The ship, Hilma Hooker, was built in 1951 and sunk in 1984. She now lays 100 feet down right off the island and we got to dive down and explore!




This is the view from when I went inside the hull of the shipwreck, looking out on the main mast.




Checking out Hilma Hooker.






Port side of the ship. 




A look down at the propeller of the ship. 




Port side windows of the ship, now homes to many critters. 




Sunken Hilma Hooker. 

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