Atlantic Ocean Diving, South Africa

In between the howling winds, we managed several stunning dives the last few weeks. Here's a selection of images from several dives in the Atlantic Ocean. Some are not very well exposed, but they still manage to show off a few of our aquatic highlights.

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Wreck of the Astor in Chapman's Bay Wreck of the Astor, Chapman's Bay. Divers and wreck of the Astor.
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Invertebrate life on the Astor. 44F water = great visibility! Ascending from the Astor.
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Box Jellies at our "secret" divesite. Diver and Box Jellies Kelp
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Jellies and a snack? Hout Bay Harbor with Chapmans Peak in the distance and a seal. One of the many seals in the harbor.
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Buddies The "boss" of the harbor. The local fisherman tease him so he chases people now. Very sad.
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The loading zone at Hout Bay Harbor. We dive here a lot! Beautiful blue at Di's Cracks. Diver at start of Di's Cracks dive site. Spectacular dive!
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Sea fan near a swim through. Colorful invertebrate life. Di's Crack itself.
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Soft corals Solo Kelp A poorly lit Basket Star!
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Sponge and corals at Di's Cracks. Gorgonian coral head. Sponge?
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Sea fan Sponge and kelp leaving Di's Cracks. Swimming "up" at Di's Cracks
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Jelly at our 9m ascent stop. The rubber duckie coming in for pickup after a brilliant dive. Fellow divers on board.
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John at the controls. Looking back toward Hout Bay (Chapman's Bay actually). A friendly Seal joined us on dive 2.
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Did lots of tricks... Formation The seal really liked my buddy Geo. He followed him for several minutes.

Photos by Sonya L. Tittle
Atlantic Ocean Diving, South Africa



Last updated: 1/22/05