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Netherlands Antilles Caribbean Seawarm water 150 foot visibility and fanatastic weather. Wish I lived there
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Micronesia PacificOil and aviation fuel dribble from this 454 foot cargo vessel in 200 feet of water. Ship lies with a 45 degree list to the port side. She was attacked by nine planes from Bunker Hill, and was hit by a 1,000 lbs bomb and a solid torpedo hit. She burned and quickly sunk. The No.1 hold contains only a few crushed 55 gallon drums and there is a large car too. There is a 10 foot long aileron (paravane) used for mine sweeping hanging off the port side. There is a large hole from the torpedo hit on the starboard side of the hold. There is a stern gun, and the ship's planking is burned from the fire. The ship's safe was salvaged in recent time, but its contents were not publicized.
Today the Amagisan Maru lies on a gentle slope with the bow in less than 30 metres and the stern in 58 metres. The wreck has a 45 to 50º list to the port and faces back towards the southern end of Uman Island.
This is an interesting wreck, it's only a pity it is in such deep water. There was a fuel tanker truck on the deck when the ship went down. It has slid off the deck and lies on the sand next to the forward hold. The forward masts has fallen over and hit the cabin of the tanker, crushing it.
There is a large bow gun still intact, and the anchor can be see lying out on the sand with the chain running all the way back into the ship. The forward number 1 hold is mainly empty except for a few empty fuel drums. Hold number 2 contains some aircraft wings and more barrels. At the rear of the hold is a car with its cab mostly intact.
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Italy Tyrrhenian SeaIt is a marine protected area
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Italy Tyrrhenian SeaIt is a protected area
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Netherlands Antilles Caribbean Seagreat diving
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Philippines Philippine SeaGood dive site for beginners
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Italy Tyrrhenian SeaTypical Italian dive site
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France Atlantic (European coastal)For diving contact local diving club: A l'eau plongée (33) 6 43 22 72 40
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Malta Mediterranean SeaComino part of Malta Island very nice and clear sea. Superb diving! Clear waters!
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Micronesia PacificInteresting view from below with diver on the surface and free ascent. Colors can't do the spot justice. So beautiful
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Turks and Caicos islands Caribbean SeaOn the ocean side of the reef approx 100 yds from shore.
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Dominican Republic AtlanticA Island off Samana Called Cayo levantado in 20 meters on coral gardens.
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CanadaA very popular dive site for it's cool wreck in shallow water, often used as a certification dive site.
Shore dive, St-Lawrence river. No thermocline.
In the town of Cardinal, Ontario, Canada.
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Italy Ionian SeaCircular freshwater spring, very nice place to dive, very close to the Ionian Sea coast
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Cuba Caribbean Seathere are many diving centers
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United States PacificSome of southern California's best diving!
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Italy Tyrrhenian Seacave diving
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Italy Ionian SeaSuper dive site, wreck in perfect conditions
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United States Pacifickelp diver
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Mexico Caribbean SeaOne of Cozumel's advanced dives sites, mostly because of the boat ride. The site is very far south, even past Punta Sur (the south point of the island), and can be a very choppy ride as you cross over the area where the open sea meets the semi-protected channel. Once past the "mixing area" as I call it the seas usually calm down some, but it can still be a choppy entrance.
Once you manage to get underwater it's all worth it, this is a beautiful dive! The dive site is a pristine reef system layed out in parallel finger like ridges moving slightly off perpendicular to the island. One of the most untouched reefs on Cozumel, Chun Chacaab is teeming with turtles, in April of '08 I made 2 dives in a week there and saw no less than 6-8 Hawksbill turtles on each dive.
I also ran accross a 'school' of mature trunk fish, each well over 6" long, hanging over one reef head. In one of my photos I counted 15 of these shy creatures one usually finds in a solitary existance.
Currents can be heavy, but discuss this with the divers on board and if everyone cooperates, it's easy to drop down into crevices and between coral heads to get out of the current and do some exploring without getting too seperated.
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