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We absolutely love our coastline as well as the high nutrient levels which create our large food webs in the ocean. We have one of the strongest upwelling systems, off our coast, in the world. These factors contributes to the immense diversity in the ocean but it has one large drawback for shark cage diving, it decreases our visibility severely. We had nice big sharks today who were a bit more relaxed and not as active in going for the bait, it was still fantastic to see them make their slow passes. One of our regular sharks arrived on the scene today with fresh scars; it’s never a pleasant sight. The scars could have occurred as a result of several speculative factors, only a closer inspection would reveal the answer. We had an awesome bunch of guests on board who were in very high spirit. It was a pleasure having you on board. Great stuff…
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An interesting start to our trip was the sighting of a dog swimming randomly in the sea; it must have been a dolphin in its previous life :)! Very odd indeed. We then carried on with our voyage and were greeted by the sharks in very timely manner! The guests were caught a bit off guard when we started to ask who our first seven divers were going to be. “Big Nemo” made her infamous appearance and was off again. Taking up her limelight was a shark riddled with parasites. This shark stayed with us for the entire duration of the trip and put on a great spectacle! There were many box jellies in the water as well as blue bottles which were quite interesting to see. It was fantastic to see all the diversity in the water today! Great stuff…
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Although the start to today’s trip was slow at first, it escalated very quickly towards quite a few jaw dropping moments! We had several large sharks initially and after a while they seemed to be getting bigger and bigger as we carried on. Finally we climaxed with a large 4.1 meter shark arriving for a closer look at the bait! The visibility seemed to deteriorate later on in the trip, most likely due to the cold front approaching. We had several families on board today, demonstrating how versatile and accommodating we can be to all group sizes and all ages! A great bunch of guests…
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It is amazing how the visibility has remained so good for the last few days; it is really an added bonus to the entire experience. We were celebrating a couple of newlyweds on board today who decided that shark cage diving would be the ideal thing to do to strengthen their relationship. I think after today they will remain together for a very long time to come! We had lots of large sharks today with our regular smaller 2 meter individual making his appearance! We had a real treat today when we sighted a large 3.8 meter shark in shark alley, the waters were crystal clear. The seals were less than 2 meters away from it at times, however no predation took place to the great disappointment of all the guests :)! A tremendous day…
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Today was so much more than just a shark cage diving experience, we were so fortunate to have loads of shark activity as well as various other animals in the area! Our day started brilliantly with lots of active sharks and amazing visibility. “Big Nemo” paid us a visit and she was looking very ravishing! After our amazing shark diving excursion, our guests were welcomed by at least 20 bottlenose dolphins off the bow of the boat. They were truly an awesome sight. After that we ventured past shark alley to visit our friends the seals who were lazing about on Geyser Rock. Finally making our way back into port we had some subantarctic skua trying to grab some fish from our crew. It is amazing how these birds literally eat out of your hands. Truly a great day…
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What a fantastic day! The visibility was the best that I have seen in ages, that in conjunction with amazing sharks is a winning combination. The sharks arrived very quickly today and we had the first clients in the water before you could say ‘shark’! We had eleven large sharks, with one shark in particular showing all his pearly whites all the time. It spent more time outside of the water than in it :)! The water temperature drop has not gone unnoticed by the guests, however after a couple of minutes one gets use to it! Beautiful sharks, great visibility and awesome people made today a great trip…
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Wow! We had a truly amazing time at sea today. The day started off on a wet note with heaps of rain, fortunately for us we were on a well equipped vessel. We simply released the side tarps and that protected us from all the rain, being the largest shark diving boat in South Africa has its perks! The rainbow was a good sign for us; the shark activity was very high with very close passes by the cage! The visibility in the water was amazing for most of the trip allowing for marvellous viewing, the rain offers some advantages. The sharks were passing time and time again and were all in the size range of about 3.5 meters. After the rain had moved on we were greeted by beautiful flat seas! It was an adventure packed day…
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Every year on the 25th of February, Marine Dynamics and Dyer Island Cruises donate vessels to the commemoration of the BIrkenhead disaster…
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It was an extremely eventful trip today with lots to see. We were being invaded by swarms of blue bottles (only 3) and they made an interesting conversation topic for quite some time! Our infamous “Big Nemo” made an appearance to the delight of the crew, she really isn’t the pretty’s girl in the water, but she’s still fantastic! All our sharks were more or less 3.5 meters in length today except for our final shark of the day who was 4 meters in length. The sharks were not us energetic and jumpy as usual, but they compensated by giving some REALLY close passes by the cage. On our way back to harbour we were treated with a bryde’s whale sighting, these ‘small’ whales frequent this area very often and it is always a treat to see them! A great day…
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