The Jaya had a fun time! After preparing for the dangers of the "Bermuda Triangle" and all that is associated with it...not all that exciting! (read more from Yesterdays blog)
After reading a bit more about the area - it's reputation as the Bermuda Triangle is justified as it is a geological oddity with deep waters to the east, the shallow waters of the Java Sea to the West and the massive flow of water between the two. The tidal currents split at Pulau Masalembo. This causes not only upwellings of cold water, but this can cause weather disturbances above the water. This is suspected to be the cause of the plane crashes in the area and for the many boat sinkings.
The water was quite murky, with viz less than 10 meters, so the above theory was proven correct (this time). The water was a bit choppy, but nothing outrageous. So it wasn't great conditions for diving.
Upon arrival, the Staff contacted a fishing boat and were informed about a nearby "secret" pinnacle that was not on the charts and probably had some great diving.
(you can see them heading out to the coordinates on number 6 above).
Once there, they couldn't find the pinnacle and the water was too murky to see it from the boat. So they headed back to a nice looking reef they had seen.
Turns out this was the garbage dump for the island :o!!! While that may be interesting - it wasn't the best way to start the day! So they moved on to another reef. They diving was interesting - especially for the macro. They saw lots of vibrant living coral, turtles and lots of fish. Considering the whole area is an impoverished fishing area - that's great news!
After two dives - they decided to head off to try better diving south.
They are currently en route to Pulau Kangean of the North Eastern coast of Java. This is supposed to be a bit more developed and it looks like the expedition is going to be near regular phone service soon! But keep following the progress and seeing how the team is enjoying things!
We are offering both 3 and 6 Day Komodo Liveaboard trips upon our arrival in Komodo. would you like to join us?
-Wicked Diving, Komodo
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