25.13N, 153.56E May 14th The New Reef “Net ball!” Hank yelled. It turns out to be a 500lb ball of netting, rope and line from over 80 sources, all different, and fragments of commercial products, including 3 toothbushes, 1 cigarette lighter and two plastic straws. The bulk of these, and […]
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Transit To Rio
When working boats, well out to sea, pull in the lines, divers, nets or whatever it is they do, we go into “transit”. People who have done this know this changes everything on the boat. We become totally focused on the destination and the outside world versus the sea […]
Read MoreNever Before Seen World: The Pangaea Team At Jaseur Bank
The last few days, the team has been discovering, diving and absorbing an exceptional “undersea” landscape. Despite being over 350 miles from land and having the exact same view on the surface as we would in almost any part of the sub-tropical ocean, we have seen a genuine “other world”. […]
Read MoreFinding an island in the middle of the ocean: Jaseur Seamount, First Contact
This morning we made first contact with the Jaseur Seamount. With a day of quit weather behind us, and an advancing front that promised higher winds we crossed into the Jaseur bank shallow in the early morning hours. Our immediate target was the “reported” pinnacle of 33′ (10m). These […]
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