I dove Blue cornert with a pretty mild current and had that Napoleon wrasse follow us the whole dive. One of the best dives of my life, Palau is amazing
Could add that you need to really monitor your air situation closely - anxiety and the extra effort can suck your tank dry rapidly. You have to realize that even drifting off and getting to surface safely is WAY better than drowning while clinging to a rock.
We're you not warned about the current? Blue Corner is not a surprise to find strong current there. Before divers even hit the water they're briefed on the current and what the plan is for the dive, and to have their dive hook ready. The dive shops take you there, besides it being a great dive site, because the current is quite the experience. On a dark note, a number of divers have been lost on that site, the worst episode I know of was 4 divers lost from one group, and never found.
I once observed while tubing down a river that ran at a rate that made it impossible to swim upstream, that if I swam down the the bottom, I was easily able to make headway upstream. I attributed this to the fact that when the water passes the rocky bottom, that it caused to, I guess the term is "eddy" or rotate counter to flow direction. I was wondering if anyone observed this with ocean currents, particularly where the bottom was of a rough enough surface to provide the eddy affect.
Is there ever a counter current? If a current is flowing in one direction, shouldn't there be a current near by flowing in the opposite direction? Anyway, don't they call that drift diving where they drop you off in one location and pick you up some place down stream?
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I dove Blue cornert with a pretty mild current and had that Napoleon wrasse follow us the whole dive. One of the best dives of my life, Palau is amazing
Could add that you need to really monitor your air situation closely - anxiety and the extra effort can suck your tank dry rapidly. You have to realize that even drifting off and getting to surface safely is WAY better than drowning while clinging to a rock.
We're you not warned about the current? Blue Corner is not a surprise to find strong current there. Before divers even hit the water they're briefed on the current and what the plan is for the dive, and to have their dive hook ready. The dive shops take you there, besides it being a great dive site, because the current is quite the experience. On a dark note, a number of divers have been lost on that site, the worst episode I know of was 4 divers lost from one group, and never found.
Currents are pretty much the only thing that still worry me
I once observed while tubing down a river that ran at a rate that made it impossible to swim upstream, that if I swam down the the bottom, I was easily able to make headway upstream. I attributed this to the fact that when the water passes the rocky bottom, that it caused to, I guess the term is "eddy" or rotate counter to flow direction.
I was wondering if anyone observed this with ocean currents, particularly where the bottom was of a rough enough surface to provide the eddy affect.
Love that place
👍 Hi from Russia! Nice video!
I want to go to Palao in my future🥰
😊👍👍👍👍 nice!
Love the tip: "Keep blowing bubbles..."
XD
That fish needs a reef hook
when you say "hooked in", what exactly do you mean?
reef hook
Try peleliu express
Freshwater leakage from an aquifer.I experienced it off Oahu.
1:41 did that fish squeak
Is there ever a counter current? If a current is flowing in one direction, shouldn't there be a current near by flowing in the opposite direction? Anyway, don't they call that drift diving where they drop you off in one location and pick you up some place down stream?
always wear gloves