Diving Bali: Lembongan / Tulamben
Lembongan:
The Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) is the heaviest bony fish in the world (average/max: Length: 1,8m/3,3m. Weight: 1000kg/2300kg) and resembles a flattened fish head without a tail, but with large fins above and below the body. The fish are pelagic and spend a large portion of their lives at depths greater than 200m, but in July-November they come up to be cleaned from skin parasites by small reef fish. On our first dive trip we had no luck either seeing the Mola Mola's at Crystal Bay or the mantas at Manta Point, but the second trip we did 2 dives in Crystal Bay and saw 3 Mola Molas, one came really close. It is a really magical feeling to see these large and strange fish gliding through the water.
Tulamben:
The US Liberty wreck is the most visited dive site on Bali. The 120m, 6.211 ton cargo ship was hit by a Japanese torpedo in 1942 and is now easily accessible from the beach at 5 to 30m depth. The wreck lays on its side and is covered with various pretty corals and home for countless fish including Great Barracuda, Humbhead Parrotfish, a large school of Big eye Trevally, Sting rays, Ghost Pipefish, Nudibranches and several species of Garden eel. The other dives sites in the Tulamben are also very interesting, a drop off and sloping sand/coral areas with good macro diving.
Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: helgeroe
Length: 03:05
Rating: 5.00
Views: 2960
Tags: Bali dive dving ghost humphead Indonesia Lembongan Liberty mola pipefish scuba snake sunfish Tulamben wreck
Video Comments
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helgeroe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Thanks!
Liberty is a really cool wreck; big, shallow and full with fish life. :)
I have been traveling 4 of the last 6 years in Asia and Latin America. Have also been working as a Dive Instructor in about 3 months during the travel years. Now the plan is to settle down in Oslo (Norway) after some great years of living out of the backpack.
copyriot (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Nice video, I remember I dove inside what I think was the Liberty ship when taking the PADI certificate in Lovina...
May I ask, are you vacationing or traveling? What´s your story?
Kullberg1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Sequences are some of the best ever. Nice piece of underwater work! |
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