I did two scuba dives in northeast Bali at a place called Tulamben. There is an American shipwreck there. It was an army transport ship that was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1942 and now lies just 40 meters from the beach about 20 meters under water.
It was a spectacular dive, but unfortunately I don't have an underwater camera. However I made before and after videos.
The highlight of the dives was the huge school of jackfish, about 400 in number, swimming in a bright silver spiral next to the wreck. About 15 meters high, this huge living tornado was magnificent to see. Continuously circling together like in Finding Nemo and totally unafraid of us divers. My Dutch diving buddy and I even swam down under the school, turned on to our backs and looked up through them. Amazing! Literally tons of these big fish swimming right over and around us as we gazed up at the surface 20 meters away where the sunlight refracted as it hit the water. A very memorable experience.
The company I dove with was called Adventure Divers. It's run by and English-Dutch gentleman called Ian and I was very happy with their service and equipment. I've included one of their videos that show the wreck dive if you are interested. And you can see the silver jackfish I mentioned at the start of the vid.
Before
It was a spectacular dive, but unfortunately I don't have an underwater camera. However I made before and after videos.
The highlight of the dives was the huge school of jackfish, about 400 in number, swimming in a bright silver spiral next to the wreck. About 15 meters high, this huge living tornado was magnificent to see. Continuously circling together like in Finding Nemo and totally unafraid of us divers. My Dutch diving buddy and I even swam down under the school, turned on to our backs and looked up through them. Amazing! Literally tons of these big fish swimming right over and around us as we gazed up at the surface 20 meters away where the sunlight refracted as it hit the water. A very memorable experience.
The company I dove with was called Adventure Divers. It's run by and English-Dutch gentleman called Ian and I was very happy with their service and equipment. I've included one of their videos that show the wreck dive if you are interested. And you can see the silver jackfish I mentioned at the start of the vid.
Before
After
Adventure Divers Video
