乐生活Day 2 BRUNEI
Today the Second Dive explored the famous Dolphin 88 wreck. It was a merchant ship, which was sunk in the sea of Brunei in the 3.5 nautical mile Pelong Rocks near Meragang Beach. All 11 crew members were rescued by the merchant MV Jaya Amethyst in the vicinity of the area. According to the meteorological department, the weather conditions in Brunei Bay during the incident were "strong thunderstorms", similar to those in recent days.
Dolphin 88 wreck was sitting in the sand. The deck was only about 14 metres from the surface of the water, and the second floor was less than 25 metres. So I did a 130-minute pressure-free diving here with ease. The boat is full of fish in every compartment. It looks incredible. In the past few years, dozens of sunken ships have been laid down. The first time the fish mouth was so dense, it felt almost like a refugee camp, because the more than a metre of predators were wandering around, and sunken boats became the perfect shelter for all kinds of fish. If you want to take a picture in this situation, you have to struggle to disperse the fish with your webbed feet. Otherwise, the whole person is like a fish in a can, and there is no vision at all.
It is worth mentioning that Brunei’s water quality is really special in the destination of the wrecked ship I photographed. Blue-green has a milk texture. Today, when I explore the second floor of the ship, I feel the bottom visibility is a little strange. It feels like being ravaged by a hundred bulldozer divers. Looking around, the lower half of the ship is hidden in a cloud of smoke, which is said to be because of. Rising tide causes sediment to be lifted by current.
On the second day, using CCR to enter the ship, I felt more comfortable than the first day. I also tried the basic cloth. However, the first match with the sneak partner is far from enough. It is good to use the breathing circuit to talk a few words at any time, so adjusting the relative position to adjust the direction of the light is relatively smooth. I hope it will get better and better next.
Starting tomorrow, Mr. Shinichi Sawaumi, the CR coach from Japan, will work with me to shoot. This afternoon, he came to me specially to communicate with me about some details of the shooting and made plans for the next three days. I am very looking forward to that!
Today, the Japanese coach also asked me who my CCR coach was, so I showed him Coach Fang’s FB. He pointed to a group photo on Coach Fang’s homepage and said to me, I know this person! Then the painting style changed. He cut the wrong gas when he patted the coelacanth in Comoros. He died. I was a little stuffy for a while.
Sometimes the unknown in the endless abyss is so tempting that it is easy to forget the fear. Even if I know the risks, it does not affect my enjoyment of exploring the unknown under the dark blue. Maybe that’s the greatest charm of diving for me.
Special thanks:
The company provides photographic equipment support.
SUPE provides all underwater lighting support
BEST DIVE provides diving equipment support
Brunei PONI DIVER provides travel sponsorship
