Putul and Crossing in Puerto Princesa, Philippines

I had a weekend trip from Manila to Puerto Princesa and I dived there two days. Here is something from the first diving day.

Dive #: 248
Date: 13.6.2014
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Putul
Depth: 28,6m Average: 20,7m
Dive time: 38min
Visibility: 20m
Sea temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/220bar (air)  Wetsuit: Only shorts and sleeveless  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stingray

Dive Center: Moana Dive Center

On our first dive in Putul we saw something new what I haven´t seen before. It was cow tail stingray.

It was quite big one. 

I have dived in Putul many times, but I have never seen there sharks. This time we saw two whitetip reef sharks.

Same shark before it disappeared.

Corals.

Nudibranch.

Dive #: 249
Date: 13.6.2014
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Crossing
Depth: 20,4m Average: 15,8m
Dive time: 42min
Visibility: 25m
Sea temperature: +28C

Our second dive spot was Crossing. Nudibranch.

Small fishes on the reef.

Clownfish try to hide.

Some kind of sea worm.

There are always big school of fish in Crossing. One common spice is grant fishes.

I have dived in the both places many times and I know the dive spots already quite well. Anyway cow tail stingray and shark was nice surprise this time. 

Regards from Manila,

Mika

Diving at Crossing and Maris Rock in Puerto Princesa, Philippines

I had a diving day in Puerto Princesa. Here is something from our dives. Our dive guide was Dani, who is also instructor. Other divers were local guy Jonathan, French Sarah and me.

Dive #: 241
Date: 6.12.2013
Place: Philippines, Puerto Princesa, Crossing
Depth: 18,9m Average: 16,1m
Dive time: 54min
Visibility: 20m
Sea temperature: +30C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air)  Wetsuit: No wetsuit, only shorts and sleeveless  Weight: 5Kg
Camera: Canon PowerShot G15 + Ikelite´s housing  Computer: Suunto Stingray

Dive Center: Moana Dive Center
Price: 3300P / 2 dives including equipment

Our first dive spot was Crossing. Let´s dive!

In the beginning we saw black ribbon eel.

Nudibranch couple.

School of yellow striped snapers.

More snapers.

Blue-spotted stingray on the sandy bottom.

Flat worm.

Dive #: 242
Date: 6.12.2013
Place: Philippines, Puerto Princesa, Maris Rock
Depth: 20,1m Average: 13,1m
Dive time: 52min
Visibility: 6-10m
Sea temperature: +30C

Our second dive spot was Maris Rock. Visibility in Maris is not so good usually, but there is many times interesting and not so common creatures. 

Leaf scorpion fish.

Mantis shrimps are always cool to see.

School of striped cat fishes.

Pipe fish on the bottom.

Porcypine fish try to be bigger than it really is.

Talking to me?

Very small pygmi sea horse. Difficult to take good picture, because the sea horse is only like 1cm.

Huge fan coral.

That´s me in the safety stop. 

It was great to dive after few months again. Hopefully next dives come soon.

Regards from Manila,
Mika

Pete's Reef and Crossing, Puerto Princesa

Today I had a two dives here in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. First dive spot was Pete's Reef and second Crossing.

Dive #: 205
Date: 12.4.2011
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Pete's Reef
Depth: 23m Average depth: 18,3m

Dive time: 50min
Visibility: 25m
Sea Temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: short 3mm Weight: 5Kg

Dive Center: Moana Dive Center
Price: 3300PHP/55€ (2 dives)

Almost immediately we saw a big group of barracudas.
Diver with barracudas.
In the end of the dive we saw one whitetip reefshark.
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Dive #: 206
Date: 12.4.2011
Place: Philippines, Palawan, Puerto Princesa, Crossing
Depth: 20,7m Average depth: 15,8m

Dive time: 50min
Visibility: 15-20m
Sea Temperature: +28C

Equipment
Bottle: 12L/200bar (air) Wetsuit: short 3mm Weight: 5Kg

In Crossing we saw a lot of reef fishes. Different kind clownfishes were many places.
There was very much red tooth triggerfishes.
Here is harlekin triggerfish.
Group of small striped catfishes.
Both dives were very easy and relax dives, 'cos this time no current at all.