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Welcome 2009 !

In the inaugural dives for January 2009 we explored the Dehiwela Cargo Wreck on Sunday the 4th. The seas were choppy, visibility was very poor and there was some powerful surge. Despite that we penetrated the wreck in new areas and also enjoyed the amazingly prolific fish life.

2008 had been a great year. We wish 2009 will surpass all expectations and provide us with some fantastic adventure dives as we plan to explore new regions and new dive sites!

Year 2008 Report
H.M.S Hermes
In 2008 we mounted two expeditions to the the H.M.S Hermes
Weligama
and also explored the underwater cities of rock at Weligama!

What an incredible year of diving! 2008 was a dream come true. We started the year by exploring a new region in Weligama and its beautiful underwater rock cities. After a hiatus of three years we returned to Negombo and dived the Second Reef and the famous Third Reef. We explored dive sites around Colombo and also visited Bentota, Beruwala, Hikkaduwa and Unawatuna. For the first time we dived the Little Basses light house in Kirinda along with the usual expedition to Great Basses. Perhaps the climax for 2008 was the visit to Batticaloa and the dives at H.M.S Hermes reverberating with the echoes of World War II. We also visited a new wreck in Batticaloa; the boiler wreck for the first time. In the cool and salubrious tropical forests of the mountains, we discovered inland dive sites with remarkable potential for fantastic underwater photo opportunities.

Read all about it in our 2008 Report!

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Welcome to Sri Lanka! The best location in the Indian Ocean to Scuba Dive in the warm tropical seas and wonderful beaches. Sri Lanka offers some great Wreck Diving experiences such as the H.M.S Hermes, SS Rangoon, H.M.S Conch, The Earl Of Shaftsbury, H.M.S Diomede, and some Surat Silver Coin wrecks at the Great Basses & Little Basses Lighthouses off Kirinda and Yala. Sri Lanka offers many courses such as PADI Open Water, Advanced, Rescue, Dive Master but yet to offer NAUI, PSAI, TDI, SDI, Nitrox, Trimix, Heliox, Solo Diving Technical Dive Courses or Liveaboard Diving. Shore diving is a possibility. Sri Lanka also is famous for whale migration, dolphin watching and very occasionally for sightings of Tiger Shark, Black Tip Reef Shark, White Tip Reef Shark, Manta Rays. Reef fish such as Moray Eels, Puffer Fish (Fugu), giant turtle, Lionfish, Snappers, Sweetlips, Trevally, Barracuda, Fusiliers, Anemonefish are very very common. Some dive sites are better than Maldives, The H.M.S Hermes is a fantastic and exciting dive in Batticaloa. The H.M.S Vampire which accompanied the H.M.S Hermes is yet to be found. Surat Silver Coin treasure was found by Sir Arthur C. Clarke and Mike Wilson at the Great Basses Ridge. The coins were minted by Aurenzeb, the son of Shah Jehan who built the Mumtas Mahal (Taj Mahal). There are also wrecks of Japanese Zeros in the China Bay and Marble Beach area. The statue of lord ganesh can be seen at the Swami Rock dive in Trincomalee. pigeon Island in Trincomalee is also famous for great diving and snorkeling. This site features original photos and stock photography of the ocean and the under sea.