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A large barracuda on the wreck of the Charlie Brown, an AT&T cable laying ship sunk as a dive site in 2003.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver wreck shipwreck "sunken ship" "M/V" "M/V Charles D. Brown" "Charlie Brown" fish barracuda
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A large barracuda on the wreck of the Charlie Brown, an AT&T cable laying ship sunk as a dive site in 2003. St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.




"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver wreck shipwreck "sunken ship" "M/V" "M/V Charles D. Brown" "Charlie Brown" fish barracuda

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  • Kahaluu Beach, Kona, Hawaii -- An urchin has moved next to a small hard coral on top of a rock.  Among the spines on the upper side of the urchin is an egg mass.<br />
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  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  Blue-spotted stingrays are often found on the sandy bottom off Sharm el-Sheikh.  © Rick Collier<br />
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scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue divemaster blue ray skate blue bluespotted spotted stingray 'sting ray'
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  A giant moray swims freely over the sandy bottom from one patch of reef to the next.  © Rick Collier<br />
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scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef giant moray eel
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  A giant moray eel is cleaned by a cleaner wrasse.  © Rick Collier<br />
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scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef giant moray eel cleaner wrasse fish
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  A cleaner wrasse ventures into the mouth of a giant moray eel, which holds its mouth open to be cleaned.  The wrasse is not harmed, and soon emerges.  © Rick Collier<br />
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scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef giant moray eel cleaner wrasse fish
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  Lionfish are not uncommon around coral heads arising from the sandy bottom.  © Rick Collier<br />
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scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef lionfish lion fish
  • Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.  Lionfish are not uncommon around coral heads arising from the sandy bottom.  © Rick Collier<br />
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scuba diver divers Egypt 'Red Sea' 'Ras Mohammed' Sharm 'Sharm el-Sheikh' 'Sharm al-Shaykh' underwater u/w blue coral reef lionfish lion fish
  • Two Royal Urchins on the side of a sunken barge.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver wreck royal urchin sea urchin
  • A diver reaches out to pet a stingray that is "hiding" on the sandy sea floor.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver reef sand bottom stingray ray
  • A stingray rests under a layer of sand on the ocean bottom.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver reef sand bottom stingray ray
  • A spotted moray eel on the sandy bottom under an overhang of reef.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand bottom seabed sea floor reef spotted moray eel
  • A reef shark swims past.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef coral sand bottom sea floor shark
  • A bristleworm crawls on the sand bottom.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive worm bristleworm sand bottom sea floor sea bed
  • Stingray.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand sandy bottom ocean floor sea bed stingray
  • A stingray "breaks cover" to swim away from divers.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive sand sandy bottom ocean floor sea bed stingray
  • The stonefish lies on the bottom and looks like a rock.  It has poisonous spines that can be quite dangerous if you don't notice it is there and touch, grab, step, or bump into it.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef fish sand bottom sandy sea floor sea bed stonefish "stone fish"
  • Spotted moray eel and sea urchin.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef spotted moray eel spiny sea urchin
  • A large barracuda on the wreck of the Charlie Brown, an AT&T cable laying ship sunk as a dive site in 2003.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver wreck shipwreck "sunken ship" "M/V" "M/V Charles D. Brown" "Charlie Brown" fish barracuda
  • A large barracuda on the wreck of the Charlie Brown, an AT&T cable laying ship sunk as a dive site in 2003.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive diver wreck shipwreck "sunken ship" "M/V" "M/V Charles D. Brown" "Charlie Brown" fish barracuda
  • The stonefish lies on the bottom and looks like a rock.  It has poisonous spines that can be quite dangerous if you don't notice it is there and touch, grab, step, or bump into it.  St. Eustatius (Statia), Netherlands Antilles.<br />
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"St. Eustatius" "Saint Eustatius" Statia Netherlands Antilles "Lesser Antilles" Caribbean underwater diving ocean SCUBA dive reef fish sand bottom sandy sea floor sea bed stonefish "stone fish"
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