Telegraph Reef
- Depth: 30-80 ft | 9-25 m
- Visibility: 50-100 ft | 15-30+ m
- Current: 0-2 mph | 0-3 km/h
A gentle slope with large coral bommies. A great night dive for exploring among the rocky shelves and bommies before coming to the channel entrances where there is active fishlife. Remnants of a subsea telegraph cable laid by the Germans at the turn of the century can be seen in places along the top edge of the reef. The cable was a communications link that reached the Asian mainland in Singapore.
CoralsBeing on the windward side of the island, the hard corals and rock formations tend to be more rounded in order to withstand the wave action. At night numerous crinoids can be found.
Fish LifeOn night dives, this site yields a large number of Lionfish and bright red Stonefish. You may also see huge Sea Hares with brilliant blood-red colorations that look like a Nudibranch but are nearly a foot long.