Sullivan Curry '17

Today we were split from the Marine 2 group. While they went off to a place called Necker Island. The rest of us stayed behind to study invertebrates and (try) to tag some turtles. First, we went snorkeling on a beach to catch and study some invertebrates. We caught a fire worm, a centipede-like creature that shot stinging needles,...

Today we embarked of what became my favorite dive (so far). We explored the wreck of the Rhone, a British luxury ship, and one of the first ships to use a steam-powered propeller in conjunction with sails. Declared "unsinkable" in 1865, it ironically sunk in 1867. The story goes like this: during a particularly bad storm in the BVI,...

For the second day, we dived near an island called Ginger Island. The first dive took place on a reef called the Ginger Steppes, which where a series of pelagic shelves that steadily went downward. It was also our deepest dive, with a maximum depth of 65 ft. We were told that the area has a diverse population due...

Today, our first dives of the week took place at the Dog Islands, particularly George Dog Island. We were told that their name stems from the Caribbean monk seals who's call was mistaken for the barking of rabid dogs by Columbus's crew, making them avoid the islands. Many years later, Pirates sailing through also heard the dogs, and thought...