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Sepok Wall
Location. Located west of Sepok Point, the Northwest tip of Maricaban Island.
Access. 15 min by boat from Eagle Point pier Southwest across the Maricaban Strait.
Average Depth. 50ft
Maximum Depth. 90ft
Conditions. Calm with a medium current, but it can get rough with strong currents with visibility up to 100 ft.
Normally an easy and very pretty dive, with good coral gardens around 16 ft and a wall dropping to 90 ft. The shallow water teems with a profusion of small reef fish, while the wall has bigger reef fish, Barrel Sponges, gorgonian sea fans, a multitude of different species of nudibranchs, sea cucumbers and pelagic visitors.
Bethlehem
Location. Located at the southern end of Caban Island
Access. 15-17 min. by boat from Eagle Point pier Southwest across the Maricaban Strait.
Average Depth. 33ft
Maximum Depth. 50ft
Conditions. Calm with a little current with visibility up to 65 ft.
On this steep coral slope, you find a mixture of soft and stony corals, hydroids, crinoids and small reef fish.
Mapating Rock
Location. Located southwest of Sepok Point.
Access. 20 min. by boat from Eagle Point pier Southwest across the Maricaban Strait and around the Northwest end of Maricaban Island. This is open water and requires a guide or boatman who knows the site, or it is easily missed.
Average Depth. 65ft
Maximum Depth. 130ft
Conditions. Calm with very strong currents, out can become very rough with visibility up to 100 ft.
This submerged rock is surrounded by a shallow area, which ends in a series of drop-offs. The area is large, and the currents really are fierce; this is a site for experienced divers only. The marine life is profuse, with all varieties of fish, several pelagic species.
Diving Sites: Ligpo Island, The Cathedral, Eagle Point, Koala, Arthur's Rock, Dead Point, Twin Rocks, Mainit Point, Red Rock, Beatrice Rock, Sombrero Island, Bahura, Layag-Layag, Kirby's Rock, Caban Cove, Daryl Laut, Sepok Wall, Bethlehem, Mapating Rock, Merriel's Rock, Devil's Point, Red Palm, Bonito (Culebra Island), Malajibomanoc Island
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