Two Blue Tang on a Ship Wreak

Two Blue Tang on a Ship Wreak, While diving a wreak with Stuart Cove's in the Bahamas I caught this shot of two glowing Blue Tang fish.
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by John Malone

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Two Blue Tang on a Ship Wreak

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John Malone

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Two Blue Tang on a Ship Wreak, While diving a wreak with Stuart Cove's in the Bahamas I caught this shot of two glowing Blue Tang fish.
The area south of New Providence has been the setting for numerous Hollywood movies, including several James Bond films, and a number of wrecks were placed on the bottom as underwater sets. The framework that passed as the Vulcan Bomber from Thunderball and the vessel Tears of Allah from Never Say Never Again are still popular dive sites. Other wrecks here include the Willaurie, a 130-foot freighter sunk in 55 feet of water in 1989, and the Sea Viking, a 60-foot commercial fishing boat sitting upright in 65 feet. Because shark-feeding dives take place nearby, sharks always seem to be roaming two of the New Providence wrecks, the David Tucker II, an ex-defense force vessel sunk in 50 feet at Shark Wall, and the Bahama Momma, sunk in 1995 in only 40 feet at the Runway. De La Salle is a 120-foot island freighter that has been on the bottom off Paradise Island for about a decade. The ship sits upright in 65 feet, like a ghost ship steering a long forgotten course. Not too far away, the shallow section of the Mahoney can be found in about 40 feet of water. After a century on the bottom, the boiler, keel and plating are all that remain of this steamship.

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September 19th, 2013