with Amos Nachoum, Director of BigAnimals Expeditions;
and Peter DenHaan, Rebreather Instructor Trainer

"My view from the extreme left to the far right was completely filled with bodies of sharks, swimming, parading carelessly along the wall swinging their tail and hammer like head from left to right ever so slowly like they were deliberately parading in front of our eyes and cameras. It was one of the most electrifying moments in my 40 years of diving."

The ever-present schooling hammerhead sharks patrolling the reefs of Cocos Island and the unique technical diving support onboard the Undersea Hunter are rare in the world of recreation sport and therefore it is - the classic combination. This combination supports the advantages of diving with a rebreather, get closer than normal to the wildlife and stay submerged longer underwater, which leads to extraordinary photo opportunities.

Cocos, legendary deserted island of Robinson Crusoe, 240 miles off Costa Rica, is world-renowned for the electrifying beauty of rainforest, waterfalls cascading into the ocean and of its blue water diving. Diving along these island walls, sea mounts and pinnacles offer an opportunity to dive with the never-ending schooling hammerhead sharks, the occasional whale shark, hundreds of white-tip sharks and bait balls.

Leading the technical and safety aspects of the expedition I have hired Mr. Peter DenHaan (my trainer on the Evolution) with Instructor Trainer ratings with IANTD & TDI through Trimix. Peter currently is the leading trainer for the inspiration & Evolution rebreather.

Peter will conduct several seminars onboard about advanced Rebreather diving and the latest safety issues. On a daily basis Peter will actively review our maintaince and pre dive procedures to ensure your enjoyment and productive photography effort.

Leading the photography activity on the expedition I will conduct several presentations about BigAnimals photography and about Blue Water photography. I will provide photography coaching one on one and will screen presentations of my well-known camera work from around the world.

To accommodate this one-of-a-kind diving event I chartered half of the “Undersea Hunter” and the exclusive use of one of its two skiffs. You will be one of the seven guests rebreather divers plus Peter and myself. Onboard the vessel will be another team of five open circuit divers. The two teams will have their own separate dive skiffs and we will operate independently from each other.

 

Rebreather divers are awarded with 90 minutes bottom time on each dive and I secured for us three dives per day plus handful of night dives too. The Undersea Hunter is fully equipped to support the rebreather divers technical and exotic supply for Oxygen and Scrubber.

The Undersea Hunter group also provides a unique diving experience – onboard a three-person submarine, which takes people and provides a rare undersea exploration to 300 feet, 700 and 1,000 feet.  The Undersea and Sea Hunters vessels and now with Argos have the world’s best record for live-aboard dive boats and have an outstanding reputation for providing high quality dive services.

This promises to be a most dynamic expedition and rewarding experience for the participating divers - due to the locations, Hammerhead schooling season, extended bottom time and the availability of the submarine.

This expedition is open to all Rebreather users, fully close and semi close alike, are welcome.