The story I wrote last month about The Cave Where Turtles Die, at Pulau Sipadan, has turned out to be the most popular story ever published on The Right Blue. I guess it just captured people's imagination.
Now a reader has alerted us to a video of the Sipadan Turtle Cave, produced and posted to YouTube by Dutch diver Paul Vermeulen. It looks to us as though the diver only visited the first chamber of the cave -- or at least that is all he filmed. Watch for shots of the entrance to the cave, shot from inside. Spooky!
(If the video does not play or display properly above, click here to view it on YouTube.)
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xbamkCool video! Must have been amazing to see it "live"!
ReplyDeletecave - thanks for sharing!
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@ A Free Man - We thought it was cool, too. And yes, it was an amazing experience to dive in that cave.
ReplyDelete@ Tink - You are welcome, and thanks for visiting again.
Bobbie
And without a flashlight it must be so-o dark in there... Eerie.
ReplyDeleteI remember you video. Thanks for posting this one. I learn so much here! :-) I love it!
ReplyDelete@ Lavender - Yes, we're guessing that this diver may not have have been equipped to penetrate the cave beyond the first chamber. At least that first chamber has a little bit of light shining in through the entrance.
ReplyDelete@ 2sweet - Glad to know you're learning something. Teaching readers about the ocean and its inhabitants is one of our goals at The Right Blue (along with entertaining people with our stories).
Bobbie
What a fascinating video. Personally, cave diving scares the carp out of me. Too little room for error.
ReplyDeleteHi ScienceGuy - Yes, diving in caves or any other overhead environment does have its risks. No one should attempt these dives without proper training and equipment. Ever.
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