Diving on a weekday means you pretty much have the entire island to yourself. With just a pair of divers with me, it was even better because we could extend our dives up to 70 minutes without making anyone else (but our skipper!) wait. With very favourable 4m visibility this Wednesday morning, we explored the […]

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We started our single-cylinder bumboat engine and raced toward the island. The sky looked overcast and many divers prophesied rain but it turned out on the contrary to be a really hot weekend! More importantly, what got the divers so eager to get into the water was the fantastic visibility that we observed as we […]

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The Hantu Blog’s latest volunteer, Hazel Chew, blogs about her experience at Pulau Hantu on Sunday. Swing by her Blog to see more of what she saw!

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I’d expected the water visibility to be poor since it’d been raining the entire week but surprisingly, visibility on the reef was comfortable at about 1.5-2m. The visibility improved during the 2nd dive when rain clouds cleared and some sunlight finally joined us for our dive!

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It’s real handy to have so many photographers out on a trip. The better it enables us to share with you and non-divers, the splendours that exist beneath the surface of Singapore’s waters. Regular Hantu Blog diver (and soon to be volunteer) Cindy Tan, is a real good spot when it comes to tiny things. […]

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Divers at Pulau Hantu enjoyed exceptional visibility today. Volunteer dive instructor Peimin said it’s the best it’s been since April! Sure am bummed I missed it once again. So here I am blogging vicariously (again) but feeling none less thrilled about what was spotted today on Hantu’s reefs! From shellfish to slugs, pipefish to seahorses […]

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Over the weekend, Hantu Blog divers were disappointed but curious at the baby blacktip reef shark that was fished out of the waters along Pulau Hantu’s reefs by a local recreational fisherman.

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This is the first time I’ve split a Blog Log into two. It was hard to decide which pictures to highlight and which to just leave in the gallery for you to explore on your own. I decided every critter plays an important part not just on the reef but their records are nearly all […]

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Pulling into the shallow reef of Hantu this Sunday during the low tide required some careful maneuvering by our skipper. Thankfully, we had Hup Heng at the helm, who’s only been navigating local waters for the past several decades! As soon as we plunged into the water, Chay Hoon (above photo) looks to me and […]

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A young Yellow-lipped sea krait finds me on the reef as I try to untangle some fishing hooks snagged on the reef. After jumping out of my wits, I hit the video on my camera on and follow the young snake as it goes about the shallow reef, popping its head that encases some of […]

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