Scuba Hank NYC

01/09/2026

As daylight slips away, the island drifts into a slower rhythm. The port begins to shimmer in uneven clusters of light...
https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/09/01/chasing-clouds-victoria-harbor-seychelles/

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21/08/2026

Defying the slow reputation of its kind, this Goniobranchus rufomaculatus nudibranch was filmed moving briskly across the Lembeh Strait seabed.
https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/08/21/goniobranchus-rufomaculatus-lembeh-strait/

Goniobranchus rufomaculatus: a yellow-dotted, blue-rimmed nudibranch filmed moving briskly across the sand in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

17/08/2026

In Long Island City's Anable Basin, the retired Prudence Ferry is being prepared for a very different kind of final voyage. Once cleaned and approved, it will be towed offshore and sunk at New York's Sixteen Fathom Reef.
https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/08/17/prudence-ferry-artificial-reef/

Volunteers in Long Island City are preparing a retired Rhode Island Prudence Ferry to become a planned artificial reef and wreck dive off Long Island's south shore.

09/08/2026

Hammerhead shark silhouette in the Galápagos — one animal moving through a baitball in open water, photographed from below.

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/08/09/hammerhead-silhouette-galapagos/

Hammerhead shark silhouette in the Galápagos — one animal moving through a baitball in open water, photographed from below.

04/08/2026

The hawksbill stands out from the rest of the pack with its overlapping scutes and a beak specifically evolved for pulling sponges out of tight crevices.

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/08/04/hawksbill-sea-turtle/

Hawksbill sea turtle facts, anatomy, and life cycle, plus the toxic-flesh mystery and deforestation crisis most guides skip. Watch one swim a Bahamas reef.

04/08/2026

The Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) is the largest moray eel by body mass, identifiable by olive-to-brown coloration, dark leopard-like blotches, and a prominent black mark covering the gill opening.

Filmed along the reefs of the Seychelles. Generally calm unless threatened or cornered, these apex reef predators maintain a formidable presence in tropical waters.

📍 Seychelles 🇸🇨
🤿 Dive op:
📷 Panasonic GH5 + 14-42mm + WWL1B

03/08/2026

Resting on the sandy floor off the coast of the Seychelles, this granulated sea star (Choriaster granulatus) showcases its distinct, plump arms and mottled brown-and-tan texture.

📍 Seychelles 🇸🇨
🤿 Dive op:
📷 Panasonic GH5 + 14-42mm + WWL1B

02/08/2026

A calm Valentini puffer drifting above, and a hyperactive juvenile sweetlips putting on a continuous wiggle show below.

Filmed on the reefs of the Seychelles 🇸🇨 🌊

Dive op: Silhouette Cruises Seychelles

01/08/2026

A trip to Long Island in search of mako and blue sharks turned into something different — a calm, quiet day at sea spent watching clouds drift over open water. A reminder that the ocean always has something worth chasing.
https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/08/01/chasing-clouds-montauk/

Chasing Clouds — Montauk: a restless, ever-changing sky over the Atlantic, photographed on a shark-diving trip off Long Island, NY.

29/07/2026

Most sharks can't stop swimming without suffocating. The whitetip reef shark can — and spends its days resting in stacked groups along volcanic ledges in the Revillagigedo Archipelago. A species guide covering buccal pumping, shark-stacking behavior, and where to find them from Socorro to Fiji....

https://scubahanknyc.com/2026/07/29/whitetip-reef-shark/
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Whitetip reef shark identification, buccal pumping, and shark-stacking behavior, plus dive sites in Socorro, Costa Rica, and the Philippines.