Location:

between Hayes island and Sergeant island in the North area.

We found this site during the season 02/03 and named it "Orange Rock" a fantastic site! a "pyramid" style pinnacle in a middle of a pass.

Conditions: can only be dived at during slack tide.

The pinnacle is lying 5 meter beneath the surface. Often strong currents attracting a lot of fish.
The entry has to be timed very well and as close as possible to the summit of this huge rock to avoid drifting away from the site. The depth is down to 40 meter, extensive fields of orange and white gorgonian seafans (hence the name). Among this configuration black blotched rays or blue spotted stingrays can be seen regulary.

Whilst moving up you will discover a huge sandy place on the East, circled by boulders /stones. Here is the last part of the pinnacle, from 25 meter depth to the surface in a kind of sugar loaf cutted vertically in 2 parts. Fish life is truly abundant and considerably more then any other site around.

The main reason is the current, sometimes with speeds more than 3 knots, which brings plenty of oxygen and nutrients in.

The top is covered by multicolor alcyons and soft corals sheltering a enormous population of antias, wrasse, blennies, cowries, scorpionfish.

The highlight are these mobular rays turning around the "Orange Rock" feeding from plankton and investigating the divers by 15 or 10 meter depth.