As we had tallied through the closest dive sites we ventured now a bit further afield, not going overboard but staying inside Male' atoll. We headed southwest from our anchorage towards Viligili Island and next to it is a reef named Gulhi Falhu. It is now being reclaimed from the West. In the middle of the reef on the Ocean side is the "Hans Hass" diving spot that is designated as a protected area. When I was in Maldives earlier my local guide told me that this will house the existing industries on Male' and they will be relocated on Gulhi Falhu.
Anyway, we arrived again early morning and found another dive boat there already but there is aplenty at sea so we made ourselves ready and jumped in. The current was against us and a bit heavier than expected but to agree with the diveplan we kept on going West as instructed our surface boat. There was plenty of pelagics, saw also a Napoleon Wrasse in the distance but the most impressive sight was the overhangs, especially the last one that when I looked under it it gave the impression of a cathedral.
An overhang
Whitetip soldierfish
Eyestripe surgeonfish
Vermilion rock cod
Vermilion rock cod
The wall
Diana's hogfish
Soldierfish above clam
Orange anthia, male
Orange anthia, male
Orange anthia, female
Boomerang triggerfish
Duskyfin rock cod
Yellowtail wrasse
Lionfish
Yellowfin surgeonfish (?)
Napoleon Maori wrasse
Powder-blue surgeonfish
Checkerboard wrasse
Peacock rock cod
Powder-blue surgeonfish
Sailfin tang
Spotted unicornfish
Almost at the surface
Checkerboard wrasse
Yellowhead butterflyfish
Yellowhead butterflyfish
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