Manthiri Maldives Liveaboard Diving

Diving Maldives (2017.Feb)

10 nights dive safari aboard the Manthiri dive safari liveaboard, an underwater exploration of Maldives' South Male Atoll and Ari Atoll.

i was surprised at what bad shape Maldives corals are in, not just bleached but maybe two or three times over! Dead coral and ugly reef everywhere, but here's another surprise: FISH ABOUND in huge schools, not just in volume but also in variety! Reminds of something Dr. Steven Webster said a few times back -- even if the corals die, the fish remain -- where would they go? For me, this trip was proof positive of this truth.

Images by Karen Doby, shot in all natural light with a Sony CX760 in a Gates housing.

Featured music:
Like Music (cdk Mix) by cdk; 2013 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (3.0); ccmixter.org/files/cdk/43816.
Like Music by phasenwandler; 2011 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (3.0); ccmixter.org/files/phasenwandler/31514.
Like Music (cdk Mix) by cdk; 2015 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (3.0); ccmixter.org/files/cdk/48915.

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Whale sharks and manta rays while scuba diving in the Maldive Islands on the Manthiri live aboard dive boat

MV Orion Liveaboard Shark Safari Tour - Feb 2016 Scuba Diving in the Maldives

With around 400 dives under my belt I thought it’d be good to try a liveaboard boat. We tried the Maldivian MV Orion yacht on their ’shark safari’ tour in Feb 2016. The boat departed from Male in the Maldives, and we dived and sailed south through all the atolls finishing in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll. This video is some of the amazing subjects we saw. I hope you like the video, and if you do please ‘like / thumbs up’ - if you have any comments are just ask, as this was truly a lifetime experience that I’d highly recommend and am happy to help others make the ‘right decision’ to go on this amazing underwater tour.
(please check below ↓↓↓↓↓ for more information on subjects, locations, and equipment used)

---------- Subjects --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1:28 Schooling Grey Reef Sharks
1:39 Hawksbill Turtle
1:46 White-spotted Eagle Rays
1:55 Honeycomb Moray Eel
2:04 Blacktop Reef Shark
2:09 Porcelain Crab
2:17 Head-band Butterflyfish
2:24 Tiger Cowrie
2:33 Whitetip Reef Shark
2:41 School of White-spotted Eagle Rays
2:48 Blackfoot Anemone Fish
2:56 Black and Red Snappers
3:02 Oriental Sweetlips
3:09 Great Hammerhead Shark
3:14 Schooling Bannerfish
3:20 Clark’s Anemone Fish
3:30 Yellow Boxfish
3:38 Grey Reef Shark
3:44 Juvenile Emperor Angelfish
3:49 Emperor Angelfish
3:57 Hawksbill Turtle
4:10 Common Lionfish
4:20 Grey Reef Shark
4:31 Leopard Flounder
4:39 Juvenile Clown Triggerfish
4:46 Green Mantis Shrimp
4:53 Grey Reef Sharks
5:03 Narrow Striped Cardinalfish
5:09 Glassfish
5:16 Two-Spot Snappers
5:24 Grey Reef Shark
5:31 long-nose Filefish
5:37 Green Puller Chromis
5:41 Nurse Sharks
5:57 Green Turtle
6:06 White-spotted Eagle Rays
6:14 Mobule
6:20 Blue-Striped Snapper
6:31 Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
6:40 Gold-Spot Emperor
6:47 Yellow-tail Basslet
6:52 Stonefish
6:57 White-spotted Surgeonfish
7:04 Thin-Lined Fuseliers
8:01 Whale Sharks
8:37 Green Turtle

---------- Dive Locations ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
North Male Atoll
→ Karumba House Reef

South Male Atoll
→ Kuda Giri

Vaavu Atoll
→ Alimatha Sunset
→ Miyaru Kandu
→ Fushi Kandu
→ Fotteyo

Meemu Atoll
→ Vanhuravalhi
→ Muli Corner
→ Kurali

Thaa Atoll
→ Kalhu Fahala Giri
→ Dhiyamigiri Beyru

Laamu Atoll
→ Mabaidhoo Kandu
→ Fushi Kandu

Gaafu Alifu Atoll
→ Vilingili Corner
→ Kondey Kandu
→ Maarehaa Kandu
→ Gemanfushi Beyru
→ Vilingili Kandu
→ Boadhoo

---------- Equipment and Post Production -------------------------------------------------
GoPro Hero 4 Silver Edition
Sola Light and Motion 3000 Video Lights
Flip 3.1 Red Filters
Final Cut Pro X

---------- Videography --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daniel French

I hope you enjoy the video - please ‘like / thumbs up’ the video if you do and any comments are welcome.

Maldives on Manthiri

Briefing

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Filmed while diving in the Maldive Islands on the Manthiri live aboard dive boat.

Maldives Liveaboard 2018

Maldives Liveaboard 2018
Central Male

Dive with Princesa Luluka

Music: Neverland by Hailey Gardiner

Maldives 2018 - Diving with Patriot Scuba on the Manthiri Liveaboard

In this trip we go scuba diving at the Maldives for about two weeks, on the Manthiri Liveaboard. We finish the trip with a quick visit to Dubai, where we go to the 148th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

Date: Sept 2018
Diving shop: Patriotscuba.com
Liveaboard: Manthiri

Diving the Maldives - mantas encounter

idive-maldives.com
IDive Diving Centers Athuruga & Thudufushi
A magic encounter going back to Thudufushi!
We met a large group of mantas, 15 or probably even more...we jumped in the water to see them feeding close to the surface.
Video credits Luca Pelizzari & Laura Mor
IDive Diving Centers are at Diamonds Resorts Athuruga & Thudufushi
diamondsresorts.com

Diving Maldives 9/2016 liveaboard

Male - Ari - Vaavu - Male

WildWater - Liveaboard Princess Rani Maldives 2015

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Honeycomb moray eel attacks and eats a green moray eel. Filmed while diving in the Maldive Islands on the Manthiri live aboard.

Maldives Paradise Scuba Diving Trip December 2018

This video is about my experience in the Maldives.
Shark, Rays, Dolphins and the wonderful reef.
Wish you happy.
For more my VIdeo and Photo. Follow me on my IG @mekku.

Reef life of the Maldives 2019

Here we have an 18 minute fish ID video from the Maldives. Beautiful fish and vibrant corals as well as many other interesting sea creatures. I compiled the video clips over a 9-day live-aboard trip with Manthiri liveaboards out of Male, the main island in capital of the Maldives. The identification should be fairly accurate but I'm sure I will see some comments! Enjoy!

Diving The Maldives In HD

Diving in the Maldives HD Video

5:55 - Part 2 The Big Guys

6:08 - Manta
9:44 - George
10:20 - Whitetip Sharks
10:42 - Turtle feeding
12:18 - Whale Shark Closeup

The Golden Wall - Maldives

Another Maldives video from The Golden Wall. Trip was with the Manthiri with Moosa Hassan and Mark Potter as guides. Booked through MASS Diving.

Diving Maldives 2018

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Jacks, Rays, and Nurses...

Night Diving at the Alimatha House Reef, Felidhoo Atoll, Maldives.
April 18, 2016. Dive 3: 50 feet.

One time in Maldives Anastasia live aboard

Travel over Songkran day Apr 2016
#maldivesliveaboard #maldives #liveaboard

Maldives - Manthiri April 7th, 8th 2016

2 days diving in this video of a 10 day trip on the Manthiri w/ Jupiter Dive Center. Arrival in Male, stay in Hulhule Island hotel. Up top and underwater shots & video of April 7th & 8th 2016 at Velasaru Wall, Middle Point, Miaru Kandu, and Shark Circus. Happy & Safe Diving to All