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Myke's Photo Gallery: Tahiti Dives 3 and 4: Three Wrecks and Three Peaks
August 23, 2025

Day List | Exploring Tahiti | Tahiti Dives 1 & 2 | Tahiti Dives 3 & 4 | Exploring Bora Bora | Bora Bora Dives 1 & 2 | Bora Bora Dives 3 & 4 | Bora Bora Dives 5 & 6



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I was excited to dive with James today and equally excited to do a site called Les 3 Γ‰paves (The 3 Wrecks) where there was a plane wreck and a ship wreck. (The third wreck has since washed away.) The plane was a Catalyna seaplane which was really cool to see right as we started down. The visibility was good and we spent some time exploring it before we went on to see the shipwreck. There were quite a few beautiful fish who came to say hello. And then my dive guide from the previous day, Virginie, was with a different group but she recognized me underwater and came to say hello as well! We even saw two Risbecia imperalis nudibranches mating on the ship too!

We went back to the shop and grabbed lunch at a food truck before starting back out for the second dive of the day which was Les 3 Pitons (Three Peaks). This was a really cool site since even though we stayed around 60', there was a very deep dropoff between each of the 3 underwater mountains that we explored.

Three Wrecks dive site was just off the coast of the BOB airport
Three Wrecks dive site was just off the coast of the BOB airport
Island of Moorea
Island of Moorea
James and Myke about to go diving
James and Myke about to go diving
Dropped right in on the Catalyna seaplane wreck
Dropped right in on the Catalyna seaplane wreck
Nose of the plane
Nose of the plane
Former prop attachment spot
Former prop attachment spot
Cockpit
Cockpit
Unique way the wings attached to the body of the plane
Unique way the wings attached to the body of the plane
Ailerons
Ailerons
Wings
Wings
Coral growing on the wings
Coral growing on the wings
Pufferfish coming to say hi
Pufferfish coming to say hi
Aft of the plane
Aft of the plane
Open door
Open door
Checking out the plane
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Checking out the plane
Not sure what this is, but it looked like cobwebs under water
Not sure what this is, but it looked like cobwebs under water
First site of the shipwreck... I thought this was it at first
First site of the shipwreck... I thought this was it at first
Coming up to the shipwreck
Coming up to the shipwreck
Was exploring the shipwreck when divemaster Virginie from yesterday came and said hello
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Was exploring the shipwreck when divemaster Virginie from yesterday came and said hello
Exploring more of the shipwreck
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Exploring more of the shipwreck
The belly of the ship almost looked like a ribcage
The belly of the ship almost looked like a ribcage
Coming out over the side of the ship
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Coming out over the side of the ship
James
James
Swimming through a school of Yellowfin Goatfish
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Swimming through a school of Yellowfin Goatfish
Scissor-tail Sergeant (black-and-white) and Blacktail Snapper
Scissor-tail Sergeant (black-and-white) and Blacktail Snapper
Blacktail Snapper
Blacktail Snapper
Moorish Idol
Moorish Idol
Looking up through the wood
Looking up through the wood
School of Hambug Dascyllus
πŸŽ₯ Movie: School of Hambug Dascyllus
Ship's prop
Ship's prop
Prop
Prop
Two Risbecia imperalis nudibranches mating
Two Risbecia imperalis nudibranches mating
Starting the next dive
Starting the next dive
Turtle hiding
Turtle hiding
Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle
James
James
Possibly a Axilspot Hogfish but not sure
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Possibly a Axilspot Hogfish but not sure
Chilling turtle
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Chilling turtle
Hiding Turtle
Hiding Turtle
Coral
Coral
Clownfish and Sea Anemone
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Clownfish and Sea Anemone
Stonefish
Stonefish
This turtle looked like he was humping the rocks
πŸŽ₯ Movie: This turtle looked like he was humping the rocks
Lots of fish
πŸŽ₯ Movie: Lots of fish
More of that spiderweb
More of that spiderweb