Talking Cock Underwater – Part 4

I woke up this morning and noticed that there was no electricity. As such, I couldn’t shave as the bathroom has no window, and it was dark. I couldn’t see satu benda berdarah. I couldn’t see how much toothpaste had gone onto the brush. Terrible. Apparently the whole island was without electricity for an hour.

Balistoides viridescens.

Beautiful fish, but I hate it.

I was leading a group of divers in strong current, and turned around to count the number of divers. When I turned around to start swimming again, there it was…right in front of me. The sickening smiling face with a false moustache, grinning its Nosferatu-like teeth. It also goes by its uncommon name: Moustache Triggerfish. Otherwise, it is commonly known, among Malaysian divers especially, as the Titan Triggerfish.

I whacked its head once with my camera, then I punched it, before whacking it using my fins. It swam away, and attacked the others.

Twice we were attacked by two different Titans. During the other attack, one of the divers thought that the divers who frantically swam past him were racing to pose for his camera. When they gestured to him using their hands to tell him there was a Titan behind him, he thought they asked him to take more and more photos. I took a photo of him as the Titan approached behind him with its trigger raised. That was the last moment before he was attacked by the little bugger.

Current was strong on the surface, we had to sail to pick up three divers who had drifted away. I called off the next dive because it was getting dangerous.

Anyway, I did not take that many photos that I can share with you today. Certain parts of the training were classified so I cannot post them online. So, please enjoy looking at the ones I took during the last dive.

Dang! I really miss someone.

Evening traffic
Evening traffic

Attack
Cameraman on the left didn’t know why these guys were swimming so fast away from

Last moments of this cameraman
And this was his last moment before he was attacked

Deco stop
Doing my deco stop alone…all the rest have gone up

Stern
Looking stern at the stern

Sunset
Sunset for the day