Dave was well known to many divers who have dived in the Red Sea at Ras Mohammed, where he has been a regular around Shark and Yolanda reefs for some years.
Dave is easily recognized, as a portion of his rear shell was missing above his right flipper from a collision with a boat propeller. Which caused a split of his shell and great efforts went into rehabilitating him to allow a safe release, which was achieved on the 2nd of February.
Although he would always be spotted the next day feeding away on Shark and Yolanda reefs. Sadly, one day he was surfaced by a dive boat after some guides from a diving centre decided he was ill again and needed treatment. It seemed Dave could not stop for a rest without reports flooding in that he was dead.
Dave was a favorite of mine as he was the first turtle I have ever seen, I was very happy to see him when I was in the water as turtles one of my favorite animal. I was devastated to know his story, when my instructor explained it to me.
Dave is easily recognized, as a portion of his rear shell was missing above his right flipper from a collision with a boat propeller. Which caused a split of his shell and great efforts went into rehabilitating him to allow a safe release, which was achieved on the 2nd of February.
Although he would always be spotted the next day feeding away on Shark and Yolanda reefs. Sadly, one day he was surfaced by a dive boat after some guides from a diving centre decided he was ill again and needed treatment. It seemed Dave could not stop for a rest without reports flooding in that he was dead.
Dave was a favorite of mine as he was the first turtle I have ever seen, I was very happy to see him when I was in the water as turtles one of my favorite animal. I was devastated to know his story, when my instructor explained it to me.
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I think diving is so amazing but I've no chance to dive so I'll dive through your blog
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