Baka Di Laman Bonaire's Hurricane Wreck ep. 51

In November 1999, Hurricane Lenny heads east instead of west and slams Bonaire's leeward shore with waves in excess of 10 feet doing immeasurable damage to Bonaire's west coast, forever impacting Bonaire's shore diving. A large wave tossed The Baka Di Laman (Sea Cow) II onto the shore and the wreck was later made an artificial reef. Come with us as we learn more about Bonaire's history and explore, arguably, one of the most beautifully colored wrecks on the island. We will also observe marine life behavior in the shallows in the area between Bonaire's Front Porch dive site and the northern Harbour Village marina breakwall. You will learn about a special snowflake coral found on the wreck as well as the outstanding colors and marine life in and around this wreck.

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#nature
#oceanconservation
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=== Chapters ===
0:00 Productions opening
0:09 Hurricane Lenny and Baki Di Laman
1:53 A Diver's Life Intro
2:55 Opening
3:19 Touring the Hull
4:46 Horse-eye Jacks
5:09 The Bow and mid ship
6:02 What's Inside
7:15 How about the Stern?
7:39 Over the top
8:59 Shallow Reef Behavior to the Breakwall
11:22 Return to Front Porch and Closing
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Music:
Adventures Ahead. - Chirstopher Moe Ditlevesen (Epidemic Sound)
Astra - Victor Lundberg (Epidemic Sound)
Blue - Eklo feat. Jordin Laine (RFM youtube)
Epic Elevation. - Victor Lundberg (Epidemic Sound)
Late Nights in Harmony - Trevor Kowalski (Epidemic Sound)

Sound Effects
Epidemic Sound

Video equipment:
Sony A7sIII camera
Sony A7siii
Nauticam housing
Sony FE 28-60 F/4.5.6 lens
Sony FE 90mm F 2.8 Macro G OSS Lens
Nauticam Wet Wide Lens 1B (WWL-1B)
Atomos Ninja V+
Kraken Hydra 18000 WGBRU Underwater Video Lights
IPhone 12 Pro Max

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Credits

Cinematography, Script, Narration – Rich Schwerdtfeger
Post Production: Rich Schwerdtfeger
Associate Producer and Spotter: Doreen Schwerdtfeger


Home Video of Doreen and Rich as well as a whale shark in 1997 at the Sand Dollar Dock - July Morgan

4K hurricane and satellite loops Hurricane Lenny (1999)
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Slide show Images hurricane Lenny
https://www.kasdivi.com/images/Galler...

Research:
Undercurrent Hurricane Lenny:
https://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/di...

"Wrong-Way" Lenny | 11/18/1999 | This Day In Weather History
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GUE TV Forgotten Wrecks of Bonaire: Baki Di Laman II
https://gue.tv/programs/wrecks-diving...