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The crew explores the Revillagigedo Islands, specifically San Benedicto and Socorro, focusing on free diving and scuba diving with mantas, hammerheads, silky sharks, and white-tip reef sharks. At the Boiler, a pinnacle site off San Benedicto, the crew encounters mantas and hammerheads before moving to Socorro.7:44 Anchoring at Socorro occurs in 55 feet of water after dark, utilizing a forward-looking transducer to navigate the seabed.20:27 The crew reports high shark density upon arrival and during subsequent dives, noting the presence of humpback whales nearby.18:28 The transit between islands takes approximately six hours.15:02 The crew uses a dinghy for site access and a GoPro to document marine life encounters. After exploring multiple anchorages around Socorro, the crew prepares for a 2,300-nautical-mile passage across the South Pacific.30:09

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