Roatan Submarine Rides
Roatan
offers the most adventurous trip under the sea. Located at
Half Moon Bay on Roatan’s West End. Stanley’s deep diving
submarine ride will take you on an adventure of a lifetime.
Captain Karl Stanley of Roatan will take you to new depths
of the Cayman Trench next to Roatan in a submarine named
Idabel. Idabel is capable of reaching depths of 2000 feet
and has a large Lexan bubble for your viewing of undersea
life.
Starting at around 300 feet, plants stop
growing, there is not enough sunlight for them to exist,
meaning that what you will see is solely animal life. As the
submarine takes you deeper and deeper you will see glimpses
of rare animals such as sea lilies that survive at the depth
of 500 feet. At between 250-500 feet are some Roatan rock
formations that will just amaze you. At 1800 feet. light
fades to complete darkness and the temperature is just above
freezing. Strange animals appear at this depth such as:
six-gilled sharks with no dorsal fins, sea cucumbers &
polka-dotted angler fish. On almost every Roatan submarine ride,
there are new creatures to be seen that haven’t even been
identified in text books. Idabel is designed to carry 2
passengers and 1 pilot, more passengers are permitted as
long as the 460lb weight limit is not exceeded.
A Roatan Submarine ride is the perfect cruise ship excursion
if you happen to land on Roatan during inclement weather.
Who cares if it raining, you are under water on Roatan. A
Roatan submarine ride is also an excellent way for elderly
individuals or handicapped individuals who would like to see
the magnificent undersea life surrounding the island of
Roatan. Children of all ages, people in their 80's and with
medical issues that might preclude them from diving have all
been able to enjoy a trip in the Roatan submarine. One must
have the ability however to climb thru the hatch, which is
two feet wide.
One
of the rarer creatures to see is the dumbo octopus. Only a
few hundred people have ever had the privilege of seeing
this animal . It can only be found below 1800 feet, but when
encountered often jumps off the bottom and swims using it's
ears for propulsion. Another animal that might be seen is a
rough shark, that has two large dorsal fins, but is so
seldom seen that it has yet to be filmed for television.
You
never know what you will get to see on a Roatan submarine
ride, so make sure you bring your camera with plenty of
batteries and memory cards. The Roatan submarine has 30,000
state of the art LED lights. The submarine has more than
enough light for most cameras and even iphones to get
excellent results. In addition passengers that have a Cannon
SLR camera can plug directly into a hot shoe that is wired
to a flash in it's own housing outside the sub For more information you can
visit
Stanley Submarines web site.
