Sea Turtle on the Surface

[mattpatton]

This Sea Turtle was around 4ft long and hung around the boat for around 20 minutes, giving all of the divers and snorkelers a curious eye! Another HUGE male was on the bottom, and came within 5 ft of us for a minute or two before swimming away.

A great time to be diving in SouthEast North Carolina! Seas were about as calm as they get around here. Filmed around 20 miles out with a GoPro with flat lens.

[video=youtube;_iiSqOuCoNc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iiSqOuCoNc[/video]

 

[missyjane]

It makes me sad that he's covered in barnacles. Is that normal? Awesome video though! My sister-in-law lives in Wilmington. Might have to take a trip down.