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The small canal built by the German colonial forces connects the harbour bay with the lagoon on the westside of Yap Island ( top )
The skipper navigates the boat around the mooring in one or two tight , fast circles before fastening it to the buoy , It is the unmistakable call for a special kind of assembly . Within
Provided the tide is not too low , the dive boat takes a shortcut on the way there going through a channel that was built by the German colonial forces before the First World War .
Behind the passage to the western outer reef the course leads along the white crests over the up to 60 feet ( 20 metres ) deep reef to the buoy which marks the dive site Vertigo . This is the reef shark area and this is where the action begins from a depth of just about 30 feet ( 10 metres )!
The spot Vertigo with it ‘ s reef sharks is located at Yap ‘ s westcoast ( photos right a . above )
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