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uter Reefs & Pinnacles - There are formation and they both crashed. One went at the Landing Cove on the east end. This
down on the front side of east Anacapa and is a protected area and has kelp, lots of big
O many seldom dove deeper outer reefs had no loss of life. The other plane went fish and lobster to see. This area looks like
down on the back side of Anacapa with loss the islands did way back when. The depths
and pinnacles around Anacapa and they of life and has never been found. The TBM here range from 30’-50’ with visibility from
can be good for hunting, photo or sight- sits in about 120’ in sand about 40’ from a 20’-60’. The 2nd underwater arch is on the
seeing. Most boats seem to forget about nice reef and can have visibility of 20’-60’. backside of east Anacapa. This is a shallow
some of these sites because they are out After all the years you can still tell it’s a dive ranging from 20’-40’ and visibility is
away from the island where currents can plane. It has attracted fish around it and is from 15’-30’. The reef is nice here, but the
sometimes be an issue but on the good an excellent deep dive. Advanced dives, ex- attraction here is the sea lions and the 3rd
day when you can dive the outer reefs and perienced divers with good buoyancy skills, is at Barracuda Rock on the front west end
pinnacles you will be glad you did. Some possible currents and surface signal device of Anacapa. This is a large underwater arch
of the best sites have depths ranging from recommended. with plenty to see as it is in a Marine Pro-
50’-120’ and visibility of 20’-80’. tected Area. These are all fun and relaxing
U nderwater Arches - Kelp Forrest - There dives for all divers.
T BM Avenger Plane Wreck - is a WWII are 3 shallow underwater arches at
Navy torpedo bomber that was on a Anacapa that you can swim thru. The 1st is
training mission in the early 50’s along with
4 other planes. It hit another plane in the
