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City of corals

EPISODE SYNOPSIS

From vast stretches of hard corals to towering gorgonian sea fans and delicate mushroom corals, Stewart Whitfield is our guide to this dive off Thailand's west coast through a city of coral (with a few cameos by weird and wonderful underwater inhabitants).

Dive trips kindly sponsored by Raya Divers, Thailand

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