When conditions align, the breaking wavelets along the beach light up electric blue, so the waterline looks like a spilled…When conditions align, the breaking wavelets along the beach light up electric blue, so the waterline looks like a spilled galaxy, the image that went globally viral as the 'Sea of Stars'. Caused by bioluminescent ostracods and dinoflagellates concentrated in the surf. Vaadhoo became internet-famous from a single 2010 photograph and now appears on almost every Maldives bucket list, which has created a lot of disappointed visitors, the phenomenon is sporadic and depends on plankton bloom, tide and darkness. Similar events occur across the Maldives, Mudhdhoo and Reethi Beach included. Anchorage: Anchor in the Raa Atoll lagoon; tender to the beach after dark. Hazards: No site-specific hazards noted, brief normally. Mehr