Dive Review of Yongala Divers in
Australia/Townsville

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Yongala Divers, Jun, 2010, by Mike Cavanaugh, TX, US ( Contributor 12 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 5560.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Yongala Divers run a dive operation about 1-1.5 hours south of Townsville. The dive is on the S.S. Yongala wreck. The dive shop is very friendly and accommodating. Nitrox is available and is blended using partial pressures. The drill is to load out all your gear on a Zodiac boat on a trailer which is later pulled by tractor to the beach for a launch by tractor. When everyone is transported to the beach by vehicle you load out on the boat and then run +/- 30 minutes to the wreck. The dive is a 2 tank dive with max depth first (can't go past bottom at +/- 90') and the second dive is across the top of the wreck @ +/- 60'. The dive site is protected in a green zone and the marine life is testimony t that fact. I have never seen so many fish schooling in one location in all my diving experience. We saw many sea snakes, turtles, giant groupers, cobia and typical reef fish. The coral growth on the wreck was impressive as well. There is "NO" penetration allowed on the wreck. The first day we dove there were +/- 12 divers (crowded on the Zodiac), the second day we only had 5-6 divers (just right for a Zodiac). Upon return to the Yongala dive shop the dive shop provided a BBQ feed that was good and welcomed. This dive is a definite must do dive if you are in the vicinity of Townsville.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean & Austrailasia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	71-75°F / 22-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-50 Ft/ 12-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Computer diving
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The boat used for the dive was a Zodiac type boat and there was no camera or video storage (wet or dry) except a basket which was slid under the seats. The dive shop had a single rinse tank for wet suits and a single tank for regulators/BCDS but no dedicated tank for photography gear. A fresh water hose was available to rinse video housing with.

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Dive Review of Yongala Divers in Australia/Townsville

Yongala Divers, Jun, 2010,

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Dive Review of Yongala Divers in
Australia/Townsville