Dive Review of DiveTech/Cobalt Coast in
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DiveTech/Cobalt Coast, Jul, 2004, by Suzanne, LA, USA . Report 1160.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Dive operation was faulty. No initial boat briefing. On one dive over 20% of the nitrox tanks were unusable because they were underfilled. On another day, they ran out of water after only one dive. Divemasters had an attitude, they strictly warned us about harming the coral yet were found knocking into it with the boat captain going into small crevices. The first day the original boat spewed deisel fumes throughout the dive area so many people got sick. It dumped its coolant into the water on the third day, almost caught fire and limped back to port. The next day we had a better boat from a different operation. The van they used to transport us to and from the resort to the dock broke and we were stranded for about 45 minutes. On one day the nitrox tester failed and they didn't even have a pen to write into the nitrox log. Yet the divemasters asserted that there was nothing wrong with their operation. The resort was great. However, if they want to be a first class dive destination, they should change dive operators.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Belize, Roatan, Utilla, Bonnaire, Cozamel.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	25-100 Ft/ 8-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Strict time limits of 40 minutes, occasionally 50 minutes were allowed.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	One boat had no rinse tank for cameras, (or anything else). Cameras were placed on table and had to be moved quickly to accomodate a smoking engine.

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Dive Review of DiveTech/Cobalt Coast in Cayman Islands

DiveTech/Cobalt Coast, Jul, 2004,

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Dive Review of DiveTech/Cobalt Coast in
Cayman Islands