Dive Review of Okeanos Aggressor in
Costa Rica/Cocos Is.

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Okeanos Aggressor, Sep, 2013, by Andrew James Gregor, CA, US ( 1 report). Report 7125.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	One of the best dive trips ever. I want to keep this brief - it's also my first review here: you DEFINITELY need a 5 mm wetsuit - the thermoclines can be nasty dropping as much as 17 degrees F in some places. The trip out is arduous for anyone who suffers from sea-sickness. I do not, but my partner does and even in moderate seas (5-6 foot swells) the trip is laborious. Take a rattle to alert other divers - there is so much to see, you'll want one. Overall, the boat was fantastic and Captain Alberto and his crew were stellar. Warren, the other dive master (Alberto being one) is phenomenal. Having said that, these are difficult dives even for experienced divers - we had 15 knot currents at times and it was quite a wild ride. this brings me to another point - it is hard not to like Alberto (or 'Beto' as he is affectionately known) and he runs a great operation - but he is generally more interested in taking photographs and video than watching his dive group. We were split up on more than one occasion and it was clear he did not know where we were - this pissed a couple of people off. He also does have a habit of doing exactly what he and his crew tell one NOT to do - rush towards an animal, lights ablaze. but other than that, I REALLY HIGHLY recommend this boat and this crew - they took fantastic care of us and it is really clear that Beto LOVES the Isla Del Coco and loves taking excellent care of his guests. he is a champion of the wildlife in that area and I grew extremely fond of him and warren as well as the other members of the Okeanos crew during the trip.
Websites	Okeanos Aggressor
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Vietnam, Mauritius, Florida, Hawaii, Channel Is. CA. , Cuba
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	63-82°F / 17-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-55 Ft/ 6-17 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We dove nitrox which they set at 1.4 ATA - most dives were around 115 feet deep.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

Subscriber's Comments

By Steven Levin in VA, US at Sep 10, 2013 17:20 EST

15 knots - hopefully a typing error otherwise - ridiculous.

By philip nicozisis in FL, US at Sep 11, 2013 18:30 EST

Yeah, what's up with the current ? 15 knots, really ??

By report author: Andrew James Gregor in CA, US at Sep 13, 2013 18:11 EST

Heh, nice pick up - it was supposed to read 5 kts, sorry peeps

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Dive Review of Okeanos Aggressor in Costa Rica/Cocos Is.

Okeanos Aggressor, Sep, 2013,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Okeanos Aggressor in
Costa Rica/Cocos Is.