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Aggressor Fleet, Jul, 2013, by Michael Emerson, MN, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 7034.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	This was a first rate trip. The boat was full and several of us had already been to the Galapagos Islands before. Wolf was a pretty tough ticket. The current and surge were very strong, especially the surge which probably swung us back and forth by 50 feet or so. Photography was nearly impossible in these conditions. We did see a nice group of eagle rays and lots of hammerheads. Lots and lots actually. We did a night dive as well and I enjoyed that a lot. Darwin was pretty spectacular. We saw a school of dolphins that were chased away by a pod of orca whales. So the diving was pretty good before we even got in the water. Under water we saw a half dozen whale sharks and a bazillion hammers. We were surrounded by silky sharks on most dives. We also did Cousins which was very nice. We dove with marine iguanas in the cold water at Fernandino. We saw red lipped batfish, mola molas, galapagos bullhead sharks while at the site at the northern tip of Isabela. Walter, the leader of the Aggressor crew was outstanding and was always looking to get us a great experience. The crew could not have been better. I have not been on an Aggressor for about ten years, but they did a great job compared to many of the private boats that I have been on in the past 5 years.
Websites	Aggressor Fleet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Caymans, Belize, Galapagos, Solomons, Komodo, Raja Ampat, Palau, Fiji
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	62-74°F / 17-23°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	30-90 Ft/ 9-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Not really
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	> 2
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	Two of us had large DSLRs units and the others on board all had smaller units. With a much higher presence of DSLRs, things would have gotten pretty crowded. But for us, it worked just find.

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in Galapagos Islands

Aggressor Fleet, Jul, 2013,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Galapagos Islands