Dive Review of Utila Aggressor in
Honduras/Utila and Roatan

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Utila Aggressor, Mar, 2009, by Michael J. Millet, CA, USA ( Top Contributor 96 reports with 61 Helpful votes). Report 4746.
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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	This 7 day trip consists of 3 1/2 days of diving at Utila and 2 days of diving at Roatan. At Utila, the Aggressor dives both the north and south sides. During the surface interval on the north side, the boat searches for whale sharks. With several dive boats doing the same thing, it can become a bit of a cluster muck, but we did get a couple of close, quick encounters with whale sharks. These are snorkel encounters. For environmental and safety reasons, no SCUBA with whale sharks. We had several lengthy, close encounters with hawksbill turtles. Also some nice encounters with green morays one of which had a juvenile spotted drumfish as a reef mate. A few seahorses and toadfish. At Roatan, we dived the El Aguila wreck, Mary's Place, Cara a Cara and the west end dive sights. The shark dive at Cara a Cara included many gray reef sharks. Because of the Aggressor's size it is limited to certain buoys to tie-up. As a result, you don't have the variety of dive sites that the day boats have. We often did 2 dives at the same site. I dived both Utila and Roatan in 2005 and it appeared to me that the reef marine life has been depleted since then. There are very few restrictions on fishing and there has been substantial development -- especially on Roatan. The Utila Aggressor is a good operation with a very friendly, helpful crew. The food was excellent especially Marna's Key Lime pie. The dining area can get a bit congested at meal time with the buffet counter in a corner. Some the cabins (like mine) are a bit cramped for 2 people. This vessel is to be replaced with a new boat in the next few months so some stuff needing repair was left unattended -- hot tub, ice machine, missing dive ladder. The new is supposed to be bigger and better.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over the Caribbean; Galapagos, Truk, Kosrae, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, GBR, Fiji, Yap, Palau
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No deco diving
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Large camera table and camera rinse tank on board. All diving from mother boat so minimal wear and tear on camera gear.

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Dive Review of Utila Aggressor in Honduras/Utila and Roatan

Utila Aggressor, Mar, 2009,

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Dive Review of Utila Aggressor in
Honduras/Utila and Roatan