Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Indonesia/Pulah Weh (Sabang)

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Aggressor Fleet: "Pulah Weh (Sabang) W. Sumatra, Indonesia new to me", Jul, 2014, by Roberta Finke, NY, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 7989.
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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 dive trip was the first time the Thailand Aggressor was in Indonesian waters. Crew was Thai except for cruise director (Brazilian married to American) and a couple of local Indonesian dive masters from the dive/snorkle holiday resort on Pulah Weh. The Thai dive crew had only been in the area one week before the first charter started. I was on Charter 1, 2, and 3 (back-to-back). Currents strong, every direction. Dive plan had to change many times once we got to the dive site as it was difficult to anticipate currents using the tide tables. Many dead fish were seen (red tooth triggers in particular, one large puffer floating on the surface). Many moray eels of different species, many schools of red tooth triggers, jacks, snappers, baracudas (saw impressive barracuda cleaning station). When currents were mild to moderately strong, diving was excellent at certain dive sites (Batee Tokong, which I dubbed "Moray Condo" was a series of rock walls full of moray eels and reef octopus with schooling fish off the reef- really special from the shallows to depths of about 85'; another Gapang jetty - with stawberry colored anemone, baby bat fish, pipe fish; the Canyon- outstanding dive through rock canyons). Only 3 members of crew spoke English each week (one other spoke enough to bring coffee, eggs, etc.) Dinghy drivers were excellent.
Websites	Aggressor Fleet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	multiple areas in the Carribean and Pacific over 23 years, some NE cold water diving: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Red Sea, Thailand, Hawaii, Cayman Islands, Saba, Palau, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Galapagos, Saba, Cocos, Galapagos........
Closest Airport	Banda Aceh	Getting There	to Bali or Kulah Lumpur then fly to Banda Aceh (may involve a stop en route) then ferry to where Aggressor is moored, or taxi-ferry to Banda Aceh; schedule changed a couple of times.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge, currents
Water Temp	78-84°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	1st week we were only 3 divers, 2nd week we were just 2; 3rd week 5 divers. We always had a dive master with us- issue of solo diving never came up. No depth limits or dive times were imposed we just agreed before and during the dives.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Dive deck had large camera table. Charging stations very adequate (this was not a full charter; with many photographers it would not be comfortable). Photo pro on board was very knowlegeable, but his English was very limited.

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in Indonesia/Pulah Weh (Sabang)

Aggressor Fleet: "Pulah Weh (Sabang) W. Sumatra, Indonesia new to me", Jul, 2014,

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 Aggressor Fleet in
Indonesia/Pulah Weh (Sabang)