Dive Review of Diving4Images/Seahorse in
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Diving4Images/Seahorse, Apr, 2007, by Michael Bode, Germany, Germany ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 3604.
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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
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Comments	This was our second trip with Graham Abbott from Diving4Images and our third visit to Raja Ampat. We joined a trip on board of the Seahorse from Sorong to Fakfak and beyond. The rough itinerary was Batantas, Misool, Pulau Pisang, Fakfak, Kaimana and Triton Bay. As usually the level of guiding was outstanding. Graham and his Indonesian guide, Yan, where able to organize the diving very efficantely, concentrating on the special needs and wishes of us uw-photographers and -filmers. Best diving was found around Misool and later on in the Kaimana area. There are dive sites with an incredible amount of fish and coral in all varieties. Though the Seahorse is a very good and spacious ship with tasty and plenty food cooked by a very good chef, there where obvious problems with the crew and the skipper. We found out, that there was a lot of fluctuations among the crew. All the time people left and replacement could not be found. So Graham had to start training them at the beginning of every trip. We also noticed that crew members were fighting among themselves. The skipper did not speak Indonesian. So he was only able to communicate with the the crew members in English of whom some of course did not speak English. When we left the ship in Sorong also the chef left with us. He told us he would not come back. In the end when we arrived in the Triton Bay area we found out that our skipper had not enough petrol on board in order to reach all the dive sites Graham Abbott had planned to visit. We were forced to stay in Triton Bay and could not dive all the first class dive sites of this outstanding area. Well, with the exception of the drawbacks mentioned above we had a good trip. I will not go again on board of the Seahorse as long as the two Spanish skippers are in charge of the ship. But I will definitely join again one of Graham Abbotts next trips.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, PNG, Solomon Islands, Indonesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	27-28°C / 81-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-20 M / 33-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Generally no-deco dives.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 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	Plenty of space on a big table where UW-Equipement can be set up. A dry storage room is also available. Might be crowded when the boat is full.

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Dive Review of Diving4Images/Seahorse in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Diving4Images/Seahorse, Apr, 2007,

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Dive Review of Diving4Images/Seahorse in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat