Dive Review of Wakatobi/M/V Pelagian in
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Wakatobi/M/V Pelagian, Sep, 2005, by Ike, Oregon, USA ( 2 reports). Report 2126.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I did not expect Pelagics and except for some Dog Tooth Tuna and Barracuda, we did not get any. Some very good Mandarin Fish sightings on a 2 day muck diving area. Most of the trip was drift dives on assorted walls, which appeared to healthy and very beautiful. Te ship, M/V Pelagic, was on it's fifth cruise in the area and needs a bit more dive site info. The ship itself, contray to some bad press on Scubaboard, was fantastic. It was large, clean, well run, with excellant galley and a great freindly staff. The only complaint I had was an overly enthusiastic photographer who had 2 large cameras, one of which was free hanging, with strobes that acted as a wrecking ball on the coral. He also constantly used the soft and hard coral to steady himself for THE SHOT. At one point wanting to move a beautiful black frog so he could have a better shot. Luckily, he was stopped by a dive master. He was warned not to continue, but to no avail. Since this was his third trip to the Wakatobi area, I realise there was a cash flow issue, but gimme a break.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Star Dancer(PNG) Komodo Dancer (twice)Palau Aggressor Wind Dancer (Belize) Fiji ( Twice) Roatan (twice) Cozumel BonAir ( Twice ) Saba St.Vincent Red Sea Nevis etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	77-82°F / 25-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-150 Ft/ 15-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	70 min/da 60min/night 300lbs residual air dive your computer go solo,buddy or follow dive master pretty much as free as you feel comfortable
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
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	Separate room for photographers with plenty of outlets for recharging, dedicated rinse tanks and all photo equipment handled with kid gloves by staff

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Dive Review of Wakatobi/M/V Pelagian in Indonesia/Southern Sulawesi

Wakatobi/M/V Pelagian, Sep, 2005,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Wakatobi/M/V Pelagian in
Indonesia/Southern Sulawesi