Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
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Aggressor Fleet, Jan, 2009, by Mike Traylor, TX, USA ( Contributor 15 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 4636.
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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 $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The boat was the "Sachika"(topclassdiving.com), a last minute substitute for the new Aggressor boat (not yet ready). Well-appointed, but catering to Italians, and with Italian dive-masters, who were not up to what I've experienced with Aggressor in the past. The food was monotonous and hot dishes were usually served cold. The only free drinks were water, tea, and coffee. The cabins were large with the largest heads I've seen, but the showers were always cold and complaints were greeted with advice to turn the knobs another way. The diving can be very exciting, but currents were often the stongest I have ever encountered and this is not diving for the casual or inexperienced diver. Visibilty was often poor. The coral is not as pretty as many Pacific locales. The dive masters did not pay enough attention to diver safety and one seemed to have less English skill than he thought. No safety or evacuation briefing when we boarded the boat. The dhonis used to reach the dive sites are difficult to board at the end of a dive and crowded. It is unlikely that an American would wind up on this boat unless the Aggresssor Fleet continues to use it as a substitute, but I suggest asking if you're booking an Aggressor trip in the Maldives in the near future.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, Fiji, Galapagos Islands, Bonaire, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Belize, Monterey Bay, Cozumel, Palau.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge, currents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	90 feet max. depth, 45 min. bottom time up to 60 min. if shallow max. depth.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	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	No dedicated rinse bucket on dhonis and No dry table or forced air blowers on the boat.

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in Maldives

Aggressor Fleet, Jan, 2009,

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet in
Maldives