Dive Review of Agressor Fleet/Thailand Agressor in
Thailand/S. Andaman Sea

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Agressor Fleet/Thailand Agressor: "Thailand Aggressor - Off Peak Season - S. Andaman Sea", Oct, 2015, by Kevan Urquhart, CA, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 9302.
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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	One of, possibly even, "The Best" live aboard crew I've ever had. Capt.: Tui, Cruise Dir: Gabriel, Asst Cruise Dir: Clive, Engineer: Bao Second Capt: Rong, Deck hand: Ken Chef: Phorn + 2nd Chef: Phorn Divemaster: Yusuf, Steward: Anny. - all great! My wife thought so and she runs a hotel. Staff all lively, hard working, and charming. Food was great, with option for spicy Southern Thai food with the crew if desired. Dinghy stayed close for easy pick up. Dive briefings very thorough and accurate [I'm an ex-Divemaster]. Good reefs, caves/rock formations, tropical fish and small stuff. Was the wrong season for Mantas & Whale Sharks, so didn't expect any. Trip was discounted for off-season. Dolphins when motoring, just not on dives. Easy intermediate drift diving with some current, occasional but not severe surge. Only one low visibility high current dive on the wreck. Good night dives. One young beginning diver in good shape with <20 dives experience did fine paired with an Advanced Open Water Diver with >100 dives experience. I wouldn't recommend this trip for pair of beginners. Minimal ocean trash for Asia, way less than Phuket. Moved around to a lot of sites, so never got bored. See Capt.'s Log: [aggressor.com link] They don't run this itinerary any more. Light surf suits or full Polypropylene fleece skin suits necessary for most. Crew wearing shorties. BUT one young extremely fit diver wore only surf trunks the whole time, except on night dives, surprising even the crew, so it wasn't that cold despite being the winter season. Boat could use some refurbishing, but had recently had some work done. Not too worn, just not top shape. Had the Master Stateroom #1, bow cabin below decks with largest room. Deck level cabins smaller but nicer. Would go with them again on either of the other itineraries offered.
Websites	Agressor Fleet Thailand Agressor
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	CA, Puget Sound, Belize, Bonaire, Caymans, Florida
Closest Airport	Hat Yai	Getting There	Flights to/from Phuket or Bangkok. Bangkok Air was cheapest. Boat arranges mini-van shuttle.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	35-90 Ft/ 11-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Normal sport limits. No drinking and diving. Nautilus Lifelines available for rent, free for short term loan. Coordinated what channel to call on. Scuba sausage required/provided if needed. I believe computers required.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	Camera tables adequate. Could use more outside charging table outlets. Crew great with camera gear. On-board pro very helpful. Son took UW Photography Cert. Class, & pro trained him with both our simple and his advanced gear.

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Dive Review of Agressor Fleet/Thailand Agressor in Thailand/S. Andaman Sea

Agressor Fleet/Thailand Agressor: "Thailand Aggressor - Off Peak Season - S. Andaman Sea", Oct, 2015,

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Dive Review of Agressor Fleet/Thailand Agressor in
Thailand/S. Andaman Sea