Dive Review of MV Catch Up in
Thailand/Simalan Islands

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MV Catch Up, Apr, 2002, by Kinson Tong, NT, Hong Kong . Report 48.
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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	Took a three hours ride from Dive Shop to port. Got assigned a room next to the kitchen therefore got several roaches on the bed on several nights. Engine is right below our cabin, fortunately, we got some ear-plugs from Boots. Air-con went-off in the middle of one night, came back up later. Food was okay. Dive was beyond expectation. 2 – 3 mantas at the last diving day. One of the mantas has a rope across it’s face, very sad. A whale shark about 18 feet. Got chased away by another group of divers. One of them even try to touch the beauty with his bare hands, wanted to kill him right away. Dive guides were okay. Not particularly attentive to divers. Did exactly what a dive guide does… take divers out there and bring them back. And that’s all. Saw around a shool of dolpins when boat was returning to port. Would definitely return to Simalaan Islands, but not the same boat.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Sipadan Island, Palau, Yap, Great Barrier Reef
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	0-0°F / -18--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of MV Catch Up in Thailand/Simalan Islands

MV Catch Up, Apr, 2002,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of MV Catch Up in
Thailand/Simalan Islands