Dive Review of Ocean Rover in
Thailand/Surin Similans+Burma

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Ocean Rover, Dec, 2004, by DAVID SHEM-TOV, NA, UK . Report 1510.
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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	Exceptionally well-run operation with outstanding crew. We were there when the Tsunami hit. Fortunately, we did not experience any direct effects of the Tsunami. Throughout, safety precautions were sensibly balanced with the desire to accomodate our diving. We were able to visit some sites before and after the Tsunami hit them. It is true that SOME sites we visited, inshore Surin and Similans, showed extensive damage to hard coral. Fortunately, many other sites, particularly sea mounts (such as Richelieu Rock) and those in Burma experienced little or no visible damage. I am confident that the Ocean Rover crew will be able to continue to provide quality diving at very good sites, both in Thailand and Burma. I experienced the Sea Rover's excellence before I even got on the boat. A missed connection in Frankfurt meant I would arrive in Phuket the day after the boat's departure. Greg at the office was able to mount a military style operation to get me to the boat (using cars and a water taxi) comfortably and quickly, with the minimal loss of diving. I do not think I have enjoyed a better service (including 'wetsuit valet') from any other liveaboard I have been on. Highly recommended.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Truk, Cocos, French Polynesia, Carribbean, India, Red Sea
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	26-28°C / 79-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	5-30 M / 16-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Stay out of deco. 40 meters max. 5 min safety stop recommended. You could dive alone.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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	Multiple rinse tanks. Crew took great care with cameras. Lots of electrical points. Computer for use of photographers (with Photoshop and CD-Rom burn facility. E6 available, but 25 roll minimum. Boat clearly designed for photographers.

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Dive Review of Ocean Rover in Thailand/Surin Similans+Burma

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Dive Review of Ocean Rover in
Thailand/Surin Similans+Burma