Dive Review of MV Fling in
The Continental USA/Flower Gardens, TX

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MV Fling, May, 2003, by John Hluboky, CA, USA . Report 685.
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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	The Flower Gardens M/V Fling and M/V Spree charters leave from Free Port, TX and head into the Gulf. This is a live-aboard charter which have some extended trips, but mostly weekend runs. For the weekend runs, there are up to five dives the first day (first dive at about 7am, last at about 9pm), and usually two the second. Dive conditions can vary greatly here, but it is very much worth the trip. In the spring, hammerheads are common, and late summer has whale sharks. They have trips for coral spawning, and have quite a varied assortment of hard corals and life. There is also the option to dive under an oil platform, which is quite interresting. [flowergarden.noaa.gov link]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny,windy	Seas	calm,currents,noCurrents
Water Temp	69-76°F / 21-24°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	120 feet max first dive, 100 for each subsequent dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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	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 Fling in The Continental USA/Flower Gardens, TX

MV Fling, May, 2003,

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 MV Fling in
The Continental USA/Flower Gardens, TX