Dive Review of Outer Banks Diving/Marlin in
The Continental USA/Hatteras, NC

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Outer Banks Diving/Marlin, Jul, 2006, by Rick Tuss, DE, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 2719.
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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	Outer Banks Diving has upgraded their boat this year... the Flying Fish is bigger, faster, drier, and just overall nicer than the past boats. Johnny and crew run, by far, the best dive boat out of Hatteras. Johnny has always been an extremely competent captain, but he seems to have been upgraded with the boat... I think Johnny has been taking nice pills!! We lucked out with the weather again this year and got in 3 out of 3 days although it was a bit lumpy at times. The diving: spectacular. In my diving around the world I am repeatedly asked where is my favorite place. People are always surprised to hear that Hatteras, especially the Proteus, has always provided me some of the most electic dives anywhere. This year was no exception. Imagine doing a giant stride into the water, looking down and seeing a wreck laid out 120 feet below you (yes, +120 ft vis). Go down the anchor line and make your way to the stern passing parts of the fantastic wreck, numbers tropicals, baracuda, spades, triggers, etc., oh, and a few stray sand tigers. Reach the stern and start counting the sand tigers... couldn't. There were maybe 50, anywhere from 3 to 11 feet. Did I mention the 300 lbs jew fish swimming in the middle of them? Great photos!!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Just about everywhere in the Caribbean, Thailand, Malasia, Indonesia, Maldives, and all over the East Coast of USA.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, currents, noCurrents
Water Temp	72-80°F / 22-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	none... come back alive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	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
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Outer Banks Diving/Marlin in The Continental USA/Hatteras, NC

Outer Banks Diving/Marlin, Jul, 2006,

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Dive Review of Outer Banks Diving/Marlin in
The Continental USA/Hatteras, NC