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Southpoint Divers: "Key West Vandenberg 2-tank dive", Jun, 2016, by Sue J Estey, CA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 9086 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The boat was far from full; there were 6 divers plus one dive guide, captain, and deckhand. This was good. There are buoys stationed over the Vandenberg. The boat crew set up lines for us to use from the stern down about 10 feet (a spare tank and reg was fastened there), a line leading aft to another buoy for our ascent, and a line leading forward to the buoy's anchor line. They encouraged us to pull ourselves along the lines to save air for our time on the Vandenberg. My max depth on the ship was just under 100 feet; We were diving air and our total dive time was less than 30 min. Because one of us has just "open water" cert, we were required to go with a guide - this was good because she knew interesting routes through the ship and brought us back to our starting point each time. Most remarkable to me was that her non-thermal protection was a bikini - and there were some sharp metal edges along our path.
Websites	Southpoint Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	California coast, eastern Indonesia, Fiji, Micronesia, Florida coast, caves and springs, Baja California, Curacao, Easter Island...
Closest Airport	Key West, FL	Getting There	We rented a car at Miami airport so we could tour the Keys
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-°F / 28-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	We were required to follow our guide due to certification level. Other divers were on their own.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There was a shelf that could hold cameras, and a rinse bucket.

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Dive Review of Southpoint Divers in The Continental USA/Florida Keys

Southpoint Divers: "Key West Vandenberg 2-tank dive", Jun, 2016,

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Dive Review of Southpoint Divers in
The Continental USA/Florida Keys