Dive Review of Allan Powers/M/S Paul Gaugain in
Vanuatu and New Caledonia/Espiritu Santo

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Allan Powers/M/S Paul Gaugain: "Dive the President Coolidge shipwreck from shore", Jun, 2017, by John Yavorsky, NJ, US ( Top Contributor 35 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 9781.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	This is one of the world's great wreck dives and one of the easiest (or challenging depending on depth (to200') and penetration). Was only able to do 1 dive here while on cruise on Paul Gaugain from Bali to Fiji but I will try to get back. Allan Powers has dived this wreck over 10000 times. He supplies any gear you need and provides guides for each 4-5 divers. You take a van to the site and suit up on wood deck on shore. There is a stone wall perpendicular to shore and a large rope secured at the end to guide you about 100 feet more to the top of the bow in 30 feet. Then the guide takes you down the side to about 100' depth, pointing out items of interest. Then back on the deck for the swim back to shallow depth where a reef has been maintained to look at during the safety stop.
Websites	Allan Powers M/S Paul Gaugain
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	26 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport	Santo	Getting There	Fly to Santo
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	follow guide.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	You're able to carry your gear the whole time. No rinse tanks.

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Dive Review of Allan Powers/M/S Paul Gaugain in Vanuatu and New Caledonia/Espiritu Santo

Allan Powers/M/S Paul Gaugain: "Dive the President Coolidge shipwreck from shore", Jun, 2017,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Allan Powers/M/S Paul Gaugain in
Vanuatu and New Caledonia/Espiritu Santo