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Was true for Lembongan ... 2 years ago but tourism on the island is developping fast and many now learn to dive or get Advanced / Rescue certifications. It's still not as busy as the Gili Islands (hopefully never will ...) but main dive ops teach dozens of DMT & hundreds of entry level certs...

It was indeed the very best dive site for Mola but it is part of a no diving zone since the implementation of the Marine Park, this summer. It's now used as a coral & marine life monitoring area by the CTC.

You can hire a filled tank + weight belt for 50,000 RP directly from the porter girls in Tulamben. You don't even need to carry the tanks, porters will be happy to bring them to you 20 meters from the entry point. You can get discounts when hiring 2 or more tanks / pax same day. Just check...

We do, as stated in the original post dealing with this incident : http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-incidents/476399-7-divers-missing-off-indonesian-island-16.html#post7042823 Apparently some do (did?) not. At the end it's still operators responsability to train their staff / set...

Actually the JakartaGlobe's article is just an AFP (French news agency) report. The initial release of the report was even talking about a Japanese skipper. Clown-shoing might be well shared among newspapers. And not only in Indonesia ... Captain's role & maritime laws. Really ? In Bali ...

Hi there, 1. Mola² season lasts from July to September. They can be seen year round in the area, but your best bet is during the season. Apart from the Crystal Bay circus during the season, Nusa Penida dive sites such as Sental, Pura Ped, Toyapakeh & Manta Point are the best options to see some...

Thanks for the nice video of our amazing island ! :cool2:

Each news network trying to be the first to report something, they have a tiny tendency of reporting unverified informations. - Divers were taken to Mangrove Point, one of the safest & easiest dive site in the area (hundreds of people learn to dive or even discover scuba on this dive site every...

Well, I guess you know already that to be able to teach SSI courses, the DC & its instructors must be SSI affiliated. Thus, this op and their teaching instructors are SSI affiliated.

Well ... sorry, you're wrong. Contrary to what seems to be popular believes here, most of Bali dive ops are affiliated to Certification Agencies either PADI or SSI, Indonesia being now SSI's first market. At least one of the mentioned op was PADI & SSI affiliated. It has switched to 100%...

Most of the local dive ops meet in Lembongan on a so-so regular basis. "We" (I'm more in this as a spectator now, diving being not my main activity anymore) have been working among other things on safety & setting up protocols for a year now (since the incident involving Internet_Pawn's...

In addition of agreeing on bottom time & exit point, boat captains typically follow your bubbles all the way. As the dive site is quite popular especially in the mornings with many local boats (snorkeling + diving) & boats coming from Bali, even if your captain loose you during the dive or...

Hopefully he did not anchor but used one of the numerous buoy in the area. Weather was stormy all day in the area. Heavy rain soon after divers jumped. Mangrove Point dive site is 2,5 km long. Typically you drift for 1,5km to 2km here, 90% of the time from East to West. Past the West tip of...

Stormy weather overhere today, I don't think there have been any search around Penida today. Search is supposed to last untill Friday ...

Incident happened at Mangrove. Diving the area in the near future ? One piece of advice : ask some dive centers about their plans for a specific day (let say ... a full moon or half moon day) pretending you are a novice diver with no drift / current experience. If the DC plans a trip to...

It is actually very similar to the incident involving your daughter. In both case, we have a VERY wrong dive planning (diving at high tide a full moon & stormy day *) + no quick communication to the local water sports organizations once the divers are considered missing. There is 30+ big boats...

Hi Paul, Massive thanks for the report. Any idea from where 7 Angels was coming before getting back to Sanur ?

Koh Tao is the cheapest place on earth for professional training. It suits your other needs except for diving which is not as good as other places in South East Asia. Still, I hardly see a single place meeting your diving expectations : you will need to get on different places & dive to see...

I could - by PM only - but as I am not running any dive company here, I do not do promotion for free :D Finally, i'm more in coffee grinding than diving at the moment :)

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