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Thanks Wetpup. It's very much a personal decision. I also understand some people will at least stay hydrated. I will just have to play it by ear and hope we don't have an issue. Maybe we'll switch to night dives for a while. Thanks again.

During Ramadhan muslims fast - no food or drink basically from dawn to dusk. As a result dehydration may be an issue. I was just wondering if anybody had any experience and could give me a recommendation. But thanks for the info, I am also a big believer in lots and lots of water.

Cheers, thanks.

Hi all, we have a little dive club in East Kalimantan just north of Bontang. I am not Muslim, but I have been recommending to our Muslim members that they should consider not diving during Ramadhan due to the increased risk of Decompression Illness due to dehydration. I have not been...

Hi, can someone direct me to where I might post about selling a JJ CCR?

Thanks Charlier, you're absolutely correct.

Some time ago a plane went down nearby where I live and work in East Kalimantan. Within hours it had been sighted out at sea, near one of our dive reefs, inland, and in nearby hills. It turned out to be in the hills. One of our divers is in the military and came to our club area where the...

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/accidents-and-incidents/512591-6-divers-missing-off-sangalaki-4.html From a local expat news source. ---------- Post added August 29th, 2015 at 10:56 AM ---------- Search called off for foreign divers missing in Borneo | Coconuts Jakarta Sorry, pasted the...

Mystery surrounds missing Italian divers - The Local Not much else. I've been asking all our local divers and the general public but getting nothing, not even gossip about what might have happened.

Still no happy news. Local news reports here (use Google translate for a rough English version): Cari WNA Hilang di Sangalaki, Turunkan Heli Bell 412 - Kaltim Post - basically Indonesian S&R are going to use a helicopter to search (reported yesterday). Also mentions the fact there is no...

I initially thought the confusion was due to the fact that Borneo is half Indonesia and half Malaysian (with some Brunei as well). But anyway, Maverick 17 is right, I couldn't recall the exact numbers but there has been a lot. Very generally though, the national air carrier, Garuda, has a very...

I am living, working and diving about 300km south of Derawan (just north of the Equator on the east coast of Kalimantan). We dived last Saturday, Sunday and Monday (correct, Indonesian Independence Day) with no problems but there is a notable south to north current and very windy (dry season)...

Just got back from a liveaboard (Tambora) cruise around Meratua, Sangalaki, Derawan etc. There is (or was a week ago) still a station on Sangalaki island, a number of people were present and collecting baby turtles, releasing them at night. They said the resort was open/available but there...

Sorry, I just realised who Sinbad is. Sorry for the mix up.

Narwastu Dive Centre (near Bahtera Hotel) was pushing dive trips and training on local reefs, dependent on tides and not great vis but they were OK. I live about an hour north by plane and we dive here every Sunday. I also instruct here. There are some wrecks in the bay but they're deep and...

All, just a quick sideline - I live and work in Indonesia, and have had my credit card number stolen four times - in each case after either using the credit card for a hotel or flight booking in Indonesia. Both online and by actually using the card. It has never cost me anything, the bank has...

Not sure if you're still chasing info but Nabucco Resort has twice been good to me albeit a bit pricey. A small island in a lagoon, 10 minutes from the channel, all bungalows are seperated so you really feel like a desert island. The dutch/german couple who looked after us were good. I know...

Thanks again. Suffice to say if I plan my dive and I don't surface with 70 or so bar in the tanks I look on it as a poorly planned or executed dive. KTD

Guys, thanks for the interest raised, and it was my understanding that as the outside pressure (11 bar at 100m) was greater than the pressure in the tank, you wouldn't be able to get more air. To simplify and ignore the regulator first stage step down pressure and the needs of the second stage...