Nekton Boats

[Knavey]

I took the Rorqual on a liveaboard dive 10ish years ago. Went looking to see what was happening with them since they went bankrupt and found this.

Some web cams that appear to show the Rorqual and Pilot up in the panhandle of FL. Nice boats. Its a shame they aren't being used anymore.

Webcams

Enjoy the memories for those who dove off them.

 

[lindenbruce]

Is that the Aqua Cat? B.

 

[diversteve]

For extra credit, which boat is in front?

Spoiler

It's the Pilot, you can tell by the angled arch above the pontoons...
The Rorqual was solid thru there. Photo here shows the difference:
October liveaboard specials ? Travel News - Divernet

 

[DivemasterDennis]

Those are the Nekton boats for sure. Best liveaboard trip I ever went on was on the Pilot on the Cay Sal banks.
DivemasterDennis

 

[dmoore19]

No, but this is.

Is that the Aqua Cat? B.

 

[scubamarketing]

I worked on the Pilot for a summer, that was a lot of fun.

 

[tdtaylor]

No, but this is.

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Definitely the AquaCat. I'll be on it again in two weeks.

Terry

 

[lindenbruce]

Oh okay you're right. I don't know what I was thinking when I said Aqua Cat. The only live aboards I have done are the three day Channel Islands California boats. Mainly because I don't have to fly to get there and they are cheap thrills. Plus things get interesting at night when the liquor starts flowing.

It's so sad to see such beautiful ships sitting like that. I wonder if any operator will buy them up and put them back into service again? Mothballs should be for closets not ships. B.

 

[chrisc]

Both boats still collecting dust and rust...

 

[Doc]

Both boats still collecting dust and rust...

I was a as a real fan of Nekton. My wife who gets a bit seasick looking at Shark Week, she got on one of the last charters of the Rorqual. Spent that week, happily un-seasick.

Later, we also did a week on AquaCat, and although she gave it 5*, she then reverted to plunder her Dramamine stash.

What a painful sight... nice crews, a genius designer of an owner. A real loss to the industry.