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  1. December 4th, 2006, 09:21 PM #1
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    Aqua One to become Spirit of Niugini

    Hello All,

    Looks like I'll be on the Spirit of Niugini in Papua New Guinea next summer. This boat is currently the Aqua One based out of ,I believe Phuket, and will be moved and rechristened early next year.

    As far as I can tell, it will be owned and operated by the folks who have Tawali in PNG.

    Does anyone have any input/thoughts about the boat, what sort of shape she's in, what we might expect?

    Thanks!
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  2. December 11th, 2006, 02:18 PM #2
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    Hmmmm having grown up around boats, it is bad JuJu to rename boats. I know, almost all boats have been renamed at one time or another. Is that why there are so many wrecks????
    Anyway, you will love PNG. Hope you have a good crew.
    Exploratory diving for a month-West Papua to Timor [countdown=12/11/2011 05:00 pm]Count down: [/countdown]
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  3. December 12th, 2006, 10:16 AM #3
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    Well, I guess so long as I don't rename it, the juju will belong to someone else.

    Since it goes back to work in March, and I won't be on it until July, anything bad that's going to happen will have already happened. Right? Right!?
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  4. December 12th, 2006, 07:03 PM #4
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    I was fortunate to meet +

    the owners of Aqua One a few months ago. They now own and operate the Kasawari Resort in Lembeh. After meeting them and returning home I immediately tried to set up a trip on Aqua One but she was already in the procss of being sold. My dive trip TA told me he had many, many clients that took the Aqua One without complaint. Perhaps I'll get to sail her after all as we are planning a trip to Tawali for 11/07. YeeHaw! Great news.

    Please report back on your trip. I can't wait to hear about it.

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  5. December 23rd, 2006, 12:40 AM #5
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    What are the names of the owners of Kasawari? I will be there in late Jan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OHGoDive
    Does anyone have any input/thoughts about the boat, what sort of shape she's in, what we might expect?
    I went to Komodo/Rinca on the M/Y Aqua One in 2004. Excellent boat and crew, ensuite bathroom, nitrox - had a great time.

    http://www.dive-aquasports.com/theboat.html

    Of course it's the crew that makes a good boat great - I hope the new owner (if it is Tawali then it would be Bob Hollis?) has a good team.
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    and with the exertions of your hands and feet in the water
    make the deep, deep sea keep you up...

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    Owners are Kung and Poo. No doubt at least one of them will be at Kasawari when you are. Very nice people. Kasawari is a wonderful resort. Have fun.

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