New artificial reef off Phuket soon
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Bowmouth
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Ha, ha, ha. I posted it too at the same time!
I think most of us here in Phuket can't wait to go and dive this new site!
I think most of us here in Phuket can't wait to go and dive this new site!
MoonWrasse
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Hopefully cleaned first!
stevenl
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Problem is going to be that is out of the route for the other divesites and not big enough to take some of the pressure of Similans.
I hope I'm wrong, but I think this is not going to attract many divers.
I hope I'm wrong, but I think this is not going to attract many divers.
stevenl
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Racha Noi? Shark Point etc. are officially Krabi area, so I understand why they don't mention these.
600 divers monthly?
Now that will take pressure of the Similans for sure.
Batfish
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Way more in high season.
The location for these sunken planes is going to be difficult for most operators to reach, since most are based either in Chalong or Khao Lak. Great if you happen to have a dive shop in Bang Tao or Naiharn Beach.... oh, hang on....
Well done for geting your own private tauchplatz.
stevenl
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When are you going to edit the 'last edited'?
Agree with you though, this is being presented as something for the Phuket diving community, where it is just personal interest, and not going to do the diving community any good.
Batfish
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(that was meant to be a joke.. the speling, I mean)
Also, the planes right off the west coast in shallow water - undiveable a lot of the low season and when you get heavy seas and strong winds surely these things will be moved around by the surge? Or are they planning to fasten them to the sand somehow? And ... did anyone hear about this before seeing it in the Phuket Gazette? Did anyone have a say in this?
Also, the planes right off the west coast in shallow water - undiveable a lot of the low season and when you get heavy seas and strong winds surely these things will be moved around by the surge? Or are they planning to fasten them to the sand somehow? And ... did anyone hear about this before seeing it in the Phuket Gazette? Did anyone have a say in this?
Ringo
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As far as I know no meetings were held. Or at least we never received an invite like we did for the meetings with regards to the last artificial reefs which never materialized. Also any news on the untouched reef in Phang Nga that the media went crazy about 2 years ago?
stevenl
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Yes, but that was before the Thai Diving Association was presenting itself as THE organisation that represents all DC's on Phuket. On the positive side: they did manage to (at least) postpone the ridiculous new regulations the previous governor proposed to introduce.
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