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  1. tangfish

    Review Oceanic iPhone Dive Housing

    Wow great reply, thank you for this information. I agree the Oceanic housing could become quite good if they can fix the software. As much as many of us were pining for the housing to be released, now we’re disappointed that it’s been released with bugs that, from the sounds of it (like app...
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    Review Oceanic iPhone Dive Housing

    Back to the housing… does anyone know if the photos and videos it takes can be offloaded in their native file formats? It would be great if for example a user could get the apple pro raw files and do their own editing. Or are the files “locked” within the Oceanic ecosystem and can only be...
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    Info Malpelo- New Liveaboard VIVAX

    Is this a newly built boat or a newly relocated one?
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    Thermalution use and care for a newbie

    I don't take my batteries out when I charge them, but I do make sure to be around and check how hot they're getting once or twice while it's charging.
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    Has anyone tried one of these yet?

    Did the fogging issue eventually resolve? I've found that most UV protection masks have this challenge.
  6. tangfish

    Alona Beach Dive Operator Recommendation

    Thanks for all the great suggestions buddies. I looked into these and a few more and ended up settling on Blue Revival. I liked that they are tec-friendly and operate with 8 divers max (most take 10, one of them regularly takes 15- too crowded for me). I appreciate it and will let y’all know...
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    Alona Beach Dive Operator Recommendation

    Hi, Can anyone recommend some good dive operators in Alona Beach/Panglao area that cater to photographers/advanced divers/smaller groups? I see plenty of good reviews of operators that look great for people wanting to do OW/AOW training, and for handling large groups (i.e., very large boats...
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    Illegal dumping of lead/arsenic into waterways by SeaSoft

    Bruce, Thank you for providing a detailed account of your side of the story. I made comments to our local diving community in support of you as a local small business owner, having had experiences of my own with state bureaucrats: Seasoft Fined For Dumping Lead, Arsenic - Northwest Dive Club I...
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    Demographics and Liveaboards

    It certainly would be nice to know which charters cater to either type of diver.
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    When a liveaboard trip is cancelled the day you arrive....

    Unfortunately, this is not the way to think about Aggressor. Yes, they have name recognition, and they certainly milk it for all it's worth when selling the trips. However most if not all of the boats are independently owned and operated, so while the name is consistent, the experiences and...
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    Fiji Siren - Lost at Sea

    Wow, the amount of schadenfreude on this thread is incredible! Y’all might be spending a lil too much time basking in the vitriol over on Facebook. I like to think of divers as generally being more decent folk than this, at least the ones I meet in person are, but I guess a keyboard and a little...
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    Sri Lanka Aggressor Problems

    Just to close the loop on my personal saga with the Sri Lanka Aggressor (I'm the one who originally started this thread, trying in vain to find accurate information on my soon-to-be dive trip)... My buddy and I ended up deciding that money, any amount of it, is not worth risking our personal...
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    Sri Lanka Aggressor Problems

    I was told by a travel agent friend that it's been way too late to purchase trip insurance for awhile now. That's something we would've had to apply for at the time of sending the deposit and completed at or before the time of paying the last deposit. PS - sorry to hear that another Sri Lanka...
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    Sri Lanka Aggressor Problems

    "Currently the yacht is down for three weeks of maintenance and repair after an initial experiment with a Sri Lankan captain with no passenger experience caused damage to one side of the yacht." Yikes! I keep learning more about this "maintenance" and none of it sounds particularly good.
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    Sri Lanka Aggressor Problems

    Yeah, that's what they keep telling us to do: buy trip insurance. But in my mind trip insurance is to cover unexpected things on the traveler's end like an illness, family emergency, missing a connecting flight, etc. - being asked to buy insurance to cover a known fundamental structural flaw...
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    Sri Lanka Aggressor Problems

    My problem is that we've been the subject of misinformation or no information at all since the start. First it was permitting issues, then it was confusion and nonsensical land transportation schedules to/from the airport to the harbor, then finally the 'additional maintenance' of the boat that...
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    Sri Lanka Aggressor Problems

    That sounds awful! So how did it happen, everyone sick on the Sri Lanka Aggressor for a few days (or how long?) and then they just offloaded you somewhere and you guys found another dive operator to take you for the remaining days of your trip?
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    Sri Lanka Aggressor Problems

    Yes. It's been a confusing planning process for this trip, given that they're just starting out in Sri Lanka. Information has been hard to come by, that's why I'm asking here as a last resort.
  19. tangfish

    Best time to go to Raja Ampat

    It's hard to say. I've been there in December when it's supposed to be prime season and it was rainy and windy the whole time and very little marine life. I've been there in June when many resorts are closed for maintenance and it's considered "low season", and it rained an hour a day and was...
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    New Sri Lanka Aggressor Launches in 2016

    Anyone here know what's currently wrong with the Sri Lanka Aggressor? A recent trip was canceled due to problems with the boat and the whole group of guests were instead taken on a land tour (could you imagine showing up halfway around the world with all your dive gear to then go on a land...
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