Dive Review of Belize Aggressor III/N/A in
Belize/Turneffe and Lighthouse

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Belize Aggressor III/N/A: "BELIZE AGGRESSOR III REVIEW", Jul, 2023, by NEAL LANGERMAN, CA, US ( Contributor 16 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 12512.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The Belize Aggressor III is one of a pair of liveaboard boats operating from Belize City. They dive sites around Turneffe Atoll and Lighthouse Reef, including The Great Blue Hole. The diving at both these atolls is excellent, with every site offering a wide variety of corals, fish, and invertebrates. Sharks, stingrays, and eagle rays are common along walls. The Aggressor III has a maximum dive depth of 110 feet (37 meters), except for The Great Blue Hole dive, for which 140 foot (45 meters) excursions were common. Nitrox at 31-32% was used for all dives, except The Great Blue Hole, for which tanks were filled with a 23-25% mix. A “return to the boat with 500 psi” rule was used and generally respected. The water was a comfortable 83-84oF (28.5-29.5oC), but a 2-3mm wetsuit helped with the chill of 20 – 24 dives over the 5-1/2 days of diving. The two atolls are near the middle of the Mesoamerican Reef. Their rich flora and fauna make them distinct from the southern end of the reef around Roatan and the current-swept northern end off Cozumel. Exploring the entire Mesoamerican Reef requires diving in all three regions. All dives from the Aggressor III were from the boat and were “out and back” dives. A crew member was in the water and swam a circuitous route usually along a wall at around 80 feet (23 meters) for 25-30 minutes and then meandering back to the boat in 25-35 foot (8 -12 meters) for a total dive time of 45-60 minutes. The crew was clear that they were not your guides or buddies. They dove with cameras and clearly were interested in shooting, not your dive profile or status. I made it clear that I would focus on my photography, not navigation and I would rely on them to g ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Belize Aggressor III
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All of continental USA; Caribbean, Gulf, Sea of Cortez, Eastern & Western Pacific & more
Closest Airport	Belize City	Getting There	Easy connections from most major hubs in US and EU
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	28-30°C / 82-86°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 M / 98-164 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Return with >500 psi; maximum depth 110 feet (33.5 meters)
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	See review. Camera table excellent; Crew handling of cameras very good. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

Subscriber's Comments

By Diane Nash in VA, US at Aug 18, 2023 22:19 EST

I agree with Mr. Langerman about the maintenance not being addressed enough. We were on Aggressor IV when they lost the compressors and we lost 4 dives. But we commend our crew for the hard work of taking tanks back and forth between the two boats to fill the tanks. We appreciated Aggressor III for making it possible for us to dive.

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Dive Review of Belize Aggressor III/N/A in Belize/Turneffe and Lighthouse

Belize Aggressor III/N/A: "BELIZE AGGRESSOR III REVIEW", Jul, 2023,

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Dive Review of Belize Aggressor III/N/A in
Belize/Turneffe and Lighthouse