Dive Review of
Wakatobi/M/V Pelagian in
Indonesia/Southern Sulawesi

Star Dancer(PNG) Komodo Dancer (twice)Palau Aggressor Wind Dancer (Belize)
Fiji ( Twice) Roatan (twice) Cozumel BonAir ( Twice ) Saba St.Vincent Red
Sea Nevis etc.

Dive Conditions

70 min/da 60min/night 300lbs residual air dive your computer go solo,buddy
or follow dive master pretty much as free as you feel comfortable  

Separate room for photographers with plenty of outlets for recharging,
dedicated rinse tanks and all photo equipment handled with kid gloves by
staff  

Overall Rating

I did not expect Pelagics and except for some Dog Tooth Tuna and Barracuda,
we did not get any. Some very good Mandarin Fish sightings on a 2 day muck
diving area. Most of the trip was drift dives on assorted walls, which
appeared to healthy and very beautiful. Te ship, M/V Pelagic, was on it's
fifth cruise in the area and needs a bit more dive site info. The ship
itself, contray to some bad press on Scubaboard, was fantastic. It was
large, clean, well run, with excellant galley and a great freindly staff.
The only complaint I had was an overly enthusiastic photographer who had 2
large cameras, one of which was free hanging, with strobes that acted as a
wrecking ball on the coral. He also constantly used the soft and hard coral
to steady himself for THE SHOT. At one point wanting to move a beautiful
black frog so he could have a better shot. Luckily, he was stopped by a
dive master. He was warned not to continue, but to no avail. Since this was
his third trip to the Wakatobi area, I realise there was a cash flow issue,
but gimme a break. 

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