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Dive Review of
SS Thorfinn in
Micronesia/Truk

in 2004/02
an Instant Reader Report
by
Harry White, NY, USA
Report Number 1147

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Reporter
Dive Experience
Over 1000 dives
Where else diving
 Many places, from Canada to the tropics 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry  
Seas
calm  
Water Temp
78   to 82    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
2
Water Visibility
75   to 100    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
none  
Liveaboard?
yes 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
1 or 2 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
Schools 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
None 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  4 stars
Tropical Fish
4 stars  
Small Critters
  3 stars
Large Fish
2 stars  
Large Pelagics
  2 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
N/A  
Boat Facilities
N/A
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
4 stars
Food
4 stars
Service and Attitude
4 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
4 stars  
Shore Diving  
3 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
3 stars   
Advanced
5 stars    
Comments  
Went with a group of 5 Northeast divers and 1 California diver; there were
no others on the boat.  Because we all were friends, our view may not be
representative of individuals.

An excellent, idiosyncratic boat run by an idiosyncratic captain; I would
not trade either for anything.  Rooms were comfortable but smallish and
oddly shaped(heads were large); food was decent but not memorable (but who
cares -- the diving was); attention to customers was excellent.  Geezer gas
was available albeit at extra charge.

Once the dive crew got to know that we were competent (5 of us dive in the
Northeast, usually decompression dives, often past 130 feet; the California
diver demonstrated that he learned our style fast), limits were not
imposed. 

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