Dive Review of
Mike Ball in
Papua New Guinea

in October, 2004
an Instant Reader Report by
Ray Haberman, IL., USA
Report Number 1414

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Reporter
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	[Truk,Yap,Palau,Australia,Bermuda,Costa Rica,Aruba,Statius,'St.Kitt,St Vincent,Cozumel,Nassau,Grand Turk,Belize,Saba,Puerto Rico,
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas	choppy
Water Temp	77 to 79 ° Fahrenheit	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50 to 110 Feet
Dive Policy
Dive own profile?	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	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	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
Comments	Rinse tank, large work table, compressed air,
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
*Overall Rating*
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	The Pleasure Sport is one of the nicest dive boats that I have been on and PNG has some of the best diving I've seen. Coral, sponges, reefs and walls are in excellent shape. Lots of fish both large and small. The downer is getting there. Because it takes some extra effort, it keeps the less serious divers away. If I would have known beforehand, I would have taken some pencils, crayons, books, magazines, fishhooks and line, etc for the natives that came to the boat every night after we tied up.
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Dive Review of Mike Ball in Papua New Guinea

Dive Review of
Mike Ball in
Papua New Guinea