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Dive Review of MV Fling in
The Continental USA/Flower Gardens, TX

MV Fling, May, 2003,

by John Hluboky, CA, USA . Report 685.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 3 stars Food 3 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 2 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments The Flower Gardens M/V Fling and M/V Spree charters leave from Free Port, TX and head into the Gulf. This is a live-aboard charter which have some extended trips, but mostly weekend runs. For the weekend runs, there are up to five dives the first day (first dive at about 7am, last at about 9pm), and usually two the second.

Dive conditions can vary greatly here, but it is very much worth the trip. In the spring, hammerheads are common, and late summer has whale sharks. They have trips for coral spawning, and have quite a varied assortment of hard corals and life. There is also the option to dive under an oil platform, which is quite interresting.

[flowergarden.noaa.gov link]

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 251-500 dives
Where else diving [Unspecified]
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny,windy Seas calm,currents,noCurrents
Water Temp 69-76°F / 21-24°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions 120 feet max first dive, 100 for each subsequent dive.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 4 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish 3 stars
Large Pelagics 3 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
UW Photo Comments [None]
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