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Aggressor Fleet/Raja Ampat Aggressor: "Raja Ampat Aggressor - Derawan to Raja Ampat Ship Movement", Oct, 2017, by Brian Morrow, GA, US ( Sr. Contributor 21 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 9887.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was a seasonal ship transfer itinerary to move from the Derawan Islands to Raja Ampat region. Our trip started in Bitung Harbor, Lembeh Strait and ended in Sorong. Only 3.5 days was in Raja area. The other time was spent as follows, 1 day in Lembeh, 1 day in N. Sulawesi/Bankga area and the other five nights between Bangka and Raja, mostly around Halmanera. There are minimal dive sites that the crew dives along the way and only twice a year so they are not really familiar with them (excluding Raja) Most of the sites we in strong currents, probably at least 2 knots, which made safety stops difficult much less trying to photograph anything. Even in Raja, where there are lots of dive sites we tended to go for the tide change (currents) to see fish and predators which is fine once in a while but I didn't care to do as much as we ended up doing. The crew on this ship was the best we have every had on a liveaboard. Everywhere you turned they were there to help you out, gearing up, unzipping a wet suit, hanging wet suits, etc. Everyone pitched in...they were the best. I was surprised by the inconsistency in the food. Some meals, such as the first and last dinners (tuna and filet) were outstanding yet others (pork chops, duck (two nights) was so overcooked and dry as to be near inedible. Breakfast is cooked to order after first dive and there is an Indonesian breakfast choice each day. Lunch is a buffet service and dinner plated. I found the ship to be very comfortable. Our room had a double on the bottom and a twin bunk on top that served as a "closet" with an ensuite bath. The common area was large and served as the dining room. Each diver is assigned a space with a bin to keep personal items in under the bench. You are also assigned a dive group and rotate daily as to whether you are first, second or third to leave. The divemasters are also changed daily so you get to have each one for a day or two. Diving is conducted via zodiac and you back roll into the water. There is a three step ladder climb to get back into the zodiac. There is now a new airport terminal in Sorong which is a huge upgrade and serves all the Raja trips. We would travel on the Raja Ampat Aggressor again given the opportunity but would want to do just the Raja Ampat area.
Websites	Aggressor Fleet
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean, Sea of Cortez, PNG, Solomons, Palau, Yap, Raja Ampat, Ambon, Moorea, Bora Bora, Hawaii
Closest Airport	Manado	Getting There	Jakarta or Singapore to Manado
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Buddy diving, sixty minutes but we generally stayed with the guide.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Rinse tanks on the mother ship, cameras handled carefully by the zodiac driver. Lot's of 220 and 110 charging stations in the lounge area and camera tables with compressed air on the dive deck.

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Raja Ampat Aggressor in Indonesia

Aggressor Fleet/Raja Ampat Aggressor: "Raja Ampat Aggressor - Derawan to Raja Ampat Ship Movement", Oct, 2017,

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Dive Review of Aggressor Fleet/Raja Ampat Aggressor in
Indonesia