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    A Poor Critter

    Am I right in thinking that's a humphead wrasse? Truly horrendous that in this day and age a diver would spear such a majestic creature. That said, I don't believe the US has granted the fish endangered status as such, though it is listed as a species of concern. In other countries...
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    A morbid question about the USNS Vandenberg

    Hi folks, I'm writing a short article about the Vandenberg for a magazine. Can anyone tell me or direct me towards any statistics on how many divers have died or experienced medical emergencies while diving the Vandy since its scuttling? I don't have scurrilous motives for including this...
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    Two tank dives

    @DoctorMike: I will do so today and relay my findings.
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    Two tank dives

    Thanks for the clarification, folks. Two 15 to 35 ft dives... Hmmm. Not sure how thrilled I am by that concept. Although, maybe there's enough to see at that depth to make such a shallow dive worth while? But, am I right in suspecting that these dives would likely be taking place at...
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    Two tank dives

    Hi there, I'm a little embarrassed to be posting such a silly question, but...just wanted to confirm I was dealing with a responsible dive op. I went into a dive shop here in Key West and was told that they run two tank dives -- i.e. one full-tank dive followed by a 15 minute surface...
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    Need political uprising updates/Egypt

    Quite interesting to see String's arrogant remarks disproved in real time. Mubarak may still remain in power after the smoke clears, but the upheaval of the past 5 days shows that we are dealing with something unprecedented in modern times. It's ironic to me that String seems to condemn...
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    Algeria diving

    I know this question was posted some time ago, but just wanted to say I'd suspect few members of this board have ever so much as set foot in Algeria, what with its--somewhat exaggerated--reputation for danger. In any event, good luck if you decide to take the job. If nothing else, it'll be an...
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    Soma Bay Visit In October

    Oops. Double post
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    Soma Bay Visit In October

    I wish I'd seen this post earlier. I was in Soma Bay last July and had a wonderful time. I dove with Orca divers there, which was a very professionally run company. Particular highlights were Abu Kefan and Panorama Reef. The only somewhat odd feature of Soma Bay is that it caters to a...
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    Oil spill

    Thanks for this. Just got word of it myself. I read on an Egyptian news site that the spill had been entirely cleaned up in a matter of four days, with sources claiming the spilled oil only amounted to about 30 or 40 gallons. On another site, I read that the oil had caused a 20km slick. Is...
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    Belize vs. Southern Red Sea

    Thanks Louie. Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely not writing off the southern red sea because I've been to Sharm. I am a little worried that because I don't have 50 dives, or even 30, and don't have an advanced cert, I won't be able to take advantage of the better dives in the south. Are...
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    Belize vs. Southern Red Sea

    Hi folks. The leader/patriarch of our group has just vetoed the Dahab idea because he doesn't want to do shore dives. Am I right in thinking that almost all of the good sites at Dahab are shore dives? That seems to be what all I've read suggests, but just want to confirm. Anyhoo, back to...
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    Belize vs. Southern Red Sea

    Hey folks, Thanks so much for all the thoughtful responses. I've done a bit more research, though, and discovered that all of the famous diving sites, like Dedalus, Brothers and so on, require 50+ logged dives due to currents and more challenging diving conditions. I'm a little bummed out by...
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    Belize vs. Southern Red Sea

    Interesting. Thank you, Damselfish. I'll look into the liveaboard option with a slightly more open mind.
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    Belize vs. Southern Red Sea

    That's something we had considered, but I'm a little wary. Seems to me that if you're on a liveaboard, then you're *really* trapped. One thing I like about people is being able to get away from them from time to time.
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    Belize vs. Southern Red Sea

    Hi there, My diving friends and I (all of us fairly inexperienced, with about 20 dives to our names) are contemplating a week long diving trip at a resort in mid June and we're trying to decide between Belize and the Red Sea (i.e. not Sharm, where we went last August, but somewhere more...
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