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    Musandam 2024

    My main buddy for my past trips to Indonesia since 2022 @outofofficebrb (OOO) decided last year to come to visit me in the UAE and I managed to get a cancelation on one of the dhow trips to Musandam in mid February with Sheesa Dhows Unlike other land border crossings to Oman from UAE, no visa...
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    Water Temperature Komodo end of April / beginning of May

    To those who frequent or have dived Komodo, what water temperature should I expect in Komodo waters around 28 April to 4 May? Thanks in advance
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    Trip Report Back to Bali (Villa Alba, Tulamben)

    Back to Villa Alba at Tulamben for the fifth time since 2017, and I'm happy to say that they have fully recovered post-COVID, and all staff are now full-time compared to my two trips there last year. Villa Alba was also fully booked mainly due to the mid-Autumn festival and I was the only...
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    BackScatter MiniStrobe batteries

    I'm seriously contemplating buying BackScatter's MiniStrobe Mk2 because of the ability to shoot with the strobe "off camera" and have a couple of questions. I already have two MiniStrobe Mk1s and need to know the following: Will the filter holder will work on the Mk1? Are the batteries for...
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    Heart Urchin ?

    I found this critter when I observed something moving subsurface during a dive last week in the Persian Gulf. I prised it out from the sand and this is what I found Within a few minutes it started to dig in and bury itself I believe it's some type of Heart Urchin, possibly Metalia...
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    Archireef BioBlitz June 2023

    About a month ago I was contacted by the Emirates Diving Association (EDA) informing me that a company called Archireef were looking for volunteers to help with a 10 day BioBlitz in Abu Dhabi Emirate. In particular they were looking for an experienced photographer to help with photographing...
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    GoPro 9, 10 or 11?

    I've just won an Isotta housing for a Go Pro (9/10/11) and was wondering whether to keep it or sell it. My daughter now want's to give me a GoPro for my upcoming birthday and apparently there is a really good discount on all of these locally. I did read somewhere that there is an issue with...
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    Emperor Harmoni

    Has anyone here on SB been on Emperor Harmoni on the Raja Ampat route? My daughter and some friends are looking to book a trip with them next year in early April, and I'm just trying to find some feedback from other divers who have used this boat.
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    Eneloop Leaking in YS-D3 Mk 2

    Just removed my black Eneloop Pros from my Sea & Sea YS-D3 Mk 2 and they felt warm! A quick look inside the battery compartment revealed some gunge Photo prior to clean up After cleaning it up I put in a set of fresh batteries that are working in my YSD2J and the YSD3 does not light up. I...
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    M/Y Lucy

    Visited the Dubai Boat Show yesterday and in the small area allocated to diving I came across a company promoting their boat MY Lucy www.dive-lucy.com Has anyone experienced this boat yet?
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    Greetings from Villa Alba, Tulamben, Bali

    Greetings from Bali peoples :D Arrived here last Friday 30 September, and currently diving with some other SB members (@outofofficebrb , @WetPup , @G83) plus a couple of others including my best buddy from Dubai. Met up with @Wisnu and his wife for drinks and dinner. Trip report coming...
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    PLBs and DSMBs

    This thread has been split off from Australian woman, two sons and DM "lost" in Fiji In all my years of diving (30+) I've only met one diver who had a PLB with them, but didn't use it as we were not on a LOB. It's a bit like how many divers I meet locally who have heard of ScubaBoard...
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    Trip Report Damaniyat Islands with Mola Mola Divers

    A few weeks ago, my daughter suggested going to Oman again to dive the Damaniyat Islands as we hadn’t been there since 2018, and she was still wanting to see a whale shark as it was coming close to the end of the season for them. Previously I’ve dived these islands from Al Suwaidi and Oman Sail...
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    Miflex Inflator Hose Failure

    I've had two failures this year with the Schrader valve in two Miflex LP inflator hoses. The first was last May when I was in Bali, resolved quickly by changing the hose to a normal rubber hose. On my way home I bought another Miflex hose in Singapore. Yesterday when gearing up using a...
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    Trip Report Tulamben Trip Report

    Part three of my Indonesian Dive Trip following on from my North Sulawesi diving at Bangka and Lembeh. Up early and at the airport by 05:00. Despite my best efforts to ensure I had no tools in my hand baggage the X-ray at security found an allen key. That’s three allen keys that II’ve lost to...
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    Trip Report North Sulawesi Trip Report Part 2

    Eight days after we arrived in Indonesia, we transferred to NAD at Lembeh (boat/van/boat). Ramly, our guide for the past week, came over with us and our bags transferred to a small van for the two hour drive to Bitung, not to be confused with Bintang 🍺 However, the driver of the small van had...
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    Trip Report North Sulawesi Trip Report Part 1

    Just back from almost a month in Indonesia / Singapore and there will be no doubt several posts to cover the various destinations (Bangka and Lembeh as well as Tulumben in Bali after the N. Sulawesi section. Back in January 2022 Indonesia was starting to open up and it looked like Bali was...
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    Is Simply Scuba still operational in the UK?

    Anyone in the UK know if Simply Scuba is still operational? A friend of mine is trying to purchase some equipment from them to ship to UAE, and as far as I am aware they don't ship outside of the EU, having bought stuff before and had shipped to my sister's address in Scotland. Some feedback...
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    Musandam, North Oman

    For many years those of us who live in the UAE have enjoyed some fabulous diving in Musandam in the northern part of Oman. This area is stunning with its fjords and frequent fast currents when tides are changing as it lays to the entrance of the Straits of Hormuz, which leads into the Persian...
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    Avatar Change Issue

    Has there been a change to the uploading of files for avatar photos?
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