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You can do some nice diving without doing a LAB, however you will spend a lot of time in transit to the dive sites.

The Coral Reef Squadron, comprising some WW2 aircraft which were recently sunk just 6 months ago to create a new dive site off Phuket have already been damaged by wayward fishing boats. Lol, Captain Somchai Hazelwood reporting for duty... PHUKET: One of the airplanes at the artificial...

Well, it has turned violent. Thai soldiers open fire on crowd BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Thai soldiers open fire on crowd Red-shirted protesters seize 2 armoured carriers at Paragon Red-shirted protesters seize 2 armoured carriers at Paragon - Nationmultimedia.com

Soldiers and tanks have appeared in Bangkok after Thai authorities declared a state of emergency, a day after protests stopped a major Asia summit. BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Troops in Thai emergency patrols

Too bad the German ambassador doesn't agree with you. Evidently he's drawn his own conclusions. "Last week's sinking of the MV Dive Asia 1, with seven dead and many Germans on board as well as others connected with the dive company, was not on the ambassador's list of topics for discussion...

At first, I considered the idea of carrying on one's body a pocket dive light capable of flashing, a whistle, a knife and a small non-glass mirror. Given that around Phuket this time of year it's hot, and most people on the boat may wear nothing more than shorts even at night, this would have...

I thought I read somewhere that one of the tech divers actually knew one of the victims since they were children.

"Waterspouts exist on a microscale, where their environment is less than two kilometers in width. Their bigger cloud that develops them can be as innocuous as a moderate cumulus, or as great as a supercell. Climatology Though the majority occur in the tropics, they can seasonally appear in...

"One simple fact: divers on the Andaman coast are actually safer making a dive than they are on the trip to and from the Similans, at the wrong time. Why? Because diving is tightly regulated and regimented to ensure the equipment works every time, and to remove all predictable risks. Maritime...

It sounds like they may have been caught in a waterspout, by the description. Fortunately with their combined training and experience so many were able to survive under such extreme conditions. One always thinks of the dangers underwater while diving, and not back on the boat going home...

Sounds more like they have ใจเย็น qualities. Just don't go drinking with them.

A mistranslation from Thai. I've seen waterspouts this time of year around Phuket - once there were several near the boat at the end of the dive, while the sky was clear on descent. These boats don't have much of a keel, so 2 meter swells can get scary.

This I doubt will happen. Normally I'd be headed to Thailand, in particular as I've been there many times over the past decade or so under adverse conditions (fewer crowds). However this time, my intuition tells me this is just the beginning of long term trouble in Thailand. I'll...

Emma's a sweetheart who loves to have her chin stroked. Anyway, I heard the de-thumbed fellow was trying to feed her sausages. So it's no wonder the old girl got a bit confused - he's really lucky she went for his thumb and not something else dangling from his body ;)

And now it is a navigational hazard. Any fuel spilled?

!k SGD? Nowdays that must be more than 1k US$.

I've been on the Manta Queen 2 to go up to RR/14 dives. I've no complaints and could recommend the boat - it's considerably under the $1k mark as well. Dive groups were spread out - so you don't dump all at once, and in groups of 4 or so divers per group. Mostly more experienced divers when I...

Most boats leave from the same spot on the island, so it doesn't matter.

I think he's back to Sunrise, in lazy Karon, which was always my favorite town.

He no longer works there. Evidently Patong was just too much fun ;) Ok, so a half marathon. But it's not that far. Closer if you swim across the bay to Chalong pier. :sharkattack: