Rapport re kondition på dyksiter i Thailand

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Thien från Phuket som hjälpt till med uppröjningsarbetet, fast i vattnet:

Here is my quick assessment of the diving in the local area:

30 -12 -2004
Koh Bida Nok (1:30pm)
Visibility: 10-15 meters (very normal for December) Water temp: 28 C
Current: mild
Marine life: Normal! There were no sign of damages from the Tsunami.
Schools of yellow lined snappers, fusiliers, angel fish, leaopard sharks, black tip reef sharks were sighted. Coral showed no sign of tsunami damages. Some trash floating at the surface, none underwater as we were prepare for clean, and all came up empty bag.

Tonsai Bay (4:20pm)
Visibility: 1-3 meter
Water Temp: 28 c
Current: None
Marine life: heavily damaged corals, silts, and lots building swept into the bay from the Tsunami. These sites were used normally for confined water training, snorkeling and discover scuba diving before the tsunami.
We recovered suitcases, backpacks, ID tags, and sadly bodies during the last few days here.
Comment: Do not agree to go to Tonsai if your boat operator decides to go for a look. It is out of respect of the unfortunates and the safety of the recovery team. This task will take much longer than just days to locate and clean up.

29-12-04
King Cruiser Wreck (11:20am)
Visibility: 10-12 meters (good and unusual for this time of year) Water Temp: 28 C
Current: mild
Marine life: Ghost pipefish, lionfish, leopard shark & bamboo shark on the wreck, schools of snappers, fusiliers, barracudas, jacks, rabbit fish etc.
Comment: The middle deck at 22m of the bow area finally collapsed, ok to swim through and back out, not much inside, the wreck is very fragile at the moment, penetration not allowed. Do not go into the wreck as your bubbles will cause further damage. No trash on dive site and very little at the surface.

Koh Doc Mai (1:45pm)
Visibility: 8-10 meters (normal for this time of year) Water Temp: 28 C
Current: Moderate
Marine life: No visible damage to any corals, fish life remained abundance, sighted were silver slides, giant barracudas, white eyes & giant morays, abundance of reef fish.
Comment: no trash under water, quite a lot of floating debris on the surface, include a bamboo house drifting from Phuket on its way to sea.

Recommendation: The diving in the southern dive sites are looking very normal. Day trip boats have resume operation to dive sites: Shark Point, King Cruiser Wreck, Koh Doc Mai, Koh Racha Yai (East Coast dive sites), and Koh Racha Noi.

The Similans has re-opened for diving. However, there are some damages to the west coast dive sites, thus all diving are limited to the east coast only. There were no affect for Richelieu Rock, the premier dive site of Thailand West Coast.




Peter Ram
Peter Ram 2005-01-01 12:00:08
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