Dive Review of Sea Hunter in
Costa Rica/Cocos Island

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Sea Hunter, Aug, 2005, by LeRoy Anderson, Utah, USA ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports). Report 2015.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	The diving was very excellent. I went with the special rebreather expedition sponsored by Fathoms magazine and managed by Brett Gilliam. Very well set up and organized, the crossings to Cocos and Malpelo islands were very smooth and pleasant, though I've heard this is not always the case. Malpelo island is dramatic and visually stunning. Tons of moray eels at Malpelo. Cocos island surprised me because of how beautiful the island is topside. Under the water, what can be said that has not already been said. This place is a real treasure, with magnificent amounts of tropical fish, huge schools of jacks, hammerheads, and whitetips. The mobula rays are very interesting to observe. Favorite site, Dirty Rock with all it's variety, followed by bajo alcyone for it's tuna and hammerheads. It was great to snorkel with dolphins, snorkel with silky sharks, dive with hammerheads, galapagos sharks, blacktip sharks, whitetip sharks, all on the same day. One group (not mine) had a nice snorkeling whaleshark encounter on the last day of diving. Rebreathers made the diving alot more fun and enabled closer animal interactions, as well as extending the bottom times. Not a single rebreather malfunction for anyone on the entire trip, which speaks alot for the quality of the maintenance of this gear by the crew. We were all supplied with safety sausages, whistles, and homing beacons for safety. The cooks, divemasters, boatmen all were uniformly first class, and a dvd of the trip was made for us all which has been greatly enjoyed by my friends and family since returning home. If you are an experienced diver, you can't go to a better place or with better people.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Caymans, Cozumel, Florida, British Columbia, California, Washington State, Yap, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	70-80°F / 21-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	40-90 Ft/ 12-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational limits-130 ft. Depending on nitrox mix
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Sea Hunter in Costa Rica/Cocos Island

Sea Hunter, Aug, 2005,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Sea Hunter in
Costa Rica/Cocos Island