Dive Review of MV Golden Dawn in
Papua New Guinea/Eastern Fields

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MV Golden Dawn, Dec, 2003, by LeRoy Anderson, Utah, USA . Report 859.
No photos available at this time
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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	This was my second trip to Papua New Guinea, and my first to the Eastern Fields/Portlock Reefs on the MV Golden Dawn. The boat is ran very well, the dive operation, food, and physical structure of the boat was excellent. The captain, Craig DeWitt, is interested in providing "adventure diving", some of which is exploratory, as opposed to running "milk run" itineries. Opportunity was provided for nitrox or rebreather diving on the Draeger Atlantis rebreather. This destination offered the finest in coral reef/pelagic combinations as far as I'm concerned. Swarms of all types of reef fish, fabulous coral, including table coral and fans as big as barn doors, schools of jacks, rainbow runners, bluefin trevalley, tuna, barracuda, and more big sharks, especially silvertips than I could deal with. Carl's Ultimate reef, along with Susie's Bommie were the highlights of the trip. See the somewhat dated Undercurrent article on the Golden Dawn. It is still an accurate reflection of the experience and provides more detail than this report can. Rebreathers added adventure, education, and closer/more intimate encounters with the various fish. If you love open ocean virgin reefs/walls/pinnacles in the most remote location imaginable, this is the place.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Micronesia, Milne Bay PNG, Little & Grand Cayman, Cozumel, British Columbia, Channel Islands, Florida, Hawaii.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	75-80°F / 24-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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 MV Golden Dawn in Papua New Guinea/Eastern Fields

MV Golden Dawn, Dec, 2003,

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Dive Review of MV Golden Dawn in
Papua New Guinea/Eastern Fields