Dive Review of American Divers in
The Continental USA/South Padre Island Texas

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American Divers, Jul, 2008, by Christine Kuoni, TX, USA ( 2 reports). Report 4235.
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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
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	My husband and I were truely excited to dive the Texas Clipper. It is a WW 2 era freighter that was sunk 17 miles off the coast of South Padre Island Texas. American Divers, the only operation on the island runs a two tank dive out to the clipper with a third dive at an oil rig. The visibility was not great, but the Clipper has interesting coral, small octopi, and is generally an interesting dive. The dive boat is an old sightseeing boat that has been converted. There is no place to store your gear or to assemble your equipment. You put your BC & regulator on the tank at the dock and they store it on the roof of the cabin. When you come up after your first dive, you have to reach over all sort of equipment laying in the aisle and put your stuff together again. Then it goes to the roof. It is handed down to you, you get dressed and roll forward into the water. I like my dive boats neat, and on this one there was just equipment everwhere you put your feet or you tried to sit. There is no storage for bags. On the third dive, we saw a whale shark at the rig. Was the trip worth it for the whale shark? Sure, but don't plan on comfort or any real place to sit. Be aware that this handing equipment up and down can do damage. My husband's computer face received a deep scratch. But it is worth a one time dive.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Califonia, Florida, Honduras, Cozumel, Turks & Caicos
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	75-84°F / 24-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-50 Ft/ 12-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Allowed to dive our own profile
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of American Divers in The Continental USA/South Padre Island Texas

American Divers, Jul, 2008,

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Dive Review of American Divers in
The Continental USA/South Padre Island Texas