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| The Best Coral Reef Diving So Far Komodo in May 2007 on the MV Tarata The MV Tarata is a 79-foot Indonesian Bugis-style wooden live aboard ship with a 17-foot beam and six cabins for 12 divers below deck. The cabins are of moderate size and have AC and ensuite bathrooms/showers with ample hot water. The two dive masters, Sebastian and Johnny, among the 11- person Indonesian crew could speak good English and were very helpful in locating fish and critters for us.. The main deck housed: the mess hall; galley; a public bathroom/shower; a dive deck with a camera table, gear storage baskets and two compressors; and a large bow area with FW rinse tanks for cameras, etc. Four steps down from the dive deck was the dive platform for giant stride entries or, more often, loading into and out of the large zodiac used as a dive tender. An additional hot water shower was located here. One full wall cabinet in the mess hall was used as a charging area for cameras and lights with both 220V and 110V availability, and the cabinet contained a library of fish/critter ID books. The dining area had a small TV monitor for showing images and videos shot during our dives. No Nitrox was available. The sun deck which was half covered by an awning had padded benches and deck chairs, the bridge and captain’s and crew quarters and the crew mess/lounging area. Click Here to read more. |
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