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  • Nº1 # Date: 2015-04-07 - 09:55
  • # Max Depth: 23.4m Duration: 41mins
Diver's Notes

Went on "Beqa Lagoon" diving trip with SPAD Fiji. Guide Alex + 8 divers including myself + a couple of snorkellers. The boat departed from Warwck hotel at 8am. Rough sea made for a VERY bumpy ride to Beqa island. The snorkellers disembarked at a tiny resort at Beqa lagoon, then the boat made a 5 min trip offshore for the 1st dive.

I used a 2mm short wetsuit + 12lbs weight. That with 12L (medium) aluminum tank made for perfect buoyancy.

Within 7 min we descended to a ship wreck at 24m. The wreck is beautifully preserved. No current and clear water made it an excellent excursion. After 7-8 min at the wreck we ascended to a depth of about 10m where we spent the rest of the dive.

Usual tropical coral beauty: lots of colorful corals, lots of small fish, schools of fish.

My dive computer flagged an ascent speed violation (albeit for a very short period) and signaled for a mandatory safety stop between 6 and 3m.
Made a 3 min safety stop at 6m before surfacing.

Because of the rough sea getting back on the boat was somewhat challenging.

Once everyone on board, we went back to the lagoon and disembarked for some cookies and lemonade and to rest before the 2nd dive.

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  • Surface interval:30 mins
  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Computer: Suunto - D4
  • Fins: Mares - Volo Race
  • Wet suit: Excel - 2mm short
  • Weights: 5.4 kg
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  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.6m
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