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Potential other boat to use with great reputation. I am trying to book this instead. The M.V. Empress is a 22 metres (72 ft) in length, 6 metres (20 ft) in breadth and a draft of 2.3 metres (8 ft) steel hulled live aboard dive boat. It has a displacement of 93 tons with twin 230 horsepower diesel engines, 2, 25kva gen-sets and 2, 9cfm HP compressors. With 20,000 litres of fuel, Empress has a range of 5,000 miles and usually travels at an economical speed of 8 knots. She can store 3 tonnes of fresh water and capable of making 1 tonne of water per day. M.V. Empress is registered in Australia and operates out of Singapore most of the year, but moves around with the seasons and clients' requirements. She has been working in Asia since 1987 and is well known for her exploration diving to the South China Sea, Malaysian and Indonesian waters. She is a well know Technical boat and Vidar Skoglie the very competant skipper.

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Below are the two potential itienteries for the Technical Liveaboard. Only Technical trained divers may book with a minumum qualification of Advanced Nitrox with Decompression Procedures. These courses can be completed prior to departure. Or expeditions can be combined with a Decompression Procedures, Extended Range, Trimix or Rebreather course during the weekend prior to the expedition, while part of the course dives will take place during the expedition. Water temp is expecting to be 29c and airbetween 23-31c.

5D/4N - HMS Repulse 54m, HMS Prince of Wales 66m, HMS Banka 55m, Dutch Submarine 54m

5D/4N - HMS Prince of Wales 66m, HMS Repulse 54m, Altair 68m, Santa Point 62m

 

HMS Repulse - 54m

Name	HMS Repulse	General Depth	54 m
Type	Battle Cruiser	Least Depth	33.0 m
Flag	British	Length	242.0 m
Position Quality	Precisely known	Beam	31.1 m
Date Sunk	10/12/1941	Draught	9.8 m
Last Amended	05/11/1996	Tonnage	33250
Orientation	015/195	Cargo

Comments - Intact, Heeled Over To Port. Bows S

Circumstances Sunk - By Japanese Torpedo-Bombers While In Company With HMS Prince Of Wales And While Attempting To Disrupt The Landing Of A Japanese Invasion Force In Malaya. 434 Lives Were Lost.

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HMS Prince of Wales - 66m

Name	HMS Prince Of Wales	General Depth	66 m
Type	Battleship	Least Depth	46.0 m
Flag	British	Length	252.2 m
Position Quality	Precisely known	Beam	31.4 m
Date Sunk	10/12/1941	Draught	8.5 m
Last Amended	02/03/1989	Tonnage	35000
Orientation	020/200	Cargo

Comments - Inverted But Supported By Upper Structures

Circumstances Sunk - By Japanese Torpedo-Bombers When In Company With HMS Repulse And When Attempting To Disrupt The Landing Of A Japanese Invasion Force In Malaya. 762 Lives Were Lost. (Dods)

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Altair - 68m

Name	Altiar	General Depth	68 m
Type	M Tanker	Least Depth	33 m
Flag	Panamanian	Length	156.1 m
Position Quality	Precisely known	Beam	25 m
Date Sunk	25/09/1993	Draught	9.1 m
Last Amended	19/03/2003	Tonnage	12101
Orientation		Cargo	In Ballast

Comments - In Two Parts, Stern Inverted On Top Of The Bow Section

Circumstances - Built In 1982 By Kk Uwajima Zosensho, Uwajima. Owned At Time Of Loss By Atlantic Blue Ocean Sa. Passage South Korea For Johor State, Malaysia. In Ballast. By Suffered An Explosion, Broke In Two And Sank While Stopped And Cleaning Tanks. 18 Men Recovered By M Container Carrier Choyan Express. 3 Men Lost.

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HMS Banka - 55m

Name	HMS Banka	General Depth	55 m
Type	Minesweeper	Least Depth	48 m
Flag	British	Length
Position Quality	Precisely known	Beam
Date Sunk	10/12/1941	Draught
Last Amended	04/06/1999	Tonnage	623
Orientation	110/290	Cargo

Comments - Intact

Circumstances - Mined. 6 Crew Saved. 4 European Officers And 40 Malay Ratings Unaccounted For. (Lloyd's War Losses Ww2). Coaster Hired As Minesweeper 11.1940. Sunk By Unknown Cause Off E Coast Of Malaysia. (Colledge).

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Dutch Submarine - 54m

Name	HMNLS O-16	General Depth	54 m
Type	Submarine	Least Depth
Flag	Dutch	Length	77.7m
Position Quality	Precisely known	Beam	6.4m
Date Sunk	15/12/1941	Draught	4.m
Last Amended	23/02/2000	Tonnage	896
Orientation		Cargo

Comments

Circumstances - Sank In British Minefield. (Lloyds War Losses).

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Santa Point - 62m

Name	Santa Point (Probably)	General Depth	62 m
Type	MV	Least Depth	43 m
Flag	Panamanian	Length
Position Quality	Precisely known	Beam
Date Sunk	28/08/1978	Draught
Last Amended	24/05/2000	Tonnage	461
Orientation	000/180	Cargo

Program 2007
The 2007 program will consist of 5 day diving trips ( the diving days are listed )
We advise when you not living in this climate to acclimatize for at least one day.

Saturday - Arrival at Pulau Tioman
Sunday - Day to relax and if preferred diving from our dayboat, early evening depart to first wreck site.
Monday - Friday - Expedition diving on the South China Seas wrecks
Saturday - Departure

Boat caters for 8 Tech Divers in comfort. Oxygen and Helium as requested. All technical equipment can be provided for, Aluminium twin-sets with manifold and isolation valve, Ali 80’s or 40’s stage cylinders, Oxygen is service fed regs deco station, booster pump. All dive gear is in top-notch condition.

Borneo Dive Safari - Hunting The Big Ones

Suggested itinerary @£590. Return flights from London ontop to be confirmed.

Day 1 : Flight Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tawau (Recommended Air Asia ). Tranfer airport to Semporna.
1 night in Dragon Inn Semporna.

DAY 2: Depart Semporna at 9.00am for 1 dive at Mataking Island . This is a deep vertical wall dive where reef sharks, eagle rays and other large pelagics are often seen. This will be followed by a 2nd dive at Boheyan Island . Here again is a Wall dive. The fisrt 18m has some of the best coral and macro life off Sabah. Below that depth large pelagics are common and thus makes this dive site very special indeed! After the second dive continue to Mabul Island for lunch. After lunch take a 3rd dive at Mabul. Mabul is famous for macro-life. Here tiny rarities such as Frog Fish, Stone Fish and even Seahorses can be seen, but also napoleons, humpheads and giant groupers!

Overnight at Mabul Island Lodge in chalets with air-con and private bathroom.

DAY 3: After breakfast, 2 boat dives at Sipadan. Sipadan is famous for its large pelagics. White Tip and Black Tip Reef Sharks are common. One can also see Leopard Sharks, Thresher Sharks and even Hammerheads You will also see many, many Turtles! After lunch do 1 afternoon boat dive at Mabul. Here we can look for the giant Moray Eel called "Elvis"! He is over 2m long with nice big teeth- simply the king! Overnight at Mabul.

DAY 4: After breakfast, 2 morning dives at Sipadan, and return to Mabul for lunch. Pick up at ~1.30pm and transfer to Roach Reefs Resort with 1 dive on the way at Yoshie Reef. Here is a good place to look for Manta and Eagle Rays! Optional night dive at Roach Reefs. During the night dive Nurse Sharks are a common sight! Overnight at RRR in chalets with attached bathroom and air-con.

Day 5: 3 boat dives and 1 optional night dive at Roach Reefs. There are 2 nice wrecks here which attract some big fish including Giant Barracuda, Rays, and Sharks. Overnight at Roach Reefs

Day 6: After breakfast depart RRR towards Sipadan. During the boat trip Dolphins are frquently seen, you also should watch out for the large dorsal fins of the awesome whaleshark! At Sipadan do 2 dives followed by 1 dive at Kapalai where we look for some more rays before returning to Semporna at ~4.30pm. And 1 night in Dragon Inn Semporna.

Day 7: Depart from Semporna to Tawau airport. Flight Tawau to Kuala Lumpur International Airport .

No. of dives: ~17

Important!!! All divers are required to bring along c-card and log book for verification.

Whitetip Shark

Dragon Inn Semporna

Dragon Inn Semporna

Mabul Island Lodge

Mabul Island Lodge

Roach Reef Resort

Roach Reef Resort Room

Package includes:

* Sipadan's National Park Fee
* Airport transfer Tawau Airpot-Semporna-Tawau Airport.
* 2 nights accommodation Dragon Inn in Semporna with breakfast only.
* Boat transfers and diving as stated in the itinerary above.
* Tanks, weights, weight-belt and guide.
* All meals except mineral water in the bottles, alcohol & carbonated drinks
* Accommodation on twin-share basis with attached bathroom/toilet facilities

RECOMMENDATION:

Please bring some CASH with you if you're going to stay on Roach Reefs Resort.
Credit cards are not acceptable on this island!

RENTAL OF DIVING EQUIPMENT:

Full set of diving equipment can be rented only RM65/day
(BCD,Reg,Mask,Snorkel,Fins,Boots & Wet-Suit)

Terms and Conditions:

C-Life Dive School reserves the right to alter the above without prior notice.
50% non-refundable deposit is required to secure bookings before one month from departure date.
Please be informed NO FLYING AFTER DIVING.MINIMUM 18 HOURS surface interval.
Please be informed that all of our tanks have INT valves, For those who have a DIN regulator please bring along an adapter.
Recommended Personal Gear:
For dive trips:

Please bring along rain coat, hat, extra clothing, towel, sun block or sun tan lotion,sandals, ear-drops, sea-sick pills, stomachache pills, and any pills necessary to your health.

All prices are subject to change. Confirmation of the flights etc will be forwarded. Balance required 10 weeks prior to departure. Deposit of £500.

Please contact us for a booking form