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Koh Tao Thailand Scuba Diving Resort
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Video of wreck dives on the HIJMS Hatsutaka
Following up on our dive expedition, diving the HIJMS Hatsutaka wreck last month, here are some short video clips of the wreck, to give you a better idea of the dive site. wreck dive video 1: Above the top of the bow section Hatsutaka wreck dive video 2: Debris field beneath the bridge
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Wreck Diving Expedition, Tech Liveaboard, September 2008
Tech wreck with Davy Jones Locker [PADI 5* Gold Palm Resort] & Worldwide Dive &?? Sail Date: 7 - 13th September 2008 Destination: Southern Gulf of Thailand [departing from Koh Tao or Koh Samui] Objective: WW2 Cargo Vessels Depth Range: 40 - 70 metres [Trimix & CCR Rebreather supported] …
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5 metre whale shark at the Chumphon Pinnacles diving site
This morning, divers from DJL Diving Koh Tao got to dive with a 5 metre long whale shark at the Chumphon Pinnacles. On the boat to enjoy the experience was Christy, making the final two dives of her PADI Open Water course with DJL Instructor Alex. Also diving was Luke, with a group of certified div …
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DJL Diving Team Identifies WW2 Japanese Minelayer HIJMS Hatsutaka
Davy Jones Locker??[PADI 5* Gold Palm Resort, BSAC Centre of Excellence] Written by??Tim Lawrence, Gary Bain & Darius Moazzami Throughout the Second World War, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysian peninsular was the scene for much naval conflict, with the loss of many military and cargo vessels.T …
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Workup dives survey small wreck South East of Koh Tao
After discovering a small wreck south east of Koh Tao Thailand??a couple of months ago, this morning, a team of divers from DJL returned to the wreck to make a survey and get a better idea of the wreck. ?? Image 1: Calm sea looking out from Sairee Beach, Koh Tao Image 2: Tim briefs Manolo, Arne &am …
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James completes his IDC to qualify as a PADI Diving Instructor
Working as a professional Dive Instructor can be one of the most rewarding and challenging jobs a person can have. In addition to the inherent joys of introducing others to an environment with so many hidden wonders,?? today???s dive instructors find themselves in an ever-expanding and diversifying …
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Images of Whale Shark at the Chumphon Pinnacles Ko Tao
Following up on the previous whale shark story, BSAC divers Jane & Nigel from sunny Norfolk have kindly sent us images from their whale shark sighting at the Chumphon Pinnacles, Koh Tao. ?? Image: Whale shark at the Chumphon Pinnacles, photographed by Jane and Nigel Using their digital underwate …
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Whale Shark encounter diving at the Chumphon Pinnacles
When we head out for our late afternoon dives on??the RIB, being the only boat at the dive site we expect surrounded by sharks, but yesterday afternoon we got a special treat at the Chumphon Pinnacles. Descending down the buoy line, the guys got to see a whale shark hanging around the pinnacle. Cer …
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4 PADI Divemasters graduate from DJL Diving Internship
After completing their Divemaster Trainee internship here on Koh Tao, Luke, James, Christian & Ceilidh have qualified as PADI Divemasters. From left, the new PADI Divemasters - James Wynn [UK], Christian Leach [Australia], Ceilidh Speir [Canada] & Luke White [UK] To celebrate their achievem …
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Tim certifies two new BSAC technical divers
Congratulations to Franky & Clare who have recently qualified as technical divers with DJL Diving. Both came from Koh Tao Dive professional backgrounds. Clare did her PADI Divemaster training with Island Dive Club, before working as a freelance Divemaster for several dive shops. Franky has been …
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DJL Diving qualifies as PADI Gold Palm Resort
Were happy to anounce that DJL Diving has been upgraded to become a PADI Gold Palm Resort [from our previous status of PADI Dive Resort]. The higher status is a result of the effort weve put into maintaining PADI Diver training plus a range of exciting diving options. In the words of PADI The PIRA …
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Marlin encounter diving at the Chumphon Pinnacles Koh Tao
During one of our late afternoon dive trips to the Chumphon Pinacles, our divers got to see a blue marlin above the dive site. Its very rare to see these large blue water fish -??theyre rarely seen hanging out around the dive sites, rather spending most of their time in the open sea. are very fast [ …
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Shark Diving gets DJL Diving featured in DAN Asia Pacific article
As a result of our awesome shark diving sessions off the high speed RIB, DJL Diving have been mentioned in an article featured on the end of 2007 Deeper with DAN bulletin. Our RIB allows us to reach Koh Taos best?? dive site when there are no other dive operators - the result is a close encounter wi …
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Beautiful diving conditions in Koh Tao after Januarys Full Moon Party
Since the full moon party on Koh Phangan last week, weve had beautiful diving conditions here on Koh Tao. Experiencing our usual post full moon party rush, divers taking scuba diving courses and fun dives have been enjoying flat seas and good visibility. Image: Divemaster internship trainee Christi …
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Koh Tao Diving News now available through Silver Sands Resort website
Now, even more people have access to the latest scuba news from DJL Diving, thanks to syndication through the new Koh Tao Silver Sands Resort website. Each page displays our latest scuba diving news stories in the left hand tab - readers can access the full story by clicking on each headline. To ch …
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New website for Silver Sands Beach Resort & Bungalows
Our resort partner on Koh Tao - Silver Sands Beach Resort, now has its own website giving details of their fan and AC bungalows and rooms. ?? The website includes an online booking facility for accommodation, so if youre traveling to Koh Tao and need to sort out somwhere to stay, check out the Silve …
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Diving Sail Rock | Images of great diving in the Gulf of Thailand
As a result of the calm sea conditions weve been experiencing, the diving??is great right now. Today, diving from our big dive boat we visited one of the Gulf of Thailands best dive sites - Sail Rock situated midway betweeen Koh Tao and Koh Phangan. DJL Divings Digital Underwater photography instruc …
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Diving with Sharks at the Chumphon Pinnacles, Koh Tao Thailand
Almost everyone that goes diving wants to see the big fish??- its natural that every diver that visits Koh Tao wants to dive with the sharks at the Chumphon Pinnacles, north of Koh Tao Thailand. ?? Image: 3 Sharks at the Chumphon Pinnacles [taken by Arne DHoore] The problem is that all the dive oper …
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[Dive Expedition Report] Divemaster Internship Trainees head out wreck hunting
This morning, we took advantage of the stunning diving conditions and headed out for a spot of wreck hunting. Divemaster internship trainees James [UK], Christian [AUS], Keanoush [IRAN] & Luke [UK] joined instructors Tim, Alex & Gary searching for a new wreck approximately 30 miles west of K …
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Rotting fish odour & welding with sunglasses | Annual dive boat maintenance
Lots of Thai fishing boats, rotting fish odour & welding with sunglasses - it could only be the annual dive boat overhaul in Chumphon boat-yard on the Thai mainland!?? This year the main work has included replacing sections of woodwork from the top deck and hull, plus a lot of attention??to the …
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