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Old 11th March 2008, 06:02   #3 (permalink)
kiwi_diver
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Re: CCR in Bikini Atoll?

Couple guys from Auckland went up there about 6 months ago. Said it was hard to get to and very sparse in terms of facilities and gear. They are Rebreather guys but went OC at Bikini. Took their backplates, wings, reg sets and the dive guides supplied twins. Flights were once weekly from Guam. From memory, they flew Auckland-Cairns-Guam-Marshall Islands. The weather caused a delay leaving Marshall Islands to go back to Guam and they were stuck there for an extra week!

They mentioned you need to be right up to date with certification if you expect to do penetrations etc as there are no dive medicine facilities. As a result, the guides allow very little wiggle room in terms of the punters capabilities.

Don't be put off though. The photos and story they brought back were awesome. The wrecks are pristine!

Maybe try contacting the Bikini dive guides about taking your breather.

Good luck and good diving if you go there!
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