Trip Report 21-23 June 2013

I had to join the MV Giamani from Punggol Marina Friday afternoon to help out with the immigration and sailing permit process.  Punggol Marina is one of the lesser known marinas in Singapore, yet boasts it own wake boarding and pond fishing facilities. Simon, the Boat Manager was away diving the HMS Hermes in Sri … Read more

Trip Report 14-16 June 2013

Wow, what a weekend of surprises.   The MV Giamani was full with 17 divers as we departed from Batam, Indonesia, for the weekend with a plan of 6 dives around Mapur. The first thing I have to mention is that Pierre-Yves Cousteau the youngest son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the famed adventurer, was onboard.  I was … Read more

Trip Report 7-9 June 2013

I was happy to be diving after all the delays because of the Malaysian issues.  The MV Seaborne is still detained in Mersing, Malaysia.  Luckily the MV Giamani was available for all of June. She has travelled from Thailand to do a brief season ex Singapore before heading back with a trip of tech divers … Read more