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Micronesia Live Aboards

Micronesia's diving is best reached by live-aboard. To maximize dive time, photographic opportunities we recommend the following liveaboards that operate in the Palau Islands.

PALAU: Ocean Hunter I

The Ocean Hunter I has been specifically designed by divers, for divers. Unlimited diving is conducted off a spacious diving platform at the stern of the boat and hardly ever off a chaseboat (so you can climb right back onto the boat when you're done and take a warm freshwater shower!). Ocean Hunter I has three cabins with private bath and a/c, and accommodates up to 6 guests, which means uncrowded reefs, ease of entry into the water, personal attention and maximized bottom time. Furthermore, the vessel is designed for professional underwater photography, with a big working area and more than 60 electrical outlets (110 and 220 volt), extra storage space, and E-6 processing available overnight. NITROX tanks and certification are available onboard. Our chef serves fresh low-fat gourmet cuisine. Built by the pioneer divers of Palau for others to explore Palau's waters, reefs, caves and wrecks for themselves in comfort and intimate luxury, Ocean Hunter I provides a high-class, unrivalled liveaboard experience for diving the true Palau.

The Dives

Unlimited diving and unlimited bottom time are the two main doctrines that make the Ocean Hunter so unique. We promise that you can dive whenever you want--some guests have done as many as seven dives per day while others stick to two. There is great flexibility aboard Ocean Hunter because of the small number of people, so you can create diving profiles that suit your personal needs. Diving off the Ocean Hunter means you get personal attention, reefs without a crowd, easy entry into the water, and maximum bottom time! Instead of waiting for 20 other divers to surface or have them waiting for you, you and your buddy can stay under the water as long as you like, without any pressure.

A divemaster, after giving a breifing, will enter the water with you on every dive to guide, guard and assist.Night dives are offered every night. We welcome all levels of divers, from experienced to beginner. Another great advantage of diving from the Ocean Hunter is that there are practically no chaseboat rides, those 30-minute rides to and from the dive site on fancy skiffs required by the bigger liveaboards in Palau. Because of its small size and shallow draft, the Ocean Hunter will usually take you directly above the dive site so you can jump off the main boat from a comfortable dive platform. Some sites visited are even inaccessible by day boats and bigger liveaboards. And when your dive is over, you can climb back onboard and take a warm, freshwater shower right on the dive deck before being offered a delicious snack such as cake or a fresh fruit smoothie. Where you live and where you dive is only a jump away.

Ocean Hunter II

Ocean Hunter II, the latest addition to the HUNTER Fleet in Palau. The boat represents 20 years of knowledge in the liveaboard industry and was designed by divers, for divers.

Ocean Hunter II has 6 cabins with private bath and a/c, and accommodates up to 12 guests with personal attention and maximized bottom time. Furthermore, the vessel is designed for professional underwater photography, TV and Film production, with a big working area and more than 60 electrical outlets (110, 220 and 415 volt), extra storage space, and E-6 processing available overnight. Ocean Hunter II offers powerful PC's for movie and Video editing.

Technical diving support:

NITROX, TRIMIX and Rebreather support
NITROX certification onboard

Production support:

• Twin generators @ 85KW 415 and 240 volts each for high voltage equipment demand.
• 1.6 tons hydraulic crane offers lifting capacity for most ROV's, underwater cameras and Mini-subs.
• Enclosed and Air conditioned lab for scientific research and film productions.
• Underwater Scotter
• 1200 Watts HMI lights to back-light corals, UV Filters, caves and wrecks.
• Ocean Hunter II offers the latest development in High standards liveaboard diving.
• Our chefs serve fresh, low-fat gourmet cuisine.

The Dives

Maximizing your dives - the Ocean Hunter II crew will bring you to the right dive site at the right moment. There is great flexibility aboard Ocean Hunter II due to the smaller number of divers compared to the big liveaboards. Diving off the Ocean Hunter means you get personal attention, reefs without a crowd, easy entry into the water and a maximum bottom time! Instead of waiting for 20 other divers to surface or have them wait for you, you and your buddy can stay underwater as long as you like, without any pressure.

After giving you a briefing a divemaster will enter the water with you on every dive to guide, guard and assist.

Night dives are offered every night.

Level of diving experience - we welcome all levels of divers, from experienced to beginner. Another great advantage of diving from the Ocean Hunter is that we dive mostly from the main boat. Because of its size and shallow draft, the Ocean Hunter II will usually take you directly above the dive site so you can jump off the main boat from a comfortable dive platform. Some sites visited are even inaccessible by day boats and bigger liveaboards. When your dive is over, you can climb back onboard and take a warm, freshwater shower right on the dive deck before being offered a delicious snack such as cake or a fresh fruit smoothie. Where you live and where you dive is only a jump away.

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