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DJL research marks for new wreck diving expedition in the straits of Mallacca

By tim, 3 December, 2009, No Comment

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Tim and the team from Ko Tao were up to old tricks in the straits of Mallacca recently, on an as yet, undisclosed island talking to fishermen for an upcoming expedition to look for a WWII Japanese shipwreck, The Maru which was lost in an action by the submarine, The Tally ho in 1943. The official War record report has the chart datum 50 metres in the area, so we’ll probably be running the expedition using a tri-mix. We were also there to secure logistical backup for Oxygen, Evac and boat transportation to the mark with another diving company in the area. When the team arrived we set off to talk to some fishermen and came across a Thai vessel which looked promising, Tim jumped on board the boat and was met by a group of irate Thais all wondering what this Farang was doing on their vessel; but soon had their tongues loosened and put their knives away when Tim pulled the chart out and offered cigarettes and whiskey. We managed to procure some very interesting new targets in the area. The trip is planned for the next neaps which is at Christmas time; watch this space…

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The team comprised of Tim, Juliet and Fri.

We incorporate this type of research into our exploration diver package which is an add-on to the divemaster internship.

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new gapyear internship options

By tim, 3 December, 2009, No Comment

After the overwelming success of our internship program this year DJL are proud to announce a new catagory option that will involve learning about the ecology of the reefs around Koh Tao and basic surveying techniques. It will help us to accurately record and track the impact divers and eco tourism have on the reefs in this area, giving us a different slant on diving here. The program will give our students valuable skills to take on to schools in other regions around Asia so we can better understand the impact eco tourism has on these fragile environments. The program is to be called Eco Diver and will be running alongside our very popular Divemaster Internship Program for the summer of 2010. Look out for the full itinerary on our website. Batfish

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New Look For DJL bar

By tim, 1 December, 2009, No Comment

The Monsoon has been very light this year so theres been a lot of great diving being done which has left less time for getting the bar ready for another high season, but with time moving on we have been thinking of themes for the bar and have decided to go with the old theme of shipwrecks. Using the pieces collected over 20 years of looking for wrecks that we had originally displayed in the museum on Koh Tao that we closed when the shop moved to Sairee beach, as our philosophy has always been to display to the public the compasses and portholes ect with the history and picture of the shipwreck so that its memory can be preserved and the lessons learnt from it loss better understood by future seafairers, instead of leaving the artifacts locked away in a cupboard to deteriorate over the years. We feel this will be a visually stimulating and educational asset to the DJL group and give a fantastic backdrop to the parties we have all enjoyed here over the past years.

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