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Scuba Diving with Palau's True Liveaboards, Ocean Hunter I & II, visiting some of the world's best dive sites. Ocean Hunter I is a 60ft/19m steel motorsailer exclusively designed for up to 6 divers or guests: very comfortable, stable and user friendly. Ocean Hunter II is a 75ft/23m former research vessel luxuriously designed for up to 12 divers or guests to dive the waters of Palau and beyond.Flexible calendar, 7 to 14-day trips. Private scuba diving charters. Professional U/W Photo service. Gourmet health food is our specialty. Nitrox & courses on board. Designed by divers, for divers. 

General
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. 

Going Ashore
On a clear night, when requested, we set up a BBQ dinner under the stars on a pristine white beach of a deserted rock island. We can also hike onto the big island of Babeldaob to see and bathe in its famous waterfalls. When weather permits, we sail down south to the island of Peleliu and spend the night in the deserted, shallow harbor. Peleliu was heavily fortified by the Japanese during WWII and was the site of an excruciatingly long and bloody battle, with many relics still scattered around the island in caves and jungle and along the legendary bloody-nose ridge. A land expedition and local guided tour upon Peleliu, for 2 - 4 hours, can be arranged ahead of time for an extra $20, in addition to the $20 Peleliu State Permit for visiting. You may request that Ocean Hunter go all the way south to Angaur, which requires a State Permit costing $60. 

Below is a sample schedule of a day onboard the Ocean Hunter I.  
Please note that since we take only 6 divers, we are very flexible and customize the itinerary for each diver. We've had guests that have had 6 dives a day and some that were interested in 3 dives a day only.  
06:30 - Gourmet coffee / tea and sweet rolls
07:00 - First morning dive
08:30 - Full Breakfast
10:00 - Second morning dive
11:30 - Snacks
11:45 - Third dive
13:00 - Lunch,
14:30 - Fourth dive
16:00 - Fruit smoothies and cake
17:00 - Dusk dive
19:00 - Night dive
20:15 - Dinner  

Ocean Hunter I - Technical Information 
Length : 60ft (20m)
Beam : 15.5ft (5m)
Draft : 5.5ft (1.8m)
Speed : 7 knots
Displacement : 30 tons
Construction : Steel
Engines : Twin 175 hp
Generators : 2 by 15 KW
Available Voltage : 110/220 VAC 12 VDCWater
Tankage : 750 gals., day watermaker
Fuel Tankage : 750 gals.
Electronics : GPS, Cellular Phone, 48 mile radar, Depthsounder, Fishfinder, VHF, HF Radio, CD, DVD, VCD. TV and VCR with support for European PAL, SECAM and American NTSC.
Chaseboat : 18ft inflatableDive compressors: Bauer 5 & 3.5 c.f.m., 18 scuba tanks
NITROX onboardSafety : Full safety equipment for USCG requirements,