Diving in Iraq

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Jed the Fish - 19 Sep 2005 02:57 GMT

I'll be taking a vacation in October and I was wondering who the best dive
operators are? I have fond memories of the middle east when I was there
during the first gulf war, and I must say I have never met *friendlier*
native population. I have been told that the best reefs are a distance
away, but what boats should I enquire into? Can you recommend anything with
regard to the dive ops and how to keep on their good side and avoid any
unpleasantries? Thank you.

Jed the Fish

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Reef Fish - 19 Sep 2005 04:58 GMT

> I'll be taking a vacation in October and I was wondering who the best dive
> operators are? I have fond memories of the middle east when I was there
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> Jed the Fish

Jed the Fish,

You wouldn't happen to drop in here to pull our collective legs, would
you? I know the undulating sands of the Iraqis desserts do look like
the sweels of the ocean, but frankly, it's not very scuba friendly.

You may find the Red Sea more to your liking.

-- Bob da Feessh.

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Daniel Kessler - 19 Sep 2005 12:52 GMT

I know someone who dived in the Gulf of Arabia -- it is a very shallow sea and
quite saline. The person used to work for Aramco and was a diver whom I ran into
on one of my many dive charters. He said that it took a lot of weights that one
had to don to be able to get "down" into the water of the Arabian Gulf.
Scientists say that the Arabian Gulf will eventually "disappear."

> > I'll be taking a vacation in October and I was wondering who the best dive
> > operators are? I have fond memories of the middle east when I was there
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> -- Bob da Feessh.

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Reef Fish - 20 Sep 2005 03:39 GMT

> I know someone who dived in the Gulf of Arabia -- it is a very shallow sea and
> quite saline. The person used to work for Aramco and was a diver whom I ran into
> on one of my many dive charters. He said that it took a lot of weights that one
> had to don to be able to get "down" into the water of the Arabian Gulf.
> Scientists say that the Arabian Gulf will eventually "disappear."

Our Israali friends and others who had dive the Gulf of Aqaba saod the
diving there stinks, apart from the political unrest. The Red Ses is
the
only place to go there.

-- Bob.

> > > I'll be taking a vacation in October and I was wondering who the best dive
> > > operators are? I have fond memories of the middle east when I was there
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> > -- Bob da Feessh.

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