June 2011

We have done a make over in the dive school. The downstairs equipment room is renovated with new rinse tanks and equipment staring, hangers etc. Also a new class room is made with Aircon, TV, DVD player and Wifi
 

June 2009

The mantas are baaaack!! These beautiful gliders are causing a lot of divers to converge at the cleaning stations. We have been fortunate enough to catch sight of mantas in almost all of our dives. BUT remember to keep proper dive etiquette when diving at manta stations: i.e. DO keep off the top of the station. DON'T try to touch or chase after the mantas. DO keep an eye on your dive computer and SPG. DON'T lose your dive group; there have been instances where divers have accidently joined other dive groups and ended up surfacing at the wrong boat, etc. AND most importantly, be patient and wait calmly at the station; mantas are shy but curious creatures, they will come up to you to investigate if you don't make any sudden movements... and that's an unforgettable experience!! 

May 2009

The month of May started off nicely enough, but towards the latter half, we have had stormy weather, with strong winds and rough seas. Of course, this doesn't deter those hardy souls who are our regular dive clients, but sometimes we just have to call a dive off because the risk of harm just isn't worth taking. The good news is that we can use this opportunity to make repairs and do routine maintenance on our dive equipment. But keep an eye out for that sun... it might just manage to make it out through all those clouds and be a calming influence on those temperamental winds!!

April 2009

The southwest monsoon (wet season) is upon us and as such the busy tourist season is petering to a stop. That should not affect those of us living and diving in Male', since, with the exception of a rough first two weeks, we have been fortunate to have sunny skies and calm waters throughout.

February / March 2009

We've had some good times and great diving over the months of February and March. The introduction of the Dive Alert short message system ensures that all active divers are informed of upcoming events and dive opportunities. Of course, if you'd rather not receive these messages, just reply to the Dive School number with the word "REMOVE" in the message body.

January 2009
1st January 2009

We, the staff of Sea Explorers Dive School, wish all the divers and visitors a Happy New Year and a active Diving year for 2009.

 

August / September 2008

End of the month is coming and Ramazan will start Sunday or Monday.
The dive school and office will be closed on the first day of Ramazan but we will have normal office hours (9:15 till 14:30 hrs) during Ramazan. Diving will also be conducted but please do give us some notice if you want to go diving. Please be at the Dive school by 9.15 hrs for the morning dive and 14.15 hrs for the afternoon dive.

July 2008

    We all hear about the rising oil prices and the increase in the cost of goods. We are not immune to this and in Male' the prices are going up day by day. This is influencing our operating costs as well and we have had to increase the prices of our services. Please check with us for the new rates effective 1st July 2008.

May 2008

The high season is over and it is time for maintenance and repairs. After looking at all the equipment we had and how the state of it was after the season. It is amazing how bad people look after rented equipment and I am shocked in what state it comes back some times. So we bought new equipment. We have now brand new Aqualung Wave BCD's and Aqualung Calypso regulators.  We reorganized the dive centre and it looks better again.

December 6th, 2007

Today we say goodbye to Hamid Firdows He was for many years the face of the dive school he has accepted a job on a resort to see how that is. We wish him all the best in his new placement.

Busy month of April.

The month is not over yet and we have been busy with some projects the last week. You can all read about it here

Golden Jubilee Jamboree
15th - 19th April 2007

The National Scout Association asked Sea Explorers Dive School to be a facilitator in this event and we have agreed. On the days, Sea Explorers Dive School ......
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MV Giulia
19th February 2007

On the evening of the 19th of February we got a worrying call that here was a fire in the Engine room of the MV Giulia. All the passengers where taken of the boat and put on the diving dhoni for there safety. No person got injured. The coast guard fire and rescue was at the scene 20 minutes after being informed by us. But to no avail even with the help other boats fighting the fire, the Giulia succumbed to the fire completely. The boat had started a new trip that morning and was fully loaded with fuel and supplies. When the fire became out of control and the fuel caught fire there was no hope anymore of saving the boat.
The guest where brought to Male and spend the night here. The proper authorities where informed statements where taken and the embassies send a representative to issue temporary travel documents. Most of the guests opted to return home immediately and some continued on their holidays in the Maldives. We found resorts for them and they spend the rest of the week there.

Read on

Happy new Year
1st January 2007
To all our divers and good wishers we wish you all a happy new year and a good diving year. We have started with some improvements we have replaced BCD's in the dive school and overhauled the Dive Dhoni engine. We have started the new year with sunshine and we all hope this will improve. Due to the weather of last month we have a lot of mosquitoes and this has given many people fever and body pains. Now the weather is improved, it will be possible to get rid of the mosquitoes  and we can enjoy the sun and good visibility.

Family Day

Well the day fell literally in water, the weather was bad  and nobody wonted to be on a boat in this weather. So we had to postpone the day.

18th November 2006

We are organizing a family trip on the 18th November, and it seems that this is an activity that a lot of people like. Already there are 25 people signed up for the day.
We will let you know soon how it all went.

Intro dive
26th September 2006

We had three new individuals that did the intro dive. We had some rough seas on the way to the lagoon but that was a very short period. We anchored the boat and went in the water and let them have a go at it.

and how cool was it??
Very Cooool....

Month of Ramadan

24th September is the start of the fasting month Ramadan. This has off course effect to us divers.
It is not a good idea to go diving if you are fasting, due to dehydration the changes to decompression illness is increased. To prevent this it is better not to go diving. If you do wont to go for a dive it is advised to do this in the morning, shallow and relaxed.

PADI CLEAN-UP DIVE:
16th September 

Saturday morning 9.00 O'clock the divers met in the dive school and got all the equipment ready to go to Vilingili and meet the other divers from Maldivers and Divers Lodge, to clean up the western reef of Villingilli....... Read On  

Dive for Debris...

is the theme for this year’s annual international clean up dive to be held worldwide on Saturday the 16th of September. Organized by the PADI AWARE foundation and coordinated by dive centres around the globe, this year 300,000 volunteers are expected to remove a massive 3.6 million kilograms of debris from the world’s oceans. 

Debris is a major problem everywhere and the Maldives is no exception. Litter easily makes its way from the small islands into the sea, where it pollutes the water, damages delicate corals and can kill aquatic life who mistake it for food. 

Join with us to do something to combat this problem.

Sea Explorers will be combining with Divers lodge of Villingilli to clean up the beaches, lagoon and reefs surrounding Villingilli. You can meet us at Sea Explorers dive school at 9.00am or on the beach at Villingilli at 10.00am. Divers, snorkelers and beach walkers are all welcome. Dive equipment will be supplied and teams of divers will take turns collecting debris from underwater or on the beach until around 1.00 pm.

This is a great opportunity for a fun, social occasion that contributes to a great cause.

Together we can make a difference!

Harbor Clean up
June 2nd 2006 

This morning at about 6.20 divers of Sea Explorers Dive School where ready to help the National Defense Force to help in the Harbor clean up.
16 of our divers where there to participate....               Read on

World Environment Day
June 5th 2006

To celebrate World Environment Day 2006, students from seventeen Male’ schools joined with local Dive Schools and representatives from Ecocare on Villingilli to learn about and experience the diversity in the local environment.

Read on

:: Maldives Breaks the Scuba Dive World Record!
 


Maldives has made a new world record for “Most people scuba diving simultaneously” on a single site.

On 25 February 2006 at Sunlight Thila in North Male’ Atoll located 9.6 km from Male’ International Airport, 979 divers dived to break the existing record of 722. This dive took place between 11:00hrs and 11:30hrs.


Divers aged between 10-73, consisting of tourists, Maldivians and expatriates from 37 resorts, 9 dive centres including the Coast Guard and 14 safari vessels participated in this record dive.

Prior to the event The President of the Maldives, His Excellency Maumoon Abdul Gayoom phoned the organizing committee to express his support for the event and later visited the site to watch the record dive.

The Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahmood Shauqee, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Minister of Transport and Communication, Mr. Mohamed Saeed were also present o witness the dive. In addition Minister of Construction and Public Infrastructure Mr. Mauroof Jameel took part in this record dive. Among honorary guests were also local diving pioneers, Mr. Sarudhaaru Dhon Maniku and Mr. Ibrahim Moosa.



Post-event celebrations were held at Kuda Bandos where all the participants enjoyed a beach barbeque lunch while they were entertained by Maldivian cultural dances and bodu beru. During this event, the Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahmood Shauqee congratulated the divers and thanked the organising committee, sponsors and the divers for their role in making this event a success. Certificates were awarded to the divers and the day ended with a photo session with all the participants.

The event was supported by Bandos Island Resort, IGMH, Coast Guard, Villa Hotels, Alia Investments and the German Red Cross.

MTPB also wishes to thank all those involved in making this event a success; particularly Mr. Mohamed Fahir and team from Dhiraagu, Ms. Shaheena Ali and team from Sea Explorer, Mr. Hassan Manik (Lakudibo) from Multi-Marine Services, Mr. Hussain Rasheed (Sendi) from Villa Diving, Mr. Hamish Taggart form Ocean Paradise, Ms. Kraus Claudia from Euro Divers, Mr. Azim Musthaq from Maldivers, and Mr. Yusuf Moosa from Dive Center Lagoona

This event was organized by Maldives Tourism Promotion Board and sponsored by Dhiraagu who also initiated the idea of this dive event.
 
 
 
Warm regards from MALDIVES...the sunny side of life

Dive site Lay out

After a lot of discussion the dive site is made ready


The organizers have safety as a high priority on the list. We have a lot of divers that wont to participate and have asked resorts to bring extra equipment if they can, we hope, to be able to have everybody, that registered on time, to go diving.

                                                                                                             posted 23/02/2006

World Record Dive Logo.

The Following image was chosen as the logo for the world Guinness Book of records. World record Dive, which we will hold on the 25th February 2006.

9th December 2005 we went with a group of divers to scout the dive site for the depth and size ...Can we get enough boats there to have 1000 divers down at the same time.
After an hour sailing with a GPS and a Fish Finder we think that the site is large enough to do this activity safe.

Posted 24/12/2005

Guinness World  Record Dive,
Maldives.

Ministry of tourism Promotion Board in cooperation with the Dive Centers in the Maldives wont to enter the World Guineas Book of Records, to host the largest dive at one moment. The aim is to have 1000 divers at the same time on one dive spot to qualify for the title.

The tentative time period is at the moment set at the last week of February 2006

Every dive center in the Maldives is asked to participate By sending divers and playing an active roll in making this event a successful one.
If you are interested to participate in this event and are at the planned time in the Maldives, do contact your dive center on your resort.

Sea explorers Dive School is based in Malé and we will participate with as many people as we can.
through or dive operations on several safari boats we will also participate if the guests agree to include this in the itinerary.

Posted 18 October 2005