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ABOUT THE MV GOLDEN DAWN
MV Golden Dawn
The MV Golden Dawn was originally built in 1978 by Lars Harverson & Sons. It can hold a total of 10 passengers onboard at one time, meaning you will be ensured personalised service, and empty dive sites! There are itineraries to 5 different areas of Papua New Guinea with sites to suit all experience levels. The crew are a friendly bunch that know the sites like the back of their hand and will ensure to point out as many creatures as possible, small and big! A recent addition to the Golden Dawn is the fitting of the vessel with a line of specialized equipment and services to meet tec diving needs.
CABIN CATEGORIES
MV Golden Dawn – Cabin
- Master Cabin
- Triple Cabin
- Double Cabin
BOAT FEATURES
- Air-conditioning
- TV & VCR
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Clothing Storage
- Ceiling Fans
- Ensuites
BOAT & DIVING SPECIFICATIONS
MV Golden Dawn
- Boat Type: Charter Vessel
- 80 Tonnage
- Crew: 7
- 80 feet long
- Cruise: 10kts at 1400 RPM
- Engines: 2 x Scania DSI 11R 82’s 6 Cylinder
- 4,500 Litre Water Capacity
- Navigation: Radar, Autopilot, GPS, Depth Sounderm VHF, HF SSB
- X2 Rigid Hull Inflatables
- Nitrox (63-90 cft 22%-50%)
- Nitrox Diving Computer
- Rebreather Nitrox Fill With Scrubber
- Drager Atlastic 1 Rebreather Unit
- Dive Sorb
DIVING
MV Golden Dawn – Schooling Fish
The Golden Dawn offers a range of dive sites that take advantage of the best weather conditions for each area. This permits the boat to have a wide range of diving options throughout the year for its passengers and means great conditions all year round. Each dive site offers different underwater landscapes, marine life and an entirely different experience! On each itinerary, divers will also get the chance to visit a number of locations on land including cultural villages, picturesque beaches and lush rainforests.
Diving locations include;
The Coral Sea’ (Eastern Fields – November – December & April – May
Known for its mantas, turtles and sharks including both whale, silver tip and hammerhead sharks the Coral Sea offers a fantastic itinerary. More exotic creatures include the Lacy Scorpion fish, Pygmy Seahorse, Tasselled Wobbegongs and more! Further out to sea, schooling tuna, yellow fin, dog tooth spanish mackerel and wahoo are regularly sighted.
MV Golden Dawn – Wreck Diving
Wewak
This area offers common sightings of grey reef sharks, some silver tips and then a plethora of rays, which include the eagle rays, cow rays, mobula rays, and manta rays.
Milne Bay – March, June & October
Mantas and ‘muck’ macro are frequent in Milne Bay. Here in shallow water, large coral boulders, with a healthy cover of soft corals are scattered over a sandy ocean floor. Big sweet lips, groupers, hump headed parrotfish and even dugong make an appearance.
Madang – June – September
Madang offers a great mixture of everything including the majestic hammerhead sharks.
MV Golden Dawn – Manta Ray
Kavieng
Kavieng is known for its pelagics. The strong incoming currents act as magnets to the schools of trevally, barracuda, grey reef sharks, eagle rays and reef fish. There are also a number of world-class wrecks to be seen and the deep water west from New Hanover is an oceanic passage for large creatures such as orcas and sperm whales.
Contact one our friendly consultants today to book your diving in Papua New Guinea aboard the MV Golden Dawn.
Find out more about Papua New Guinea here.