http://www.bigbluetech.net/big-blue-tech-news/2009/07/07/htms-pangan-shipwreck-july-expedition/ Technical Diving Thailand News and Events Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:22:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.bigbluetech.net/big-blue-tech-news/2009/07/07/htms-pangan-shipwreck-july-expedition/#comment-3903 MV Trident Dives HTMS Pangan | Thailand Tech Diving Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:58:20 +0000 http://www.bigbluetech.net/big-blue-tech-news/?p=2701#comment-3903 [...] In their trip report, divers from Big Blue Tech, one of the schools with customers aboard, wrote that the trip was a “real eye opener.” Like many wrecks in this area, the corridors and doorways are smaller than expected. For many western divers this is a challenge as the ships are built in Asia for Asian men. You only need to look at a Japanese sailor and then an American sailor to see the difference. American and British vessels have typically larger spaces and doorways and are easier to get around. Thankfully this wreck has many openings and exits so if you do find yourself wedged in a room and unable to go back the way you came you just have to swim out through the deck. [...] [...] In their trip report, divers from Big Blue Tech, one of the schools with customers aboard, wrote that the trip was a “real eye opener.” Like many wrecks in this area, the corridors and doorways are smaller than expected. For many western divers this is a challenge as the ships are built in Asia for Asian men. You only need to look at a Japanese sailor and then an American sailor to see the difference. American and British vessels have typically larger spaces and doorways and are easier to get around. Thankfully this wreck has many openings and exits so if you do find yourself wedged in a room and unable to go back the way you came you just have to swim out through the deck. [...]

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