Scuba Diving Trip to the WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck with Borneo Dream – Video by Scubazoo
On the 8th July 2010 Borneo Dream ran a scuba diving trip from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to the WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck. On board our RIB we had Billy, Our TDI Rebreather Instructor, with his two Closed Circuit Rebreather students – Neil & Angela Hadley. They were enjoying their first leisure dive on rebreathers on the wreck. We also had Roger Munns and Jason Isley join this diving trip to take some underwater video and photos of both the Rice Bowl Wreck and Mayne Rock – two of our long distance dive sites accessible from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Enjoy a video taken during their first leisure dive on the WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck. The video was taken by Roger Munns from Scubazoo who kindly shared it with Borneo Dream. It is awesome!!!
Borneo Dream offers the widest range of scuba diving day trips from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. From wreck diving through to pristine coral reefs that no other Dive Operators go to. We focus on providing high quality, safe and enjoyable scuba diving trips from KK, Sabah. If you would like to come scuba diving with Borneo Dream during your holiday in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia then please contact the Borneo Dream team.
Wreck & Reef Scuba Diving Weekend (10th – 11th July) from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Already a Diver and looking for a scuba diving adventure? Then join Borneo Dream for our next wreck & reef diving weekend on the 10th – 11th July in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Come diving the amazing Usukan WW2 wrecks and the boulders at Mayne Rock off the West coast of Sabah. We are the only Dive Operator running diving trips to dive sites – so not only will you enjoy great diving but you’ll be the only Divers in the water! Boat transfers will be on our new 9m x 3m RIB. Our RIB cruises at 30 knots meaning it will take only 1 hour to reach the dive sites. And you get a fast, fun ride on a RIB
Wreck Diving in KK
For our wreck dives we will dive the 150m WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck. You can expect to find schooling Barracuda, large shoals of Yellow Snapper, Bat Fish, Ed the resident adult 1.5m Grouper and a good chance of finding sleeping Nurse Sharks. The wreck lies in 25m – 40m and there can sometimes be strong currents. So we only take divers who are a minimum of PADI Advanced Open Water Diver to these wrecks. Read the rest of this entry »
Trip Report – Usukan Wrecks & Mayne Rock Scuba Diving Trip from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (30th May 2010)
It was 8am on Sunday morning (30th May 2010) as our 9m x 3m RIB berthed at Jesselton Point Jetty in central Kota Kinabalu. All aboard! Once Nick, Poul, Eng Tatt, Richard, Silvia, Billy and Jo were all on board we started our journey 30nm north west of Kota Kinabalu to Usukan Bay – where our two dive sites for the day were located.
RIB Boat Transfer
The sea was very calm, the sky was blue and we had a slight south westerly breeze – perfect conditions! Once away from the port area we quickly accelerated to a cruising speed, on plane, of 30nm. Fast and comfortable. The boat transfer went by quickly. We had views of Mount Kinabalu (4km high), the Crocker Range, Nexus and the Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort, Tuaran Beach and Pulau Usukan.
WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck
We arrived at our first dive site – the WW2 Rice Bowl Wreck – at 9am. We did a full pass over the length of the 150m wreck (lying south west to north east) then came over for a second pass to drop the shot line. Billy, our TDI Instructor, went down on his rebreather to secure the shot line and to conduct an environmental check. Slight surface current, sediment in the water for the first 10m then lovely visibility down to 40m and no current on the wreck. Read the rest of this entry »
Our new RIB has arrived – creating the Borneo Dream fleet!
Borneo Dream has just taken delivery of a custom built 8.75m x 2.9m RIB. Our RIB arrived last week in a 40ft container at Kota Kinabalu Port. It had been travelling for 25 days from the UK, with a short stopover at Singapore, to Sabah.
Our new RIB will truly transform scuba diving day trips from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. It is the first RIB in Kota Kinabalu to be used for recreational diving. We’ve chosen a larger model with seating to create a fast AND comfortable boat transfer for our scuba diving day trips.
Here’s a little bit about the specification:
It has a cruising speed, when planing, of 30 knots and a top speed of approx. 50 knots!!
It will be fitted with the latest navigation equipment – GPS Plotter, Sounder and Sidescan Sonar.
During April 2010 we are running a wide range of scuba diving trips and PADI courses. Find out more about our current diving schedule below. There is limited availability left for many of these scuba diving trips and courses so contact the Dream Team soon if you want to join us
