Go Diving in Thailand on the Thailand Aggressor Liveaboard

A trip aboard Aggressor Fleet's Thailand Aggressor with the Jim Church School of Underwater Photography is a great way to get to know Thailand. See 21 more images and read the full story of 10 days diving Thailand's South Andaman Sea here.

Underwater, Thailand is almost literally carpeted with anemones and their resident fishes, at nearly any site you can dive.

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Our home away from home for a 10-day Jim Church School of Underwater Photography Expedition, the Thailand Aggressor.

Mary Frances Emmons

One of our first stops on the 10-day Jim Church School of Underwater Photography Expedition aboard the Thailand Aggressor was the uninhabited islands of Koh Haa.

Mary Frances Emmons

Thailand's soft coral gardens are unparalleled and found at almost every South Andaman dive site, with shades of purples and whites especially predominant.

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The polka-dotted juvenile yellow boxfish was a cheerful sight on nearly every South Andaman dive aboard the Thailand Aggressor.

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Beautiful reefscapes are everywhere you look in Thailand's South Andaman Sea.

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A very irritated little devilfish stalks the sandy plains off Koh Talang, Thailand.

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Thailand Aggressor's Dive Deck includes a large camera table, rinse tanks and many electrical outlets, perfect for our 10-day Jim Church School of Underwater Photography Expedition to Thailand.

Mary Frances Emmons

Our hero, Inigo Montoya. No wait, that's Mike Mesgleski, leader of our 10-day Jim Church School of Underwater Photography Expedition aboard the Thailand Aggressor.

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On Thailand Aggressor's Lido Deck, where dive briefings are held, the whiteboard tells you everything you need to know about the day ahead — especially, what's for dinner.

Mary Frances Emmons

Thailand Aggressor's Lido Deck, where dive briefings are held four to five times a day, is a comfortable, covered between-dive hangout space.

Mary Frances Emmons

Thailand Aggressor's Dive Deck has lots of room for tanks, gear, drying areas, rinse tanks and a camera table.

Mary Frances Emmons

Aboard Thailand Aggressor, most entrances are from the back of the vessel; pick-ups are mostly from two rigid-inflatable tenders. High-pressure hot-water showers on the dive platform and on either side of the back of the Dive Deck mean you rarely have to use your cabin's en-suite shower at all if you don't choose to.

Mary Frances Emmons

One giant stride gets you where you need to go. Thailand Aggressor director Lowel ORourke oversees and lends a hand.

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The beautiful Koh Haa group can be reached by day boats from Koh Lanta and the Phi Phi Islands, but wouldn't you rather be aboard a live-aboard like the Thailand Aggressor? (Trust us, you would.) Although we saw day boats only once at Koh Haa, we saw no divers in the water here other than Aggressor divers.

Mary Frances Emmons

Scorpionfish of all kinds and colors are common in the South Andaman Sea.

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Thailand's South Andaman is a paradise for lovers of clownfish and their close relatives.

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Thailand Aggressor's instructor Aisika "Pui" Phinitmontri and assistant instructor Surapoom "Bai" Kwankajonjit are eager to share their country's underwater treasures with visiting divers.

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