Saturday
Guests began arriving and settling into their guest rooms, buzzing with excitement for the week ahead. After getting gear set up and organized, everyone gathered for a warm welcome from the team, a thorough safety briefing, and a delicious first dinner on board. The adventure was officially underway.

Sunday
The week kicked off with a spectacular first dive at Jessie Beazley, where the reef wasted no time showing off. Guests came face to face with a curious octopus, dog tooth tuna, and schools of jacks and barracuda sweeping through the blue. Napoleon wrasse, hawksbill turtles, black snappers, white tip sharks, and batfish rounded out an unforgettable start.

The second dive took everyone down to the Malayan wreck, a site teeming with life. Schools of barracuda, sweetlips, and jacks moved in and out of the structure alongside turtles, moray eels, humpback snappers, red snappers, blue-spotted stingrays, white tip sharks, and grey reef sharks.

To close out the day, the team headed to Amos Rock for a third dive full of action. Turtles, white tip sharks, a black tip shark, and grey reef sharks patrolled the reef while schools of surgeonfish and butterflyfish drifted past. Moray eels, lobsters, jacks, and red snappers filled in every corner of this vibrant site.

Monday
The diving only got better on day two. The first dive brought the group back to the Delsan wreck, where clown triggerfish, black snappers, grouper, giant trevally, and schools of jacks and barracuda made for a lively underwater scene. Sweetlips, butterflyfish, grey reef sharks, black tip sharks, white tip sharks, and turtles were all spotted as well.

Dive two moved to Triggerfish City, living up to its name with schools of yellow tail barracuda, jacks, and batfish filling the water. Sharks, turtles, moray eels, dog tooth tuna, surgeonfish, great barracuda, black snappers, sweetlips, and a marble ray all made appearances.

The third dive returned to the Delsan wreck for another pass, rewarding guests with sailfin snappers, midnight snappers, grouper, giant trevally, a marble ray, grey reef sharks, and bumphead parrotfish weaving through the structure.

The day ended at Staghorn Point, where white tip sharks, black tip sharks, sweetlips, black snappers, and moray eels shared the reef with stunning staghorn corals, sea fans, and massive barrel sponges. A marble ray glided gracefully past to cap off the night.

Tuesday
Day three delivered some of the week's most exciting moments. The morning started at Ko-ok, where a pygmy seahorse stole the show alongside schools of sailfin snappers and jacks, bumphead parrotfish, Napoleon wrasse, sweetlips, black snappers, crocodile fish, red-tooth triggerfish, and dog tooth tuna.

Black Rock came next, offering a rich mix of black snappers, Napoleon wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, triggerfish, red snappers, groupers, a marble ray, moray eels, an eagle ray, and a blue-spotted stingray.

The third dive at Black Rock Corner kept the energy high, with schools of yellow tail barracuda and jacks, baby sharks, black tip and white tip sharks, turtles, batfish, and Napoleon wrasse all making appearances.

The day wrapped up at Ranger Station, where bumphead parrotfish led the parade alongside white tip, grey reef, and black tip sharks, moray eels, blue-spotted stingrays, yellow snappers, a pygmy seahorse, and lobsters tucked into the reef.

Wednesday
The middle of the week brought four more outstanding dives. At Washing Machine, guests were swept up in swirling schools of jacks, yellow tail barracuda, surgeonfish, batfish, black snappers, and oriental sweetlips. Blue-spotted stingrays, moray eels, and sharks added to the excitement.

Shark Airport proved worthy of its name during the second dive, with stingrays, batfish, humpback snappers, white tip sharks, black tip sharks, Napoleon wrasse, moray eels, sweetlips, groupers, lobsters, and schools of jacks making it one of the busiest dives of the trip.

Shark Airport 2 brought more of the same energy, with baby sharks, schools of jacks and barracuda, red snappers, dog tooth tuna, a nurse shark, Napoleon wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, and lobsters.

The day finished at Sea Fan Alley, where sailfin snappers, bumphead parrotfish, Napoleon wrasse, sweetlips, moray eels, barracuda, jacks, and an impressive trio of white tip, black tip, and grey reef sharks all appeared, along with two marble rays cruising through in style.

Thursday
With four more dives on the books, Thursday was another standout day. The Delsan wreck welcomed the group back with white tip sharks, baby sharks, moray eels, turtles, batfish, black tip sharks, red snappers, black snappers, humpback snappers, triggerfish, giant trevally, dog tooth tuna, surgeonfish, schools of jacks, and barracuda all sharing the wreck.

Staghorn Point delivered a marble ray, white tip sharks, moray eels, dog tooth tuna, sweetlips, black snappers, red snappers, and schools of barracuda and jacks during the second dive.

Ko-ok served up grey reef, white tip, and black tip sharks, moray eels, triggerfish, batfish, turtles, and schools of black snappers, barracuda, and jacks for dive three.

The final dive of the day at the Malayan wreck ended on a high note, with schools of barracuda and jacks, batfish, an eagle ray, a manta ray, a blue-spotted stingray, Napoleon wrasse, and bumphead parrotfish making it a dive no one will forget.

Friday
The last full dive day took a turn toward the rare and unusual. The team headed to Red Cliff for two muck diving sessions that gave macro lovers exactly what they came for.

The first dive turned up ornate ghost pipefish, robust pipefish, moray eels, nudibranchs, a dragon seamoth, devil scorpionfish, leaf fish, flounder, stingrays, octopus, cuttlefish, and seahorses, a treasure chest of critters for those who know where to look.

The second dive at Red Cliff added painted frogfish, banded pipefish, wasp fish, lionfish, and garden eels to the list, along with more seahorses, moray eels, scorpionfish, and robust pipefish. It was the perfect way to round out a week of world-class diving.

What a week it was on Philippine Aggressor. From the towering schools of the open water to the tiniest seahorses hiding in the shallows, the ocean gave everyone something to remember. Thank you for sharing this adventure with us. We hope to see you back on board very soon.

Your Philippine Aggressor Team