That still qualifies as my shortest dive ever by the way. After that, there was just time to rinse off before the Empress turned around and headed back home. We said our farewells and left the boat just before 7am, all heading to about the only thing open that early on a Sunday morning, the local coffee shop. Typical diving for the region with a fair diversity of the usual reef fish but sporadic pelagics. Reef sharks were quite common at some sites.
Recent reports describe extensive areas of blast fishing damage and very few pelagics.
The Seven Skies wreck helped to add variety to the diving. A few boats now offer the itinerary at certain times of the year and it still offers to be a moderately priced liveaboard. The MV Empress is a steel hulled, 75' boat with 20' beam. Accommodation was quite cramped with only a few heads and limited freshwater. Diving area was OK, videos and small library available but not the largest of cabins or rooms.