Raja Ampat Aggressor

Liveaboard · Indonesia
Raja Ampat Aggressor at anchor — steel blue hull lettered OCEAN ROVER on the bow and Raja Ampat Aggressor along the superstructure

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30 m · 16 guests · 8 cabins · 14 crew members

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Raja Ampat Aggressor is a steel vessel 100 feet (30 metres) long with a 26-foot beam, three Hino V10 diesels of 420 hp each driving three shafts, and 220-volt power on board. Sixteen guests, eight cabins, a crew of fourteen, cruising speed 8 knots. Her home port is Sorong Harbour in West Papua.

The ship carries two lives and two names on her hull at once: OCEAN ROVER in large letters on the bow, and Raja Ampat Aggressor in script along the superstructure. It is the same vessel — the steel Ocean Rover, built in Phuket in 2009, moved under the flag of Aggressor Adventures, which has worked Raja Ampat since 2015, and the old lettering was simply never painted over.

The hull is steel and beamy, which tells on the crossings. She does not work a single park but half the archipelago: the core Raja Ampat itinerary out of Sorong over 7 or 10 nights, a summer week in the Derawan Islands off Kalimantan, and four twelve-night crossings that string together Raja Ampat, Halmahera, Lembeh, North Sulawesi and Derawan. Each crossing has its own embarkation and disembarkation port, so tickets have to be booked into different airports — Sorong (SOQ), Manado (MDC), Berau (BEJ).

The cabins sit on two decks and every one has a private bathroom. On the upper deck, beside the open lounge, there is one Master with a queen bed (cabin 5) and three Deluxe with picture windows (cabins 6, 7, 8). On the main deck, by the salon and dining area, there are two Masters with a queen bed and an upper single (cabins 3 and 4) and two Deluxe with portholes (cabins 1 and 2). The cabins are compact, about 7.5 m²: the operator says plainly that they are meant for divers who spend the day on deck and underwater, and who stow a soft bag under the bed. Each has individual climate control, a monitor with a media player and a hair dryer.

All diving is done from two inflatable tenders: the yacht anchors near the site and guests go out in groups. A 7-night trip yields 19–22 dives, a 10-night trip 30–33, up to four a day, night dives included. Currents in Dampier Strait are strong and drift diving is routine, so an SMB with a reel is mandatory and the operator advises bringing a reef hook. Tanks are 80 cu ft with K/DIN convertible valves — no adapter needed.

Only one fee is paid on board, the port and park fee: $250 per person on the Raja Ampat and Derawan itineraries, $260 on the twelve-night crossings. If a guest already holds a valid Raja Ampat marine park card (the MPA tag, good for 12 months), the office must be told at least 10 days in advance and the card brought along — then the fee is waived. The on-board account is settled on the last day: Visa and MasterCard are accepted, as is cash in rupiah, euros and dollars — but dollars only as brand-new, unfolded $100 notes dated after 2006, otherwise a 5% surcharge applies.

No mark-up

You pay the rate the operator publishes. The only thing added on top is the actual payment processing cost — no fee of ours.

We run the booking

Correspondence with the operator, holding your places, the contract, confirmation and all paperwork sit on our side. Nothing for you to arrange yourself.

Pay by card

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Support in your language

We help you pick the cabin and dates, answer questions on the route and gear, and stay reachable until you are home — in English, in your time zone.

We quote the exact amount when confirming the booking: it covers the operator's rate plus the actual payment processing cost. No hidden charges.

Yacht Specifications

Length

30 m

Beam

8 m

Material

Steel

Year Built

2009

Capacity

16 guests

Cabins

8

Crew

14 members

Speed

8 knots cruising, 12.5 top

Engine

three Hino V10 diesels of 420 hp driving three shafts, 220 V ship's power, type C and F sockets, 110 V at the camera station

Bathrooms

9

Tender

two Zodiac inflatables with Yamaha 40 hp outboards — all diving is done from them

Water capacity

12,000 l

Fuel capacity

35,000 l

Freshwater maker

two watermakers, 5,000 l a day each

On Board

Individual climate control in every cabin
Private bathroom with shower in every cabin
Monitor with media player in every cabin
Hair dryer in the cabin
Daily housekeeping
Air-conditioned salon with dining area on the main deck
Open lounge on the upper deck with deck chairs
Lunches and dinners served on the open deck
Camera table with low-pressure hoses and a charging station
Separate rinse tank for underwater cameras
Freshwater shower on the aft deck
Warm towels after every dive
Audio and video system in the salon, a collection of films
Library and fish identification books
Evening programme — films, marine life presentations, games
Small boutique with clothing and sundries
Satellite communications for emergencies, cellular internet within range
220 V sockets (type C and F plugs) and 110 V at the camera station
Smoking on the bow deck only
Snorkeller friendly
Available for full charter
Crew of 14, English speaking

Diving on board

Up to 4 dives a day, night dives included
7 nights — 19–22 dives, 10 nights — 30–33, 12 nights — crossings between regions
Every dive is made from the two tenders, never off the yacht
Drift diving is routine, currents in Dampier Strait are strong
Tanks 80 cu ft with K/DIN convertible valves, no adapter needed
Weights and weight belt included, air included
100 cu ft (15 l) tank — extra charge, on request
Nitrox 32% — extra charge, certification required
SMB with reel mandatory, reef hook recommended
3 mm wetsuit and hood required, wetsuit rental available
A dive computer is mandatory for every guest
Camera table with low-pressure hoses, charging outside only
Staff videographer advises, film of the week for an extra charge
PADI and SSI Advanced Open Water and nitrox courses on board
Rental — regulators, BCDs, computers, masks, fins, lights, wetsuits
Sidemount accepted in single-tank configuration only
Doubles, rebreathers, underwater scooters and electric boards are prohibited
Spearguns and collecting of any kind are prohibited

The operator publishes no minimum certification level and no minimum number of logged dives: what is required is a certification card, a dive computer and an SMB with reel, and diving is done in buddy pairs. A crew member goes out with each tender group and works in the water, but does not lead the divers — the plan and its execution rest with the pair, and the operator does not provide private guides as a matter of policy. All diving is recreational, with no decompression stops. Water 28–30 °C, air 26–31 °C, visibility usually 18–30 m; the best season in Raja Ampat is October to April, and in summer the ship moves to Derawan and Sulawesi. The operator's own briefings disagree about SMBs: on the Raja Ampat and Derawan itineraries no SMBs or reels are handed out on board at all, while the twelve-night crossing briefings list an SMB among the rental gear without a price. Bring your own in any case. Open Water check-out dives are not run here: the operator offers them only where diving is done straight off the yacht, and on this vessel every dive is from a tender. A medical form is needed only by those taking a course — there is no doctor on board, and without a signature you will not be admitted to training.

Food and drink

Breakfast with a cooked-to-order egg station, pastries, fruit and hot dishes
Lunch — salad bar, soup and local Indonesian cooking
Dinner served plated at the table
Snacks between dives
Indonesian feasts and international cuisine
Juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea and coffee at no charge
A limited selection of local beer and wine included in the price
Vegetarian and vegan dishes on request
Lunches and dinners also served on the open deck

Spirits are not sold on board because of high import duty — the operator suggests bringing your own or buying before boarding. Special diets and allergies are declared in the booking form and discussed with the chef on day one, but the galley is honest about it: the region is remote and unusual products are better brought along. Drinking and diving do not mix — once you have had a drink you are a sunbather until the next day.

Navigation and safety

Radar
Depth sounder and fishfinder
GPS
VHF/DSC/SSB radio
E.P.I.R.B. distress beacon
Life rafts and life vests
Fire alarm and extinguishers
Bilge pump alarm
Search light and emergency flares
First aid kit, oxygen and an AED on board
Satellite and mobile phones
Crew trained in first aid
Nearest hyperbaric chambers — Waisai in Raja Ampat and Manado in Sulawesi

Cabins

· 1 cabin

Queen bed

Beds: Queen 152 × 198 cm

The only upper-deck cabin with a single wide bed — the one where you do not share the space with a bunk overhead. It sits next to the open lounge and the wheelhouse, with a picture window, a built-in closet, individual climate control, a monitor with media player, a hair dryer and a private bathroom with shower. The cabin is compact, about 7.5 m²: the operator states outright that the cabins are meant for divers who spend the day outside and stow a soft bag under the bed.

Picture window Queen bed Large built-in closet Individual climate control Private bathroom with shower Monitor with media player Hair dryer

· 2 cabins

Queen plus upper single

Beds: Queen 152 × 198 cm below and a single 89 × 198 cm above

Two cabins on the main deck, next to the salon and dining area — closest to the dive deck and less motion than up top. A wide queen bed below and a fold-down single above: convenient for a couple who sleep apart, or a parent with a child. Picture window, individual climate control, monitor with media player, hair dryer, private bathroom with shower.

Picture window Queen bed below and a single above Main deck — next to the salon and the dive deck Individual climate control Private bathroom with shower Monitor with media player Hair dryer

· 5 cabins

Two single beds set at an angle

Beds: Two single beds, 97 × 208 and 89 × 198 cm, set at an angle

The five cabins the "from" price is calculated on. Two sit on the main deck beside the salon — they have two portholes each and the least motion; three are on the upper deck by the open lounge, with picture windows. The beds are singles set at an angle, and in some cabins one is bunked above the other. All have individual climate control, a private bathroom with shower, a monitor with media player and a hair dryer. The gap to a Master is $280 on seven nights and $400 on ten.

Two single beds set at an angle Portholes in cabins 1 and 2, picture windows in cabins 6, 7 and 8 Individual climate control Private bathroom with shower Monitor with media player Hair dryer Cabins 1 and 2 are on the main deck — less motion

Schedule & Pricing

Raja Ampat (Sorong — Sorong)

Sorong to Sorong, 7 or 10 nights. The ship's main itinerary and nearly three quarters of her schedule: the heart of the Coral Triangle and the four "kings" — Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati and Misool. Diving is in Dampier Strait, around the Fam and Mansuar islands and in the south, among the limestone karsts of Misool. The strait's classics are the manta cleaning stations at Manta Sandy and Manta Ridge, the schooling barracuda and jacks at Cape Kri — the site holding the world record for fish species counted on a single dive — and soft corals on the Blue Magic and Magic Mountain pinnacles. Misool brings Boo Windows, Tank Rock, Nudi Rock, Three Sisters and the Farondi wall. At night the jetties of Arborek and Cape Mansuar bring out wobbegongs, walking sharks, pygmy seahorses and pipefish. A 7-night trip makes 19–22 dives, a 10-night trip 30–33. Best season is October to April: calm seas and 25–30 m visibility. May and September are variable, with plankton blooms that draw mantas; from June to August the ship works other itineraries.

September 2026
1 departure
October 2026
2 departures

Derawan Islands (Tanjung Batu — Tanjung Batu)

Tanjung Batu to Tanjung Batu, 7 nights. The summer programme, run while Raja Ampat is blowing: the Derawan archipelago off the eastern shore of Kalimantan, in the Celebes Sea. Kakaban has a lake of stingless jellyfish in the middle of the island and Barracuda Point outside it; Sangalaki has turtles and mantas year round; Maratua atoll offers The Channel and Big Fish Country, where barracuda tornadoes swirl alongside grey reef and thresher sharks and schools of eagle rays; Pulau Panjang and Derawan are macro — Satomi's pygmy seahorses, sea moths, ghost pipefish, harlequin shrimp; and Talisayan has whale sharks under the fishing platforms. Twenty-two dives over the week. The airport is Berau (BEJ), a two-hour drive from the pier at Tanjung Batu.

July 2027
3 departures
August 2027
1 departure

Raja Ampat — Halmahera — Lembeh (Sorong to Bitung)

Sorong to Bitung, 12 nights. A crossing at the end of the Raja Ampat season, and precisely for that reason it gathers three different regions into one trip: first the straits and karsts of Raja Ampat, then the untouched reefs of Halmahera with their pinnacles, barracuda, turtles and parrotfish, and finally Lembeh — the world capital of muck diving, home to 8 species of frogfish, 12 species of octopus and three species of pygmy seahorse. Boarding in Sorong (SOQ), disembarkation in Bitung, flying out of Manado (MDC).

June 2027
1 departure
June 2028
1 departure

Lembeh — Halmahera — Raja Ampat (Bitung to Sorong)

Bitung to Sorong, 12 nights. The same triple itinerary in reverse — this is how the ship opens the Raja Ampat season. It starts with the critters of Lembeh, runs through Halmahera and finishes in Dampier Strait and Misool. Boarding in Bitung (Manado airport, MDC, an hour by road), disembarkation in Sorong (SOQ). Nearest hyperbaric chambers are Manado and Waisai.

October 2027
1 departure
September 2028
1 departure

Lembeh — North Sulawesi — Derawan (Bitung to Tanjung Batu)

Bitung to Tanjung Batu, 12 nights. The summer transit from North Sulawesi to Kalimantan. The first 4–5 days cover the northern tip of Sulawesi: Lembeh, the volcanic pinnacles of the Bangka archipelago and the Bunaken marine park with its walls and pelagics. Then 2–3 days exploring new sites and the passage to Derawan — turtles, mantas, the jellyfish lake of Kakaban and the whale sharks of Talisayan.

June 2027
1 departure
June 2028
1 departure

Derawan — North Sulawesi — Lembeh (Tanjung Batu to Bitung)

Tanjung Batu to Bitung, 12 nights. The return transit at the end of the summer season: Derawan, then North Sulawesi — Bunaken and Bangka — and a finish in Lembeh. Boarding in Tanjung Batu (Berau airport, BEJ, a two-hour drive), disembarkation in Bitung, flying out of Manado (MDC).

August 2027
1 departure
August 2028
1 departure

Prices and availability can change. Get in touch and we'll confirm current dates and pricing.

Included in Price

Accommodation in an air-conditioned cabin with a private bathroom
Full board — breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks between dives
Juices, soft drinks, iced water, iced tea and coffee
A limited selection of local beer and wine
Dive package — up to 4 dives a day, night dives included
80 cu ft tanks with K/DIN valves, air, weights and weight belt
Transfer from the airport or partner hotel to the yacht on boarding day
Transfer from the yacht to the airport or hotel on disembarkation day
Cabin and deck towels, toiletries and hair dryer
Warm towels after every dive
Daily housekeeping
Evening programme — films, marine life presentations

Not Included

Airfare, international and domestic
Port and park fee — paid on board
Indonesian visa (e-VOA, about $35)
Crew gratuities
Nitrox
Equipment rental and the 15 l tank
Dive courses and certification
Spirits
Hotel before and after the trip
Insurance — dive cover and trip cancellation
Satellite communications and internet

Required extras

Port and park fee on the Raja Ampat (Sorong — Sorong) and Derawan Islands itineraries. Paid on board when the account is settled on the last day — $250 per person
Port and park fee on the twelve-night crossings — Raja Ampat with Lembeh, and Derawan with Lembeh — $260 per person
The on-board account is settled on the last day. Visa, MasterCard and cash in rupiah, euros or dollars are accepted, but dollars only as brand-new, unfolded $100 notes dated after 2006 — otherwise a 5% surcharge applies. Some cash rupiah is essential: excess baggage charges at the airport are taken in local currency only. Travellers' cheques and personal cheques are not accepted
If a guest already holds a valid Raja Ampat marine park card (the MPA tag, good for 12 months), the fee is waived — but the office must be told at least 10 days before the trip and the card brought on board
The operator reserves the right to add a supplement if port and park fees, taxes or the price of fuel rise — including on bookings already paid in full

Optional extras

Single occupancy with a guaranteed private cabin — the supplement is calculated on the full rate and does not combine with discounts — 65% on top
Non-diver and snorkeller rate, does not combine with specials — −$200 off the price
Discount for children aged 5 to 17, only with a parent and sharing the cabin; the minimum age on board is 10 — −25% off the price
Nitrox 32% with unlimited fills for certified divers, the daily rate is pro-rated by diving days — $100 for 7 nights, $150 for 10
Nitrox for course students — fills after certification, only for those taking the course on board — $80 for 7 nights, $130 for 10
Nitrox course on board — PADI (plus $204 for eLearning materials paid directly to PADI) or SSI with materials — $150 PADI, $250 SSI
Advanced Open Water course — PADI (plus $204 for eLearning materials paid directly to PADI) or SSI with materials — $150 PADI, $250 SSI
100 cu ft (15 l) tank — on request, availability not guaranteed — $75 for 7 nights, $120 for 10
Complete rental set — BCD, regulator, computer, light, mask, fins, snorkel — $175 for 7 nights, $260 for 10
Scuba package — BCD, regulator, computer — $150 for 7 nights, $225 for 10
Regulator, BCD or computer individually — $60 for 7 nights, $90 for 10
Mask, fins and snorkel — $50 for 7 nights, $75 for 10
3 mm wetsuit — size ordered in advance on the booking form — $50 for 7 nights, $70 for 10
Night dive light — $8 per night
An SMB with reel is mandatory on every dive. On the Raja Ampat and Derawan itineraries the operator does not rent out SMBs or reels — bring your own; the twelve-night crossing briefings list an SMB among the rental gear, but the operator publishes no price
Film of the week from the staff videographer, featuring all guests and crew — $65 per person
Satellite communications and internet — charged by data used, text-only email
Crew gratuities — voluntary; at settlement the captain provides an envelope, divided equally among the staff
Returning Aggressor guests — discount on rental, nitrox, boutique, video and courses — −10%

Extras are shown per person and are paid on board.

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