Dive Munda, Solomon Islands - Technical Diving: extended range diving on World War II wrecks and deep walls with incredible biodiversity

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technical diving, or ‘staka tank’
Munda diving offers many reasons to go beyond recreational limits. On the deeper reefs, we often find more and bigger sharks, plus greater numbers of other species. In addition, there are a number of known wrecks in the area that are best seen on a decompression dive - and we’re always looking for more!
We are still in the process of organising ourselves for trimix, but Dive Munda now offer Extended Range diving for suitably certified divers. Although we don’t carry sorb, we do have plentiful supplies of O2 and a booster pump and are happy to order in supplies for rebreathers, given sufficient notice. 
Diving with air as back gas and accelerating decompression with EAN50 and 100% O2, there are a number of great dives, including:
The Koviki Corsair This F4U-1 Corsair sits on a white sand bottom just off the reef at 54m. Although we have not yet managed to uncover any details regarding this aircraft, its being an early ‘Birdcage’ model suggests that it was flown by one of three squadrons - VMF-222, VMF-224, the famous ‘Black Sheep’, or VF-17, the ‘Jolly Rogers’. In a stunning setting and almost completely intact, this is a great example of one of the classic aircraft of WWII.
Big Mama’s House Shark Point is always a good dive, but there are ways to make it better... Starting at 52m just off the western side of the point itself, a deep reef hosts a cleaning station popular with sharks. Not least amongst them is the shark we call ‘Big Mama’, often accompanied by several other Silvertips and large numbers of Grey Reefs. Great Hammerheads are also known to cruise by here, as well as Giant Mantas. This is probably Jen and Grae’s favourite dive.
The Stalk Dropping to 55m on the point of Mushroom Island gives divers a chance to peer into a true abyss, often in the company of curious sharks and darting tuna. The wall itself is also stunning at depth, with a wealth of soft corals, black corals and fans.
Bob Part of the Haipe reef system, the wall at Bob slopes steeply down to 55m or so - and then just gets steeper! Visibility often exceeds 60m at depth, which doesn’t explain how it is that 3m-plus Silvertip and Galapagos sharks can sneak up on Grae...
Caves The Kastom Cave isn’t the only deep dark hole in the area. Matiana cave is very deep and silty to get into, but has a stunning main chamber. There’s also plenty of exploration still to be done around the Roviana area. 
There are many other deep-diving possibilities, mostly unexplored. In addition, we hope that the arrival of our new boat in October 2011 will allow us to organise trips to the Japanese WWII wrecks at Wickham Anchorage - keep up to date with news and plans via Facebook.