A Subic Bay washout

A week earlier, I had been diving down in Bohol just as the weather turned inclement, the Philippines can turn pretty nasty weather wise with a multitude of typhoons ravaging the islands frequently. This wasn't a total lock-down typhoon, there was still a chance of getting some diving in so I decided to head up to Subic Bay as the harbour is fairly protected; as it turns out, it was a wasted bus trip.

The week I was down in Bohol a ferry sank with a major loss of life and a day or two later some Korean divers were swept away in strong currents resulting in more loss of life. Notwithstanding, the coastguard were somewhat apprehensive about allowing dive boats to depart in rough conditions and you can't complain about the coastguard being ultra-conservative. 

Hence, local shipping was restricted with the coastguard requiring clearance to set to sea. I wasn't going to get any diving in, I just sat around the shop waiting for a coastguard permission that wasn't forthcoming so it was back on the bus and back to Manila - such a waste.