The Blue Marlin is a giant cargo ship that can dive underwater. Does Blue Marlin Beach Hotel have a restaurant? What additional equipment will be required?

7,5

“In general, the hotel is not bad, although a little old. BUT there are problems."

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Length of stay: September 2019

Nomad

20 marks “helpful review”

8,8

Very good

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5 nights stay

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The hotel is located on the first line in the best part of Diani Beach. The food in the restaurant is very tasty. The choice of dishes is small but exceptionally skillfully prepared.

8,8

Very good

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• Length of stay: July 2019

Russia

7,9

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The hotel fully corresponds to its category (3*). The staff is very polite. The rooms, of course, should be taken with ocean views - quite large, with large verandas-balconies. The room has a hairdryer, air conditioning, kettle. The bed has a net, but there were no mosquitoes. Cleaning is daily, towels are changed daily, gel and shampoo is added every other day. There are ants in the rooms - they always give sprays for treatment. The doors and windows to the veranda must be closed very well - the monkeys masterfully open all the doors, steal everything, the staff chases the monkeys. The beach and the hotel area are excellent, sun loungers and beach towels are always available, you can swim all day (and at low tide). Restaurant: we were on FB. The food is delicious, sometimes you have to wait longer, not always all items are in stock. On FB, an order can consist of 3 dishes (lunch - soup or salad + main course + dessert; dinner - salad + main course + dessert, drinks all for an additional fee). WI-FI in the rooms is weak.

For relaxation - we recommend! Feature (does not apply to the hotel) - there are a sufficient number of surfers on the beach, most follow safety rules, not swimming into the swimming zone, but there are a few individuals who violate water safety rules. It’s good that surfers are on the water only when there is wind.

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4,2

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• 11 night stay
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Sometimes sky surfers disturb swimmers.

Nice beach. The food is very tasty. Security.

Length of stay: February 2019

9,6

5 marks “helpful review”

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"Disgusting Blue Marlin!"

We had a wonderful 8 days with the whole family. Pros: clean beach, great location. A wonderful restaurant in the hotel, we ate only there (there was one unsuccessful trip to the neighboring one), always fresh seafood and fruit. very responsive owner (speaks Russian), I would like to mention the waiter Simon and the girls from the reception, and the friendly Masai Samonya, who guards the beach.

Length of stay: November 2018

25 marks “helpful review”

7,1

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4 nights stay

The rooms are gloomy and not comfortable (they are brighter and more comfortable in the photo), it feels like you are in a cave. There is very little light. Most of the furniture seems to be carved in stone, generally not for everyone. If you spend little time in the room, it will do just fine. There is no TV, which is very sad because the hotel is quiet and a TV would be great entertainment. The hotel is very small, located a few steps from the beach (you can swim without paying attention to the tides). Hotel restaurant with delicious cuisine (we still remember the dishes) We took full board

Length of stay: November 2018

Length of stay: February 2019

7,5

and just ate too much because it’s impossible to resist! Lobster in tomato sauce, luxurious tuna, chowder with lobster, shrimp, octopus 🐙, fresh juices for breakfast. There is no buffet system, you need to choose items from the menu (lunch dinner: salad or soup, main course and dessert).Excellent cocktails based on natural fresh juices. Price quality. + the most important plus is the kitchen and the swimming ocean + a beautiful beach 🏖 The Russian-speaking owner of the hotel (from Bulgaria), a very pleasant Masai warrior, guarding the hotel from scourge fights and monkeys.

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• Length of stay: July 2019
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. 8 nights stay". Healthy, convenient, fast, tasty. But on the third day they introduced a menu system - the waiting time increased, we no longer saw hot pancakes, only cold or warm. Although I even asked once for “please hot pancakes.” It’s better to return it as There was the specificity of the decor of the rooms, at first it seemed like you were living in a cave, again it will be a plus for some, but on the third day I really liked the renovation, my inner perfectionist would sometimes suffer. She said that the price was too high, but we took the hotel during the promotional period, so it was good for us. I advise the managers to improve their knowledge of mathematics, otherwise the management will go into the red :) but we were glad that we paid less than necessary.

We liked! A cozy small hotel - there are not many guests, which was a plus for us (but there are no public events, entertainment, sports, dancing, like in neighboring hotels). You can walk from your room to the beach very quickly. The ocean and the beach are gorgeous, I liked the ebb and flow of the tide, the view is always different - sometimes it’s like a picture of paradise, sometimes the ocean is gone, but cool shells remain. We never stepped on anything or got hurt, even if the water was cloudy due to the tide (but there may be algae in the water). We took the full board - it was very tasty, in 9 days we barely had time to try the entire variety of the menu. The banana split dessert with passion fruit is simply amazing. The portions are huge. We ordered a massage - it was very high quality, we would have taken more, but we were already leaving (but they do it on the street - it’s better to do a massage in the evening). Sometimes there are monkeys running around in the hotel - you don’t need to feed them, but you need to close the windows in your room, they are smart and can climb in. They climbed in and ate bananas. The staff is friendly, the coolest guy in the restaurant is Simon (Simon is the best!). There is also a very friendly Maasai working on the territory, but I never found out his name. I read bad reviews about the pool. Yes, small. But! It doesn’t blow when it’s no longer possible to lie by the ocean. Deep - you can dive. Two lights at night and warm water - nice. And the coolest thing is that you can swim even at night, if it’s not closed for cleaning (for us, it was only closed once late in the evening - usually early in the morning). There are scourge fights, we went with them for cheaper excursions. But if you immediately say that you don’t need anything, they will leave you behind. There's a great kite school nearby! We didn't learn anything, but we took a body board to ride the waves. In the states, every child has such a board - it’s fun.

Construction at the hotel. They didn't warn me. They knocked and sawed all day long.

Location

Length of stay: March 2018

Blue Marlin is the world's largest semi-submersible vessel. Such sea ​​vessels fairly narrow specialization. Semi-submersible transport vessels are designed to move large, extremely heavy cargo, such as sections of offshore and oil platforms, submarines, cranes, ships, berths, etc.

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1. When there is a need to transport a large number of ships, move a giant oil platform or bring a damaged warship home, the giant Blue Marlin will become an indispensable assistant.

2. When it is necessary to load some oversized cargo onto a transport ship, first through 16 kingstons the ballast tanks are filled with sea water and the ship is immersed to a depth of 26 meters. This takes about 12 hours, and during this time up to 77,000 tons of water are poured into the tanks.

3. Using tugs, the cargo is pushed and held above deck level until the semi-submersible vessel is raised to its normal position.

4. A team of welders then secures the load to the metal deck. The placement of the cargo is checked by divers. Then the water is slowly pumped out and the transport vessel takes on the floating cargo. This is where the type of vessel comes from, which translates as “elevator”. The sea vessel is built from dense materials and has a very durable hull, which allows it to make ocean crossings.

5. The weight of the ship is 76,000 tons, the area is 11,000 square meters. meters.

6. The ship is equipped with 38 cabins to accommodate 60 people, a warm-up room, a sauna and special floatation facilities.

7. Blue Marlin and her twin Black Marlin are part of the heavy lift class. They belong to a company from Oslo - Offshore Heavy Transport. Built in April 2000 and November 1999, respectively.

Photographer Doug Perrin, who is the winner of the Photographer of the Year award Wildlife British Museum of Natural History, took some wonderful underwater photos off the coast of Baja California in Mexico.

The first photo is amazing in how the photographer managed to find himself next to blue marlin the moment he puts the poor sardine on his nose before popping it into his mouth.

Blue marlin (Pacific Blue Marlin) was first described in 1802 as a separate species belonging to the billfish family. There is still debate in scientific circles about the membership of some subspecies in the class of blue marlin, mainly based on some small distinctive features. But this is unlikely to be of great importance for the sports fisherman.

Regarding big fishing - blue or blue marlin, this is one of the largest bony fish known to science, having an elongated upper jaw in the form of a pike. In the Latin name Makaira nigricans, the first word comes from machaera, which means "sword". Indeed, this long sword or spear, very durable, sharp and round in diameter, is used by him when hunting, and also serves to cut through water when moving, increasing his speed characteristics.

Marlins are predators that feed in surface waters and capable of making long migrations in search of food in a short period of time. Blue marlin is a passionate hunter. Its prey is mainly small tuna and squid. Its menu is also complemented by other marine animals, such as lobsters, crabs and sea turtles. Many professional hunters have repeatedly noted the fact that, even without being hungry, blue marlin attacks its prey simply for the sake of the hunting process. Therefore, if a marlin suddenly appears near the boat, in most cases it will attack the offered bait.

Its habitat is not tied to the coast. Marlins are found both in the shelf zone of continents and islands, and in the open ocean thousands of kilometers from the coast.

The body structure of the blue marlin allows it to gain incredible speed in the water, which gives it the ability to hunt even flying fish that are inaccessible to most predators. The elongated upper jaw and folding fins create a hydrodynamic body shape that allows it to accelerate to 100 km/h or more, which, combined with the size and strength of the blue marlin, puts it at the very top of the ocean food chain. It is not without reason that some nationalities use the word “king” in defining this fish. By appearance It is probably difficult to find a more beautiful fish. A bright blue or light blue back, a shiny silver belly, a sickle-shaped tail and lower fins that look like airplane fenders - all this creates a unique, elite image of this fast and very strong fish.

Blue marlin can reach a length of more than 4 meters and weigh about a ton. In the book of records of the International Fishing Association IGFA, specimens of 636 kg are registered in Atlantic Ocean and 624 kg in Tikhoy. The rules for entering caught fish into this book are very strict, so not all records are included in official reports.

In the press and fishing analytics, you can find evidence of the capture of trophies that exceed in weight those appearing in official statistics, supported only by eyewitness accounts and photographs. But this information can also be trusted, because due to the huge range of its habitat, we most likely have no idea what size a blue marlin can reach somewhere in the middle Pacific Ocean, where fishing boats and large fishing vessels simply do not go.

In most countries, blue marlin fishing is governed by local laws that govern the release of all fish caught. The fisherman usually only has a photo or video clip to remember this trophy. At the same time, if marlin is nevertheless taken as a catch, many fishermen manage to try dishes prepared according to local recipes. Basically, it is cooked on the grill and gastronomic value Its meat is highly appreciated by gourmets for its balance of proteins and fats, as well as for its special taste.

Marlin hunting has become a special class of fishing that has thousands of fans around the world. For this, people sometimes fly thousands of kilometers and sail the oceans on fishing boats for weeks. Among the famous fans of this fishing are the writer E. Hemingway, who dedicated his famous novel “The Old Man and the Sea” to the blue marlin, as well as the Cuban leader Fidel Castro. According to rumors, in Cuban waters no one has yet defeated the famous “Commandante” in terms of the number and weight of marlin caught.

Among trophy fishermen there is a concept called “Grand Slam”. This is a kind of fishing gradation, akin to the assignment of a “black belt” in karate. In order to get it, you need to catch a certain set of fish at a time specified by the rules and record your catch in one of the specialized clubs of the International Fishing Association IGFA. So, in order to get this gradation in the Offshore Grand Slam club, you need to catch blue marlin, black marlin and sailfish in one day of fishing at sea.

In various clubs that gravitate towards certain geographical latitudes and different seas and oceans, the set of fish species may differ, but blue marlin will always come first, as a symbol of real sea fishing. And this is no coincidence. The culmination of the hunt for blue marlin is a spectacular fishing with jumps, mind-blowing “candles” and other acrobatic somersaults. The fight can last for hours and its ending can never be known in advance. A beautiful and powerful fish always fights to the last, allowing the angler to fully experience all the delights and excitement of sea fishing in the Big Game class.

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When the need arises to transport a large number of ships, move a giant oil platform, or bring a damaged warship home, the giant Blue Marlin will become an indispensable assistant.

We have already mentioned it in the selection of the largest ships. The Blue Marlin is a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel designed to transport very large drilling rigs, ships and other cargo. The ship is equipped with 38 cabins to accommodate 60 people, a warm-up room, a sauna and special floatation facilities.


The Blue Marlin and her twin the Black Marlin are part of the heavy lift class. They belong to a company from Oslo - Offshore Heavy Transport. Built in April 2000 and November 1999 respectively.


The US Navy hired Blue Marlin to bring the USS Cole Wuyekschnuk to the United States after it was damaged by an Al Qaeda suicide attack while anchored in the port of Aden, Yemen. During the last revision in 2003, the vessel's load-bearing capacity was increased, as well as maneuverability and stability.


The vessel re-entered service in January 2004. Following these improvements, Blue Marlin delivered the 60,000 ton Thunder Horse PDQ oil platform to Corpus Christi, Texas.


In July 2005, Blue Marlin moved the Snehvit gas refinery from its construction site in Cadiz in 11 days. This transport was featured on the Extreme Engineering TV Show on the Discovery Channel, as well as on the Mega Movers program on the History Channel.


In November 2005, the ship left Corpus Christi, Texas, to move the massive X-Group maritime radar to Adak, Alaska. The ship reached Pearl Harbor on January 9, 2006, having traveled 15,000 miles. In January 2007, Marlin was hired to move two drilling rigs from Halifax Harbor to the North Sea.