Sailing magical Raja Ampat on Aqua Blu

The far flung Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat, 1,500 emerald islands scattered off the coast of Western Papua, are home to an incredible two thirds of the world’s coral species, more than 1,600 species of reef fish and 700 varieties of mollusc. It’s also possibly the most beautiful place I’ve ever been.   I explored this incredible region on Aqua Blu, a former Royal Navy coastal survey vessel that’s been

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