Pacific · Vessel profile
Kalinda
Townsville-based wooden liveaboard for dive clubs and marine research, with multi-night Great Barrier Reef trips.
Published operator: Kalinda Affordable Charters Group [2]
Operator offers dive group charters; six-night September 2026 club cruise documented
- Length
- 22 m
- Built
- 1973
Research reviewed 2026-10-19.
Published specifications
Published ownership
David “Stewey” Stewart [3]
Basis: First-hand research-team history says he bought this vessel in 2005 and remained its skipper in December 2025; corroborating dive-club page describes his vessel. Not a certified ownership register.
As of: 2025-12-10
Ownership and the advertised operator are separate roles. Historical records remain dated claims.
Contact and booking links
- Operator inquiries info@kalinda.com.au [2] · checked 2026-10-19
- Operator telephone +61 7 4700 2099 [2] · checked 2026-10-19
- Official operator website https://www.kalinda.com.au/ [2] · checked 2026-10-19
- Operator website
- Published booking page
Links lead to third-party operators or agents. This directory does not confirm departures or accept bookings.
Source-linked research
The published details below include historical records and conflicting claims, with their original sources retained.
| Detail | Published information and source |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kalinda Affordable Charters Group [2] |
| Operator website | https://www.kalinda.com.au/ [1] |
| Vessel / booking page | https://www.kalinda.com.au/ [1] |
| Vessel type | Timber dive and research liveaboard [3] |
| Operating status | Operator offers dive group charters; six-night September 2026 club cruise documented [5] |
| Length (m) | 22 [4] |
| Year built | 1973 [3] |
| Hull construction | Spotted-gum timber [3] |
| Departure ports | Townsville, Queensland, Australia [1] |
| Owner | David “Stewey” Stewart [3] |
| Ownership basis | First-hand research-team history says he bought this vessel in 2005 and remained its skipper in December 2025; corroborating dive-club page describes his vessel. Not a certified ownership register. [3] |
| Ownership claim date | 2025-12-10 [3] |
| Business email | info@kalinda.com.au [2] |
| Business telephone | +61 7 4700 2099 [2] |
| Vessel photograph | Kalinda official website photograph; named hull and liveaboard-diving sign visible; exact vessel exterior visually checked 19 October 2026. [1] |
| Vessel history | Built in Brisbane in 1973 for CSIRO; later Pro Dive Cairns dive vessel; purchased by David Stewart in 2005 and returned to Townsville. [3] |
| Observed hull marking | 3235QC visible on the official vessel photograph; not treated as an IMO or MMSI. [1] |
Sources
- Kalinda — official dive charter offeroperator · accessed 2026-10-19
- Kalinda — about and business contactoperator · accessed 2026-10-19
- Project Phoenix — first-hand vessel history, 10 December 2025research · accessed 2026-10-19
- North Queensland Underwater Explorers Club — Kalinda operator and vessel descriptiondiving-club · accessed 2026-10-19
- UNSW Underwater Club — September 2026 six-night Kalinda liveaboard eventdiving-club · accessed 2026-10-19