Ningaloo Expeditions
Peppe de valigia
A vessel made for journeys further east and further west.
Deep seas and shallow creeks
Peppe de Valigia is a vessel with incredibly diverse capabilities, making it perfect for the varied waters we want to explore. She is a 7.49m Predator that feels just as at home drifting offshore in over 1000m of water as she does pushing into knee deep shallow tidal creeks. A stern dive door with a large ladder makes water access easy for all mobilities and ages while twin 135hp Honda motors ensures we get to our locations quickly with a max speed of 36knots.
2C Commercial and research hire
Peppe is under 2C survey and is available for hire for commercial work throughout the northwest. For more information please contact us at,
info@ningalooexpeditions.com.au
Or download more info about our vessel here,
Skipper and Owner:
Michael 'Tropi' Tropiano
Tropi is a marine biologist, photographer and skipper who has driven small commercial vessels for over 15 years. His diversity of experience has seen him operate small vessels through a range of waters including navigating the icebergs and glaciers of Antarctica, traversing the bustling ports of Madagascar, crossing surging reefs breaks in the remote Easter Pacific Ocean and taking tours through the horizontal waterfalls in the Kimberley. His specialty and where he holds a wealth of knowledge and experience is in the waters surrounding Ningaloo Reef. Tropi was the founding manager of the Minerdoo Exmouth Research Laboratory (MERL) spending several years working with a wide range of reserchers who visited the region.
The story of -Peppe de valigia
Peppe de Valigia is named in memory of Giuseppe Tropiano. Peppe (Giuseppe) was a man who looked to the stars for inspiration. He was a dreamer, a philosopher and traveller. There is a saying in Calabria, Italy for a man who is constantly travelling that translates to, the man and his suitcase. As a young man he was often seen carrying his small travelling suitcase (valigia) and this, coupled with his constant travel (as well as the fact that there were many Giuseppe’s in the village) led to his friends giving him the nickname, Peppe de Valigia.