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Summer Training Schedule

AtlanticDivers — Thur, 08 May 2008 21:40:12 GMT

The water is warm and the boats are ready....Get ready for some great wreck diving! Register now for summer dives and maintain your scuba education this season by taking a continuing education course.

Advanced Dive Course. ( Intro to Wreck Diving)
Thursday June 4, 2008. See other post. $450.00 includes three classes, one pool session, two boat trips, textbook and one practice quarry trip. Plus great wreck diving with experienced guides.

Summer Openwater Scuba Wednesday May 21, 2008 6:30 p.m. Mainland Regional High School Student must pre register with a deposit by May 19 at Atlantic Divers
Course fee $270.00 includes text kit/tables all scuba equipment for 8 sessions.
A Great Graduation Gift!

NAUI First Aid, CPR, O2 Thursday May 29, 6:30 p.m. Prerequisite for Rescue Diver. $170.00 Includes text and lectures.

Rescue Diver, Tuesday June 10, 2008 6:30 p.m. Atlantic Divers $ 195.00 Includes text kit, two pool sessions, lectures and openwater training.

Forum: Training/Courses

Pumped up about my first ocean dive

REEF1 — Thur, 08 May 2008 20:03:16 GMT

I just finished up my NAUI open water certification last fall with Gene and have my first ocean dive scheduled for May 28th on the Almirante. Can anyone tell my what my chances are of harvesting lobster. In the shipwreck description page, it indicates that there are many hiding spaces for lobster on the wreck. What is the best way to grab a hold of a lobster. I would image the lobsters back into holes with claws facing outward. I'm sure getting bit is a common occurance.

Forum: The Diver's Place

Gary Gentiles news letter Shuffled Wrecks

AtlanticDivers — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:58:08 GMT

Wrecksters Check out this:

Gary Gentile Newsletter

Shuffled Shipwrecks - Part 1
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SHUFFLED SHIPWRECKS

Part 1

Two shipwrecks are identified on the charts as the Buarque and the Equipoise. German U-boats sank both of them during World War Two, off the coast of North Carolina close to the border of Virginia. The way they are listed, the Buarque lies inshore at a depth of 140 feet. The Equipoise lies offshore at a depth of 250 feet.

The Gentian surveyed the offshore site in 1944. According to the report, "A study of the underwater photographs and other information available relative to the wreck does not shed any light on its identity. Its designation on the wreck list has therefore been changed from 'Probably Equipoise' to 'Probably Buarque.' " Despite this admonition, neither the chart nor the wreck list was changed, and the offshore site retained the name of Equipoise. The inshore site was therefore called the Buarque. And so it remained throughout the years as head boats fished the wrecks.

No one had ever dived on the offshore wreck until July 3, 1992. That was when Mike Boring, skipper of the Sea Hunter, took six divers to explore the site. These divers were Ken Clayton, Peter Feuerle, Steve Gatto, Jon Hulburt, Tom Packer, and this author.

I recovered a pair of gauges that confirmed the Gentian's deduction that the offshore wreck was the Buarque. The gauges were manufactured by the Moeller Instrument Company of Brooklyn, New York, and were stamped "Made in U.S.A." The Buarque was built at Hog Island, Pennsylvania, whereas the Equipoise was built at Glasgow, Scotland.

Ergo, the inshore wreck must be the Equipoise. Or so I inferred. I had already corrected another reversal of names that the charts and the Gentian had made. When I recovered a bell from a wreck that was supposed to be the Malchace, I found that the name stamped in bronze was Manuela. I later identified the other wreck - which lay only a mile away - as the Malchace.

Due to its shallow depth, the inshore wreck, which I now presumed was the Equipoise, was a popular dive site. I first dived it on October 4, 1993. I conducted my standard survey, made a detailed drawing of the layout, and noted particular features.

On another trip two years later, Jeff Hewlett apprised me with his observations about the so-called Equipoise. He, too, had made a detailed drawing of the wreck, but he went one step farther: he and a group of friends measured the length with a tape measure. Although the bow was broken off, making a precise measurement difficult to obtain, he calculated that the total length was 270 feet. The length of the Equipoise was 429 feet. Even allowing for imprecision, he could not have made a mistake of 159 feet.

Jeff and his friends also measured the beam. There was some slight sagging of the hull plates in places, but by measuring a number of areas they obtained a beam of 38 to 40 feet. The beam of the Equipoise was 54 feet.

He submitted that the wreck could not possibly be the Equipoise. It took me no longer than a couple of seconds to mull this over and agree with him. I knew that he was on to something, for as I pictured the wreck in my mind, I realized that I had not swum 429 feet from bow to stern.

Jeff's argument raised two immediate questions: what wreck was it, and where was the Equipoise?

We had no working hypothesis other than the fact that the inshore wreck had likely not been built in the U.S. This interpretation was predicated upon the helm stand that Hal and Penny Good had recovered from the wheelhouse area. The top of the stand was stamped "The Pepper Steering Gear," "R. Roger & Co.," and "Stockton-on-Tees." Originally, these stampings lent credence to the theory that the wreck was the Equipoise. What they meant now was anyone's guess.

I recovered an old-style taffrail log that was no longer in use by World War Two. Modern logs consisted of two parts: a register that was secured to the rail, and a rotator that was suspended in the water astern of the vessel. My log was a self-contained type, in which the rotator was connected by means of a shaft to geared clocklike faces in the main body of the log; the entire assembly was submerged. I inferred from this log that the wreck must be old, possibly predating World War One.

At home, I scanned the wreck lists that I had collected during 20 years of research. I found nothing in the area that conformed to the inshore wreck. I started asking people who had dived on the wreck if they knew of any other recoveries that might indicate a name or place of origin. Gene Peterson provided a clue that proved to be crucial. He told me that he found the hub of the auxiliary steering wheel; the wooden spokes had been eaten away. On his next dive, he took Rich Allen to the stern, and together they recovered the spokeless hub. On the face of the hub was stamped MEXICANO. Gene thought it was the place of construction: Mexico. To me it sounded like a manufacturer's name.

Nonetheless, in my personal library I looked up Mexicano in the shipwreck researcher's bible, Encyclopedia of American Shipwrecks. No Mexicano was listed. However, I found a Mexicano listed in Dictionary of Disasters at Sea During the Age of Steam 1824-1962. According to the entry, a British tanker by the name of Mexicano foundered on September 17, 1903, during a voyage from Philadelphia to Vera Cruz. No location was given. A voyage from Philadelphia to Mexico implied a coastal route.

Armed with this information, I went to the Independence Seaport Museum to look through maritime newspapers. According to the Lloyd's Weekly Shipping Index, the Mexicano foundered in rough seas when "a wave crashed through the deck and flooded the fire-room, rendering the steamer helpless." The British steamer Roxby rescued a sailor named Reyarberay, who was clinging to some wreckage. He thought he was the sole survivor. Then the steamship Vidar was reported to have found six more survivors "clinging to pieces of wreckage." No location was given.

Next I tried the New York Maritime Register. The account was similar, but added this important tidbit: the Mexicano "foundered off the Florida coast night of Sep 15 during a hurricane."

Dead end. I was looking for a Mexicano that sank 500 miles north of the Florida-Georgia border.

As usual, I made photocopies of all the reference materials and stuffed them into a file folder that I created for the project. Just to be thorough, I looked up Mexicano in the Lloyd's Register, in order to ascertain if there were any other vessels of the same name in the same time period. There was only one: a tanker. I photocopied the page anyway.

Soon afterward, Jeff sent me copies of his survey drawings. As I filed them, I decided to review the maritime newspaper articles. Now I saw something that I had missed before, and that was contradictory.

Although the Mexicano supposedly foundered off the coast of Florida, an appended item mentioned that the Vidar picked up the six men "in lat 36 16, lon 75 55." That latitude was nowhere near Florida. I pulled out my nautical charts and, with a pair of dividers, pinpointed the position of the rescue. Lo and behold, the men were picked up only five miles away from site of the inshore wreck.

That was too much for coincidence! The statement about Florida had to be erroneous.

I looked at the Mexicano's statistics. She was built in 1893 in Sunderland, England. She was powered by a triple expansion reciprocating steam engine. She measured 270 feet in length, and 38 feet abeam: the exact dimensions that Jeff had measured with his tape. Voila!

I immediately wrote to Jeff to give him the news.

Contemporary newspaper articles furnished the human drama. According to August Osterlind, "About 4 o'clock on Sept. 15 we encountered a severe hurricane, blowing from the south. About 12 o'clock it shifted to northwest and blew with tremendous force. A heavy sea swept the steamer from stem to stern, carrying away the lifeboats and ventilators, flooding the engine rooms, and putting out the fires. The steamer than became unmanageable and was soon in the trough of the sea.

"She rolled about for a little over an hour, when she sank stern first. The men in the forecastle were called out and told to be ready to save themselves the best way possible when the steamer went down. The boatswain refused to leave his bunk, saying if he had to die he would rather die in his bunk than in the sea. Two firemen refused to leave the stokeroom, preferring to take a chance on the steamer standing out the storm.

"We were on the bridge with the officers and jumped overboard just as the steamer went down. Just before I jumped I heard two pistol shots, and I think some of the officers shot themselves, preferring that kind of death to drowning.

"We drifted about for several hours, doing our best to keep together, but when daylight came there were but seven of us together. The second mate was exhausted. He took off his lifebuoy, handed it to one of the sailors, said good-bye to all of us, and went down. We had about given up hope when we sighted the steamer."

Aboard the Vidar, Captain Sorrensen was sitting in his cabin when "I heard a cry. Thinking some one was fooling on board the steamer, I went out on the bridge to investigate. When I reached the bridge I heard the cry again. The sound seemed to come from the ocean, but I could not see any one.

"I ordered a boat to be gotten ready, and when I heard the cry a third time I saw something in the water like a small log, about half a mile off. With the aid of my glass I found it to be a small hatch, with a man in oilskins stretched full length on it.

"I immediately steered for the man and rescued him; he was completely exhausted, and had to be hauled aboard the boat. He was unable to say a word, and thinking there were no more, as I could see no wreckage about, I started on my way.

"I had proceeded about a mile when I saw several objects in the water which I could not plainly make out. Upon going closer I found five more men clinging to pieces of wreckage. I had the boat lowered again and picked up the castaways. They, too, were exhausted, and one was nearly crazy. My men had to hold him in the lifeboat, for he was determined to jump into the sea.

"There was another steamer some distance off and I could see that they had a lifeboat out, but I could not distinguish her name."

Captain Shields, master of the Roxby, organized the rescue of Domingo Ballo Reyarberay. According to the lone survivor's account, he "went under with the vessel, and by merest chance became entangled in some loose rigging and spars. The buoyancy of these brought him to the surface, and he made himself fast to the larger spar. For seven hours he floated in a turbulent sea, until finally the Roxby hove in sight."

Captain King and fourteen men went to a watery grave.

By means of exploration and archival research, a mystery was solved and a dramatic tale of survival was brought to light.

What about the Equipoise? To this day, nobody knows its whereabouts.

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GROUNDBREAKING NEWS!! Recently uncovered evidence has now established

that the U-869 was discovered and dived three years prior to the events that were embellished and exaggerated in "Shadow Divers." Stayed tuned, and read all about it in a future newsletter.

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Forum: The Diver's Place

NEW QUARRY DESTINATIONS AND DATES

AtlanticDivers — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:37:24 GMT

We are going to different quarrys this spring to check out the differences and advantages. Come join us for some fun and check back for updates.

Sunday April 27 Bainbridge Sportsman's Club 8:30 a.m
Sunday May 4, Willow Springs 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday May 14, Dutch Springs 9:a.m.
Sunday June 8 Bainbridge Sportsman's Club 8:30 a.m.

Thursday June 26, Dutch Springs 9 a.m.

Join us at some different locations and help introduce new guppies to underwater adventure!

Good Diving!
Atlantic Divers

Forum: Atlantic Divers

The end of trophy lobster hunting.

AtlanticDivers — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:55:58 GMT

Wrecksters,

Now you will have to take that picture of your monster lobster underwater. The latest law CRAB AND LOBSTER MANAGEMENT 7:25-14.13 below will put an end to holding the big one on the boat. Over the years, I have seen some huge lobster landed including a 26 pound lobster captured by Chuck Wine, two 20 pounders landed by Dennis Martin, a 13 pound crusher claw captured off the Tolten and numerous bags of assorted bugs captured off some great offshore wrecks.     Diving legend, the late George Hoffman once labeled Bill Hoodiman, the best lobster hunter that ever dived. "He caught more lobsters by accident than most divers will catch in their lifetime on purpose." Hoffman exclaimed. Harvey Leonard (Crazy Harvey) had a long time bet that he could out catch any diver willing to put $5000.00 up. He had numerous trophy lobster to prove his ability. As far as I know, no one contested him.
I once witnessed a diver get his mask crushed staring too closely at a large lobster cornered in a hole. Divers have lost finger nails, had thumbs crushed, and have been pinched through their mesh bug bags on their legs and other unmentionable, yet horrific places. Hoodiman once had a 12 pound lobster that did not want to ascend, grab the anchor line forcing him to abandon the claw on his delayed ascent.
After the 18 mile Stone Barge was discovered in the late seventies over 4 dozen humongous bugs were brought on to the Sea Lion. Gary Gentile separated his extra large bug bags into two categories normal 3-10 pounders and the other was reserved for10 pounders and up.
There are rumors and legends from the past that a 50 pound monster laid out on the propeller of the San Diego in the sixties and a Russian trawler netted a 100 pound er within the two hundred mile limit and was caught by the Coast Guard in the seventies. Such lobster stories exist and the legends of those original hunters will live on.   We will no longer be able to recover those trophy lobster, but I am sure will see many in the future. They will probably lose some of their fear factor and attack divers like those long protected lobsters of Nova Scotia. One time my dive partner Lynn DelCorio and I were forced out of a small cove by an extremely aggressive 20 pound lobster that kept attacking us in the shallow grassy waters while bottle diving. The lobster had the character of a crab rather than it's sedentary Jersey cousin. We both were on our guard through out the dive, as it snapped and swung it's massive claws around nipping at our extremities.
Good Hunting!
Atlantic Diver

New legislation approved.
New maximum carapace limit (both sexes) of 5 and 1/4 inches and maximum limit now applies to the recreational fishery. V notch changes to 1/8 inch for female lobster. Bag (creel) limits are still 6 lobsters per person per day. Changes mandated by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.
Excerpts from the New Jersey Administrative Code Title 7
SUBCHAPTER 14. CRAB AND LOBSTER MANAGEMENT
7:25-14.13 Size of lobster taken
(a) A person shall not take from the marine waters of this State by any means, import, export, offload at any port, have in his or her possession, buy, sell or offer to buy or sell, any American lobster of the genus and species Homarus americanus, which when measured from the rear end of the eye socket along a line parallel to the center line of the body shell to the rear end of the body shell is less than the lengths listed below after the dates stipulated.
After    Minimum Size (Inches)
July 1, 2004    33/8

Forum: The Diver's Place

Brunette Dig Dive-this Sunday 4-13

AtlanticDivers — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:38:04 GMT

Let's go digging! A premier digging wreck Chuck Wine recovered a bilge pump manufactured by Pusey and Jones and dozens of keys wrapped in wax paper around door locks back in the early eighties. Dan Bartone recovered a spectacular brownstone, blue flowered urn in the mid nineties White marble, and brown alabaster door knobs , silver coin silver spoons, bottles, gun powder flasks and assorted hardware still lie beneath the sand. Scooter divers will unearth more unique finds this Sunday on the Sea Lion. Join us on a co-operative dig and rake in the finds. What will this vintage 1870 wreck cough up this week? Register today and dig with us.

Great Wreck Diving!
Atlantic Diver
(609) 641-7722

Forum: The Diver's Place

Replace Your Certification Card.

AtlanticDivers — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:28:55 GMT

Dear NAUI Wrecksters,

Did you lose your card or is it a crushed, broken, unreadable relic which is embarrassing to pull out of your wallet. Who is that kid with long hair in the picture? Check out the NAUI web site and see the latest styles of c-cards available. Card orders can be made through the shop.

http://www.nauiww.org/new2008cards.php#divesite

or upgrade your certification enroll now in an NAUI advanced, or rescue diver course!

Good Diving!
Atlantic Diver

Forum: Sales

Beneath The Sea

LMiller — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:12:31 GMT

Does any one have plans to go to the show on Sunday, if so give me a call 609-703-8351.

Forum: The Diver's Place

Police Unity Tour Benefit Dinner

Whittaker — Thur, 20 Mar 2008 22:45:45 GMT

Hey Gang,

Just wanted to invite everyone to the 4th Annual Police Unity Tour Benefit Dinner Friday March 28 from 7 to 11pm. The dinner is a fund-raiser for State Troopers participating in the 2008 Police Unity Tour. The Police Unity Tour is a bicycle ride from NJ to Washington, DC whose main goal is to raise money for the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial. Atlantic Divers Gene Peterson as well as Mark and Jen Patterson have attended in the past and can attest that a good time is always had by all. Many door prizes will be awarded. The dinner is at the Carriage House, 25 S. Pitney Road, in Galloway. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Thanks. Any questions give me a shout at (609)412-6336.

Paul W.

Forum: The Diver's Place

Used and new Dry Suits on sale

AtlanticDivers — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:32:47 GMT

IN STOCK NOW!!!! a HUGE SELECTION with all sizes. 2-23-2008 update
Check with the shop for dry suit specials and introductory dry suit demos. Stay warm this season, dive longer in comfort and increase your safety.

New Hp Aluminum cylinders coming in mid February.

Leftover drysuits and wetsuits still available....call for sizes (609) 641-7722

Forum: Sales

Check out our video from Bikini 2006

Whittaker — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:47:52 GMT

Digital video test

Forum: The Diver's Place

Eureka -Miss Lindsey Trips

AtlanticDivers — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:48:49 GMT

Some of the best dive trips have been on the Miss Lindsey out of Rudee Inlet, Virginia. In 2008 Atlantic Divers has exclusive charters to some great wrecks. Below is an example:

Eureka Bottle Bonanza

By Gene Peterson

The dive boat Miss Lindsey gently crosses over the site of the lost coastal freighter Eureka as the morning sun rises. Its June 2002, the summer waters are warm and turquoise as the Gulf Stream current ebbs over the wreck. The white sandy bottom surrounds the embedded skeleton of the once proud Morgan Line steamer lost in a collision one hundred fourteen years before on May 6, 1888. Eureka was carrying a cargo of silk, cloth, lace, hardware, and medicine to New York when she was struck amidships by the Benison, a sugar freighter heading to the port of Philadelphia.

Captain Charlie Salle blasts the horn and the anchor chain plummets through the darkness, destination 110 feet below to the cold boilers of the old steamer. A spit in the mask, quick check of gauges, purge of the dry suit and I leap over the side, plummeting down the stretched tether of anchor rode. Forcing myself to equalize past the Amber Jacks that prowl the thermo cline, I drop onto the rusting hulk. Gathering the tie in line I hook the grapnel, and hurriedly wrap the inch diameter nylon lead around the broken internal frame of the boiler.

Off to the bow, I swim. There, coveted porcelain dolls, shoe polish, wine, ketchup, ginger ale and whiskey bottles have been uncovered. A shy lobster pokes out his claw, then retreats into his dark domain. A lucky crustacean, I am not hunting for dinner. Today, our group mission is to unlock more discoveries. Shifting the sand, I have released a few dolls and bottles from their time capsule. I returned to the anchor with extra time. A waning light is shimmering in the distance. Opportunity is a constant. Helping out always has led me to many great adventures and lucky scores. I happened upon Greg Modelle and Mark Clark blasting off crates with a scooter. In a team effort we break off the lid of a black coal encrusted crate. Bottles, all shapes and sizes appear. A closer examination in the now rising sunlight reveals what appears to be pickles, peppers and other numerous varieties of fruits or elixirs. Literally dozens of bottles popped out from the one container. Time cut short our party. We packed up our mesh goody bags with bootie. Mike Nugent exploring the outskirts of the area picked up a small brass bell. I ran a sisal lead line back to the boats anchor. Now, we can return directly for the balance of our stay. Other scooters and divers arrive at the site just as we depart. It is time for us to rise and bear the decompression debt.

The commotion of divers negotiating buoyancy changes, and shifting positions accents the lengthy decompression. Bags of bottles softly tinkle as each of us try to manage our fragile recoveries. The time passed quickly. Each of us surveyed the mesh bags dangling from our equipment lines and the varieties of finds seem endless.

On the deck of the Miss Lindsey, a bottle, show and tell began. The camaraderie was in full bloom as we exchanged stories, compared bottles and began cleaning out the smelly putrid contents. One in particular, Dr. Scoovilles Blood and Liver Syrup was intensely disgusting. When removing the cork; immediately my sinuses ran, eyes watered profusely and I gagged. Kneeling on the dive platform, I found myself alone until the stench dissipated. Time for lunch. I heard Becky Spalding our mate cry out in jest. My appetite was slightly diluted. I recovered quickly for the steaks and lobster later on that evening. Although, I had to rinse my sinuses with dish soap to eliminate the enduring odor.

During a relaxing surface interval lounging on the sun deck, we drew a diagram of the wreck. Mapping out our dive plan, we divided up into work teams, then shared more adventure stories and laughs. This was serious fun no one would be left out. Over the next few dives the group works the cargo in small groups. More bottles, dolls, deadeyes, a porthole and other unique finds are released. Each dive team is successful, exuberant and ready to share in their discoveries. History is told in many ways. Touching it is just as important as reading about it. Other trips back to the Eureka were just as exciting and fruitful. One of the most unusual finds are the pickle and pepper bottles marked His Majesties Cupboard with the tasty jerkins still packed intact. No one in the group had the courage to test the sour dills. Imagine pickles from 1888, still colorful and packed in their original brine. A delightful treat!

Eureka sank on May 6, 1888. This four masted steamship and her cargo were valued at over one million dollars at that time. Her masts remained a hazard to navigation until they where dynamited in the fall of 1888. The Baker Salvage Company worked the wreck site interrupted by weather and sea conditions for a few months. Little was retrieved due to the great distance offshore and the depth. Today, few worthy vessels can make the 60-mile trip comfortably. Miss Lindsey is a great dive platform, perfect for such excursions. An extended stay over the site as noted can be worthwhile. Atlantic Divers has planned several more expeditions to this wreck. Check our schedule for more exciting adventures in 2008.

Forum: Atlantic Divers

2008 Wreck Expedition Schedule

AtlanticDivers — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:28:28 GMT

Atlantic Divers
2008 Wreck Expedition Schedule

March
Wednesday 19, 9 a.m.     Deauville Inn     Beach Dive         20 feet         Dry Suit Diver
April
Sunday 13, 7 a.m.   Sea Lion         Brunette        70 feet        Dry Suit Diver

Thursday-Sunday 17,18,19 & 20 East Port, Me. Kayak/Bottle/Photo Dive 20-90 feet    Dry (Special-WE)
Explore the pristine waters of eastern Maine on and under the historic coast where marine and sea life merge. Hotel is right on the shore line, where an easy beach entry can be made. Lobster and giant anemone protect antique bottles lost in the rocky ledges. Dry suit divers will enjoy this unique environment. Overnight Special.

Sunday 27, 7:45 a.m.    Dutch Springs    Student            20-40 feet    N

May
Saturday 3, 7 a.m.   Dina Dee            Great Isaac          90 feet        W
Sunday 4, 7:45 a.m.   Dutch Springs    Student            20-40 feet    N
Saturday 10, 7:45 a.m.     Dutch Springs    Student            20-40 feet    N
Saturday 17, 6a.m.           Big Mac              City of Athens 110 feet        W-E
Sunday 18, 7 a.m.      Dina Dee      Viscaya                85 feet        W
Wednesday 21, 7 a.m.    Sea Lion              Stolt Dagali        70-130 feet    W
Saturday 24, 6 a.m. Big Mac     Varanger (stern)   120-150 feet    ES
Saturday 24, 7a.m.           Dina Dee      San Saba    75 feet        N-W
Wednesday 28, 8a.m.     Submission II     Almirante       65 feet        N-W

June
Sunday 1, 7a.m.               Dina Dee      Gulftrade (stern)        90 feet        W
Monday 2, 5:30 a.m.   Big Mac                S.S.Miraflores    165 feet        ES
Recently identified this freighter is rarely dived is loaded with lobster, scallops and artifacts.

Wednesday 4, 7 a.m.    Sea Lion     Tolten             95 feet        W
Sunday 8, 7:45 a.m.    Dutch Springs   Student              20-40 feet    N
Wednesday 11, 8 a.m. Submission II      Lemuel Burrows    75 feet        N-W
Saturday 14, 7 a.m.        Dina Dee              Fatuk           90-110 feet    W
Wednesday 18, 7 a.m. Sea Lion Emerald          80 feet        W
Saturday 21, 5:30 a.m.    Big Mac       Terror Wreck         165 feet        ES
Sunday 22, 7 a.m.      Sea Lion                 Arundo (bridge)   100-130 feet    W-E
Monday 23, 8 a.m.         Submission II      Sea Girt/ John Marvin    70'/70 feet    N
Saturday 28, 6:30 a.m.    Dina Dee   Great Isaac             90 feet        N-W

Saturday 28,29&30, 7 p.m. Miss Lindsey    Eureka Bottle Bonanza    110 feet        S-Overnight
This 1888 vintage steamer is loaded with a cargo estimated to be over one million dollars at the time of her sinking. Divers will discover grinding wheels, porcelain dolls, antique cure all bottles sewing machines, and nautical artifacts.

July
Wednesday 2, 7 a.m.   Sea Lion          S.S. Mohawk       80 feet        N-W
Sunday 6, 6:30 a.m.      Dina Dee               Vizcaya                 85 feet        W
Wednesday 9, 8 a.m.     Submission II        Almirante/ Pet        65'/55 feet    N-W
Saturday 12, 5:30 a.m.    Big Mac      Northern Pacific    145 feet        E
Sunday 13, 6:30 a.m.       Dina Dee      Bonanza          110 feet        W-E
Monday 14, 8 a.m.         Submission II   Whopper/Beaver       90'/90 feet    W-E
Wednesday 16, 7a.m.    Sea Lion      Maurice Tracy        70 feet        N
Sunday 20, 7 a.m.           Sea Lion             Algol                      70- 140 feet    W-E
Wednesday 23, 8 a.m.    Submission II   Boiler/ Lang       90'/90 feet    W
Saturday 26, 6:30 a.m.      Dina Dee             Offshore Tug/ Y. Flag    75'/75 feet    W
Wednesday 30, 7a.m.      Sea Lion           Pinta/ Brass Spike    90'90' feet    W

August
Saturday 2, 6:30 a.m.    Dina Dee           Gulftrade (stern)        90 feet        W
Wednesday 6, 8 a.m.    Submission II    San Jose/ Slabs        110' 90 feet    W-E
Saturday 9, 6:30 a.m.    Dina Dee      Chaparra/ San Saba    75'/75 feet    N-W
Sunday 10, 7 a.m.   Sea Lion             Stolt Dagali        70-130 feet    W
Monday 11, 8 a.m.        Submission II      Red Brick/American Oil    90'/70 feet    W

Saturday 16,17&18, 7p.m. Miss Lindsey    Eureka/ John Morgan    110' 110 feet    WS
Overnight Special (see June description for the Eureka.) The John Morgan a munitions ship was loaded with an abundance of ordinance, motorcycles, valentine tanks and supplies for the WWII effort.

Wednesday 20, 8 a.m.    Submission II   Lake Frampton        85 feet        N-W
Sunday 24,6:30 a.m.    Dina Dee      Sea Hag/ Mildred    90'/90feet    W

Friday 22 to 31 North Atlantic Adventure    Extreme Camp and Dive     90-220 feet    Experienced Selected
Over 1000 shipwrecks lie off the rocky coastline and approaches to Halifax Harbor. Experienced divers and campers will search and enjoy the unique photographic environment where seals lounge and whales breech.

September
Sunday 7, 7a.m.               Sea Lion               Vivian/ Emerald        85'/ 85 feet     W
Saturday 13, 5:30 a.m.    Big Mac      Varanger/ Crystal Wave    120-150 feet    ES
Sunday 14, 7 a.m. Dina Dee      Great Isaac        90 feet        W
Wednesday 17, 8 a.m.    Submission II      Almirante        65 feet        N
Saturday 20, 7 a.m. Dina Dee           Vizcaya/ C. Hargrove    85'/ 85 feet    W
Sunday 21, 7a.m.    Sea Lion      Delaware        70 feet        N
Wednesday 24, 8 a.m.    Submission II    Masons Paddle wheeler    90 feet        W
Sunday 28, 7 a.m.            Dina Dee                 Brick Schooner        70 feet        N

October
Saturday 4,5 &6 Miss Lindsey   Mexicano/ York/ Norvana/ Luckenback/ Morgan    W-E
These wrecks are located in the southern Virginia waters and are visually spectacular. Often overlooked a number of artifacts are waiting to be discovered by wreck enthusiasts.

Wednesday 8, 8a.m.     Submission II          Lemuel Burrows        75 feet        N-W
Sunday 12, 7 a.m.          Dina Dee                  San Saba       75 feet        N-W
Sunday 19, 7 a.m.   Dina Dee                 Vizcaya        85 feet        N-W
Wednesday 22, 7a.m.    Submission II    San Jose                  110 feet        W-E
Saturday 25, 7a.m.      Dina Dee         Great Isaac                 90 feet        W
Sunday 26, 5:30 a.m.       Big Mac               S.S. Miraflores/ Cleopatra    165'/ 85 feet    ES

November
Sunday 2, 7 a.m.              Dina Dee   Gulf Trade (stern)        90 feet        W

Forum: Atlantic Divers

2008 Wreck Expeditions (Schedule Update)

AtlanticDivers — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:54:25 GMT

Dear Wrecksters,

Exciting News!!!! Eureka!!!!!!!!!! Eureka!!!!!!!!

Eureka, San Del Fino-Papoose, Ocean Venture, Mexicano, John Morgan, S-5, Northern Pacific, Miraflores, Moonstone, Varanger, East Port, Maine- Spring Bottle Dive!, Nova Scotia- Camp and Diving Adventure ! and more for the 2008 schedule!!!!

Yes, trips on the Miss Lindsey are scheduled for June, July, August, and September. If you were not able to make Atlantic Divers previous expeditions, Get Ready to Dive Dive Dive!!!

Check out the recoveries:

http://www.njwreckdivers.com/downloads/artifacts/eureka04/gallery.html
http://www.njwreckdivers.com/downloads/people/gallery071405/gallery.html

Get Ready the 2008 Atlantic Divers Wreck Expedition schedule will be released Feb 1, 2008

Good Wreck Diving!
Atlantic Diver

Forum: Atlantic Divers

HOLIDAYS

GUNNER — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:04:03 GMT

Hey guys, i just received a great present in the mail. Thanks for everything and we really appreciate it. I wish everyone a great holiday and i look forward to diving with you all this summer.

Vr
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Forum: The Diver's Place