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ANDREA DORIA - SS REPUBLIC - USS SPIKEFISH - USS BASS - U-853 June 20 - 28th One Full Week of Spectacular Diving You will experience the most exciting shipwrecks on the North East Coast. You can sign on for the entire voyage or only one or two legs, that's up to you. Fees: Full Week $1395, Andrea Doria $650 Republic/Spikefish $650 Block Island Subs $250 ANDREA DORIA - 40th Anniversary - We will depart Montauk, NY on June 20, 1996 at 8:00 PM, while you sleep we will travel to the Grand Dame, the Mt. Everest of all dives, the Andrea Doria. As the sun peeks over the horizon breakfast will be waiting as will the most exciting shipwreck of our time. We will layover on the wreck for one night, giving you an opportunity to conduct up to four dives. Along with you will be Evelyn Bartram Dudas the famed wreck diver who was the first woman to dive the Doria thirty years ago. You will be there when she completes here 30th anniversary dive. After dinner on day two we will pull anchor and head back to Montauk. Back at Montauk, you can take the whole day to go sight-seeing, shopping or just hang out and rest up for leg two of this exciting week. The Republic and the Spikefish. SS REPUBLIC - Sunk in January 1909, the Republic remained lost until 1984 when she was found by Captain Bielenda as part of a salvage contract. It is rumored that when she sank she was carrying the military payroll en-route to Italy - valued today at over 250 million dollars. Three salvage operations were conducted during the eighties but were unsuccessful. SUB AQUA conducted the first sport diving expedition in 1993 where we found blue water, huge fish and a wreck begging to be explored again - maybe you will find the gold! We will depart Montauk on June 23 at 8:30 PM and arrive by 5:30 AM conditions permitting you will be able to conduct up to two dives on this site. Sometime after you have fallen asleep we will pull anchor and move to the SPIKEFISH, the most divingest sub of the American fleet. SS SPIKEFISH - After the SPIKEFISH had served our country during World War II she was take out of service and ultimately was decommissioned and scuttled as a test target. Today she rests in approximately 240 feet of water. When we arrive at the SPIKEFISH on the morning of June 25. You will be able to conduct, conditions permitting up to two dives. After dinner we will set sail back to Montauk, where we will layover till the morning of the 27th. USS BASS, U-853 & Block Island - Nothing can satisfy a week of diving the New England wrecks like spending two days off Block Island diving the American and German subs - USS Bass and U-853. We will depart Montauk after a hearty breakfast and head to dive the USS BASS, known for her good diving conditions clear water and big fish, she like the SPIKEFISH served during the war and then was scuttled. That afternoon we will pull into historic Block Island where we will spend the night. Next morning we will head out to the U-853 to round out the week. Then back to Montauk. This landmark event is arranged by SCUBA TRAINING + TRAVEL COMPANY Inc. aboard America's Most Famous Dive Boat the Research Vessel Wahoo. Three full meals including more snacks than you can eat are included. E-Mail for a complete application form or Call Toll Free 1-888-885-3332 for additional details. Fees: Full Week $1395, Andrea Doria $650 - Republic/Spikefish $650 - Block Island Subs $250
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