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On Thu, 06 Mar 1997 02:44:51 -0500 (EST) JOTHOMAS@va*.ed* (JD Thomas) writes: >out of curiousity, who runs trips to Bikini Atoll, and what's the >diving >like? deep? I'd love to know, it has always fasinated me. Thanks! >jd- > I saw a presentation at DEMA by Marshalls Dive Adventures. It looks awesome and it seems they run a pretty good operation. their e-mail address is rreadmin@nt*.co* The diving is pretty technical. They have double tanks, single tanks with H-valves, stage bottles, and surface-supplied O2 for deco. Nitrox is included (I think) and trimix is available. Wrecks include the USS Saratoga (aircraft carrier) at a bottom depth of 180 ft. Flight deck is at 95, superstructure is at 40, and the flight hangar deck is at 130. The Japanese flagship Nagato is capsized at 170 feet, with the bridge at 150. The battleship USS Arkansas is capsized at 170 feet, and there are also 2 subs, 2 destroyers, 2 attack transports, and a Japanese cruiser. You spend a week on the Island, with 6 days of diving. They have divemasters who will either watch you like a hawk and keep you within no-deco limits, or who will let you roam pretty free. It depends on your certs and how you do on a checkout dive the first day there. Only problem is the price: $2750 for the land portion, about $525 for the flight from Majuro to Bikini (which has a strict 75 pound baggage limit, BTW). I'm getting to Majuro for free thanks to Delta and Continental frequent flyer miles. If anyone was curious, you can use Continental frequent flyer certificates on Continental Air Micronesia, which is how you get to Majuro, Kwaj, Truk, etc. Hope this helps. Mad Dog expeditions is also a good source of info and there are a couple of web sites, including one by the National Park Service. If you want, I can look up the URLs for you. You should be able to find them through a lycos or altavista search, though. David Hale >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >John-David H. Thomas >Maildrop #2830 >Vassar College >124 Raymond Avenue > >Poughkeepsie NY 12604 >(914) 451-3167 >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Please send messages for the WreckDiver list to: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com Send subscription and help requests to: wreckdiver-request@wreckdiver.com +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
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