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If the max depth is 200ft, and I hear thats only if you dig a hole in thwe sand on one or two wrecks, why all the "technical" gear- I dont see the point of trimix for wrecks in these depths in warm clear water. Perhaps it is another way they can get your money off you:) For that price I would want them to do a check out dive so I could make sure they were safe to dive with and as for dive masters watching like hawks and no deco.... not at that price thanks. Scott At 19:21 6/03/97 EST, you wrote: >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 >+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ 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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