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GULF of THAILAND WRECK EXPEDITION 2010
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TRUK LAGOON WRECK TRIP 2010

JOIN US ON THE MV TRIDENT IN 2010 WHEN WE GO IN SEARCH OF VIRGIN WW2 WRECKS ALONG WITH WRECKS ONLY JUST DISCOVERED AND SOME SELDOMLY DIVED. BE ONE OF THE FEW FORTUNATE DIVERS IN THE WORLD TO DIVE THESE IMPRESSIVE WRECKS!!

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The trip departs Koh Samui April 11th and will return to Koh Samia on the evening of April 18th aboard the MV Trident, reknowned world wide for their expertise in finding sunken WW2 wrecks. Some of their finds include the USS Lagarto and the Tottori Maru which we will be diving on this trip. During the 2009 trip we located, dived and identified 2 new Japanese wrecks, the Taiyru Maru and the Kinrei Maru and the boys have more marks which will undoubtedly lead to the discovery of more new wrecks.
 
This is expedition wreck diving at it's finest, we will be searching the locations of ships sunk during World War 2 for new wrecks to dive so be amongst the first divers to visit these wrecks in 70 years.
 
There will be 7 days of diving to depths in the 65 to 80 meter (215 to 265ft) range, so this expedition is open only to divers with a current Trimix Certification and who are comfortable diving to these depths. There is He, boosted O2 and sorb onboard along with a limited range of rebreather tanks for hire (For an extra charge).
 
A rough outline of the week diving as follows.
 
Arrive onboard the afternoon of the 11th and set up gear and tanks.
Depart Koh Samui that evening and steam all night. Arrive early on dive day 1.
Day 1/ Solimoes (work up dives to check equipment) (2 dives)
Day 2/ USS Lagarto (2 dives)
Day 3/ Taiyru Maru (2 dives)
Day 4/ Taiyru Maru (2 dives)
Day 5/  Search for Akita Maru
Day 6/ Search and dive good marks but unknown
Day 7/ Tottori Maru (2 dives) and return to Samui. Sleep onbaord.
Depart Samui morning 19th.


Here is what you get.

The boat trip including Meals, Berth, Diving and Oxygen

Additionally you will be responsible for, Sorb, Helium and Beverages.
 
Price is 75,000 tbt so use a currency converter to convert it to your currency.
 
Places are limited to only 11, there are already 7 taken and they are filling quickly so be quick and put your name down otherwise you will be left wishing you had done it sooner.

 

Read the article on the 2009 trip in the Oct/Nov issue of Sport Diving Magazine

 

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USS Lagarto

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