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HAIGH QUARRY OPENING FOR THE 2012 SEASON IN jANUARY?
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
1/7/2012
No, the season at Haigh Quarry is not opening this weekend! It will open for the 2012 season on Saturday April 7th, but because of our unusually warm weather Tina has decided to give Midwest divers a chance to scratch th...

SCUBA DIVERS LEFT BEHIND IN FLORIDA
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
10/6/2011
The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it was investigating RJ Diving Ventures of Miami Florida. The investigation was initiated because the dive operator left behind two tourists while they were scuba diving.   D...

10 WORST MISTAKES MADE BY RECREATIONAL DIVERS
Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
9/30/2011
1.      Don’t make safety decisions based on financial considerations! Many fatalities and injuries occur because people want diving, dive training or dive travel to be cheap, easy and fast. Always use the proper equipme...

MSD FORUMS - FOREIGN TRAVEL
TOPIC: Bikini Atol
captdarrick

Joined on
1/10/2006

Has any subscriber ever dove at Bikini Atol? I understand this is actually where the Japanese fleet was sunk. I was told there are Japanese Destroyers laying on the bottom here. Truk Lagoon only has supply ships sunk there not Battleships is what I have been told. Bikini Atol is supposed to have the real deal. I am interested in travel advise. Please be as detailed as you can in your response.
Dean810

Joined on
5/22/2006

I had thought that dive tourism had been closed for 2009 for various reasons, but that certian boats might be allowed for diving if they met certian criteria.  Not sure of the details.  Just don't eat any of the local produce, since there is a danger of radioactive contamination!