Andrea Doria?

mempilot · 25th March 2008, 18:25

Did anyone dive the Doria last season, and if so, is it worth doing this season? I have a spot on a late July trip.

jiseson · 25th March 2008, 19:02

Quote: (Originally Posted by mempilot)

Did anyone dive the Doria last season, and if so, is it worth doing this season? I have a spot on a late July trip.

yes, did so, really enoyed it. going back several times this year weather permitting. still very impressive sight!

mempilot · 25th March 2008, 19:16

Quote: (Originally Posted by jiseson)

yes, did so, really enoyed it. going back several times this year weather permitting. still very impressive sight!

I'm scheduled on a July 29th trip. When are you going out?

**wedivebc** · 25th March 2008, 19:45

The group I was scheduled to dive with last July got blown off for all but one dive then I heard Dave S and his group had mill pond conditions a couple of days later.

Jeffrey C Gershen · 25th March 2008, 20:36

I was blown out last summer and also know that some trips were on lake like conditions. It's always hit or miss. From what I have heard, the ship is deteriorating so my suggestion is to take the plunge now.

**Dave Sutton** · 25th March 2008, 20:38

You'll be anchored next to us. Ya'll ought to just have COME with us...

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Best chow, Best Rebreather services, and most personalized diving available (6 max + crew aboard a 42 foot boat). (Or you could go on a mass-market cattle-boat like the rest of 'em....)

Plus... we find china.......

Our big-trip is a 9 day one... plenty of time to wait out weather and dive when it permits. Come for a 3 day quickie... you'll have a 50/50 blow-out potential. That's why I don't run 3 day quickie trips any longer.

The Doria is still the Doria. Impressive in it's decline. Be careful.... this ain't Florida. More than one 'furriner' has come here and gone home on the swim platform face-first in his sleeping bag. There's "something" about this wreck. Just don't make mistakes. As far as I'm concerned, the wreck will improve for nice artifacts over the next 50 years. The flatter it gets, the more stuff is exposed. It just gets deeper.

Dave

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Nailer99 · 26th March 2008, 05:15

Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton)

You'll be anchored next to us. Ya'll ought to just have COME with us...

.

Best chow, Best Rebreather services, and most personalized diving available (6 max + crew aboard a 42 foot boat). (Or you could go on a mass-market cattle-boat like the rest of 'em....)

Plus... we find china.......

Our big-trip is a 9 day one... plenty of time to wait out weather and dive when it permits. Come for a 3 day quickie... you'll have a 50/50 blow-out potential. That's why I don't run 3 day quickie trips any longer.

The Doria is still the Doria. Impressive in it's decline. Be careful.... this ain't Florida. More than one 'furriner' has come here and gone home on the swim platform face-first in his sleeping bag. There's "something" about this wreck. Just don't make mistakes. As far as I'm concerned, the wreck will improve for nice artifacts over the next 50 years. The flatter it gets, the more stuff is exposed. It just gets deeper.

Dave

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I will be knocking on your door next summer, Mr. Sutton. Just not quite ready yet.

I want to see the Doria, knowing full well that "I should have been there in the 80's." It's just too much of an icon in tech diving to pass up. A piece of china? Well, that would be a wet dream of the highest order. I just want to see it, once.

gathan · 26th March 2008, 09:47

Quote: (Originally Posted by Nailer99)

I will be knocking on your door next summer, Mr. Sutton. Just not quite ready yet.

I want to see the Doria, knowing full well that "I should have been there in the 80's." It's just too much of an icon in tech diving to pass up. A piece of china? Well, that would be a wet dream of the highest order. I just want to see it, once.

I agree, I had a blast on last year's trip with Dave S. and felt very lucky to have found that nice plate

- of course, one needs to be willing to get into an area with potential...

Andre

**Dave Sutton** · 26th March 2008, 23:02

Andre': Figured that photo would drag you out of your Canadian winter torpor...I look at it all the time, it's framed on my wall.

. I'll expect nothing but the best in artifact grabbing from you this year too! I'll drop the chain right into the same spot, promise.

Talk soon, July is coming.

Dave

gathan · 27th March 2008, 10:52

It sure would be sweet to be able to find that same location once more Dave - more to be done in that area me think

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Andre

25th March 2008, 18:25	#1 (permalink)
mempilot What is this..terrafirma? Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,179	Andrea Doria? Did anyone dive the Doria last season, and if so, is it worth doing this season? I have a spot on a late July trip. __________________ MEM "Da Pilot" Black holes are where God divided by zero. "If at first you don't succeed, don't dive silent." "Would you mind not shooting at the thermo-nuclear weapons." ~ Vic Deakins "Donkey's kill more people annually than plane crashes."
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25th March 2008, 19:02	#2 (permalink)
jiseson DSIX/O2PTIMA Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: long island,ny Posts: 454	Re: Andrea Doria? Quote: (Originally Posted by mempilot) Did anyone dive the Doria last season, and if so, is it worth doing this season? I have a spot on a late July trip. yes, did so, really enoyed it. going back several times this year weather permitting. still very impressive sight! __________________ *Jonathan D Iseson*
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25th March 2008, 19:16	#3 (permalink)
mempilot What is this..terrafirma? Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,179	Re: Andrea Doria? Quote: (Originally Posted by jiseson) yes, did so, really enoyed it. going back several times this year weather permitting. still very impressive sight! I'm scheduled on a July 29th trip. When are you going out? __________________ MEM "Da Pilot" Black holes are where God divided by zero. "If at first you don't succeed, don't dive silent." "Would you mind not shooting at the thermo-nuclear weapons." ~ Vic Deakins "Donkey's kill more people annually than plane crashes."
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25th March 2008, 19:45	#4 (permalink)
wedivebc FIGJAM Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Not Bought Yet Inspiration Classic Sport Kiss Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver Island BC Canada Posts: 1,358	Re: Andrea Doria? The group I was scheduled to dive with last July got blown off for all but one dive then I heard Dave S and his group had mill pond conditions a couple of days later. __________________ Cheers, Dave.... Man is the only animal burdened with the knowledge he will eventually die
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25th March 2008, 20:36	#5 (permalink)
Jeffrey C Gershen New Member Current Rebreather/s: Evolution Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pound Ridge, NY, USA Posts: 53	Re: Andrea Doria? I was blown out last summer and also know that some trips were on lake like conditions. It's always hit or miss. From what I have heard, the ship is deteriorating so my suggestion is to take the plunge now.
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26th March 2008, 05:15	#7 (permalink)
Nailer99 Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 170	Re: Andrea Doria? Quote: (Originally Posted by Dave Sutton) You'll be anchored next to us. Ya'll ought to just have COME with us... . Best chow, Best Rebreather services, and most personalized diving available (6 max + crew aboard a 42 foot boat). (Or you could go on a mass-market cattle-boat like the rest of 'em....) Plus... we find china....... Our big-trip is a 9 day one... plenty of time to wait out weather and dive when it permits. Come for a 3 day quickie... you'll have a 50/50 blow-out potential. That's why I don't run 3 day quickie trips any longer. The Doria is still the Doria. Impressive in it's decline. Be careful.... this ain't Florida. More than one 'furriner' has come here and gone home on the swim platform face-first in his sleeping bag. There's "something" about this wreck. Just don't make mistakes. As far as I'm concerned, the wreck will improve for nice artifacts over the next 50 years. The flatter it gets, the more stuff is exposed. It just gets deeper. Dave . I will be knocking on your door next summer, Mr. Sutton. Just not quite ready yet. I want to see the Doria, knowing full well that "I should have been there in the 80's." It's just too much of an icon in tech diving to pass up. A piece of china? Well, that would be a wet dream of the highest order. I just want to see it, once.
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26th March 2008, 09:47	#8 (permalink)
gathan MixedGas Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other SCR Other Rebreather/s: Other SCR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tottenham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 202	Re: Andrea Doria? Quote: (Originally Posted by Nailer99) I will be knocking on your door next summer, Mr. Sutton. Just not quite ready yet. I want to see the Doria, knowing full well that "I should have been there in the 80's." It's just too much of an icon in tech diving to pass up. A piece of china? Well, that would be a wet dream of the highest order. I just want to see it, once. I agree, I had a blast on last year's trip with Dave S. and felt very lucky to have found that nice plate - of course, one needs to be willing to get into an area with potential... Andre
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26th March 2008, 23:02	#9 (permalink)
Dave Sutton Living on Animal Farm Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss MK 15.X rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island and Hackettstown, New Jersey Posts: 2,512	Re: Andrea Doria? Andre': Figured that photo would drag you out of your Canadian winter torpor...I look at it all the time, it's framed on my wall. . I'll expect nothing but the best in artifact grabbing from you this year too! I'll drop the chain right into the same spot, promise. Talk soon, July is coming. Dave __________________ . "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" Professional Small Boy: Never Successfully Cubicled.
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27th March 2008, 10:52	#10 (permalink)
gathan MixedGas Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other SCR Other Rebreather/s: Other SCR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tottenham, Ontario, Canada Posts: 202	Re: Andrea Doria? It sure would be sweet to be able to find that same location once more Dave - more to be done in that area me think. Andre
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