Andrea Doria

I'm thinking about diving the Doria next year, has anyone dove the Doria in
the last couple of years? Is it worth the trouble and the money?

"Dave" <theoldswitcharow@notmyaccount.com> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking about diving the Doria next year, has anyone dove the Doria
in
> the last couple of years? Is it worth the trouble and the money?

Which Dave is this?

Limey Dave?

Dave wrote:

> I'm thinking about diving the Doria next year, has anyone dove the Doria in
> the last couple of years? Is it worth the trouble and the money?

Also, depends on the cost, accommodations, etc...

No

"Scott" <pugetsounddiver@geemail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dave" <theoldswitcharow@notmyaccount.com> wrote in message
> news:1dK3d.50992$zT6.11775@bignews5.bellsouth.net. ..
> > I'm thinking about diving the Doria next year, has anyone dove the Doria
> in
> > the last couple of years? Is it worth the trouble and the money?
>
> Which Dave is this?
>
> Limey Dave?
>
>

"Dave" <theoldswitcharow@notmyaccount.com> wrote in message
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> No

> > Which Dave is this?
> >
> > Limey Dave?

Cant help.

Dave wrote:
>
> Did you penetrate the wreak? What sections did you visit? I've heard they
> welded Gimbals Hole close ...?

Doesn't matter whether it was or wasn't since the Promenade deck has
apparently fallen away, taking Gimbel's hole with it.

Brian
Edmonton, Alberta

In article <sf54d.55056$zT6.16005@bignews5.bellsouth.net>, Dave
<theoldswitcharow@notmyaccount.com> wrote:

€ Did you penetrate the wreak? What sections did you visit? I've heard they
€ welded Gimbals Hole close any truth in that? What is the condition of the
€ upper and foyer decks?
€

"they welded Gimbals Hole close (sic)"

Who is "they"?????




€
€ "TonyP" <arpierre@optonline.net> wrote in message
€ news:6jM3d.1751$3Y3.3397681@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.ne t...
€ > Dave wrote:
€ >
€ > > I'm thinking about diving the Doria next year, has anyone dove the Doria
€ in
€ > > the last couple of years? Is it worth the trouble and the money?
€ >
€ > Dove it last year. The group I went with, I dive regularly with anyway.
€ > 10 divers and close to as many mates, engineers, crew and captains. From
€ > Freeport, LI, a nice long boat ride. The dive was fine. Lots of strong
€ > current on one of the dives. All the way down to the wreck (took over
€ > 7minutes to get to the wreck). Aborted dive with really strong current
€ > even after dropping over side. 6hrs each nite filling tanks, deco
€ > bottles and O2 bottles. Lots of work, preparation and planning. Was it
€ > worth it? For us it was. Others would say "too much work".
€ > The promenade deck has collapsed into itself. Vis was a decent 20'-25'
€ > when we dove.
€ >
€
€

Dave wrote:

> Did you penetrate the wreak? What sections did you visit? I've heard they
> welded Gimbals Hole close any truth in that? What is the condition of the
> upper and foyer decks?

"Mild" penetration. More like a sight seeing tour. I am not an artifact
hound. The Promenade decks are all collapsed inward like a "v". It is
becoming a real "wreck". There is no superstructure. The hull of the
wreck is still intact. Gimbals hole I didn't look at. I wouldn't want to
go there anyway. Whatever was "gettable", was gotten, and not worth the
risk (at least for me). there might be more "finds" now that the decks
are collapsed. A bread basket came out and a few other items, but again,
I am not into artifacts. Any structure from the main deck up is not
there. The "top" of at wreckage can be reached in the 215' range. The
hull at 190'.