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North Sea Expedition 2009

A group of us headed over the Belgium for a week of wreck diving. The trip was coordinated by a group of Belgian divers that charted out a number of rarely touch wrecks in the North Sea. We packed our gear and headed over. The first day involved getting provisions and setting up dive gear for the trip. We got underway that night, then dove the next afternoon.

The vessel was the CDT Fourcault, a pilot vessel converted for research trips. The owner, Pim De Rhoodes, lives aboard. He takes the Fourcault around the world on research trip. This trip was right in his back yard.

During the week we did have several days where the weather was too rough to dive. We also had days where the sea was flat calm. Weather changes quickly in the North Sea, and it's not know for being calm very often. The conditions were challenging, but the crew and divers were a lot of fun. All in all a great trip.

Date: 07/14/2009
Size: 54 items
Lots of Sorb

Lots of Sorb

Sodalime for the Rebreathers

Lots of Belgium beer

Lots of Belgium beer

Dan guarding the beer

Add one large boat, and we're ready

Add one large boat, and we're ready

CDT Fourcault

A few old friends

A few old friends

Pre trip party.

Celebration dinner

Celebration dinner

My buddy Franky Pellegrino

Midnight send-off

Midnight send-off

The crowds gather to wish us luck

A bit small

A bit small

I think he's too small for dinner

Dive Plan

Dive Plan

Our Belgium hosts provided excellent dive briefs

Plotting our course

Plotting our course

Briefs included descriptions of the location

Brief the group

Brief the group

We gathered for the briefs in the galley

Frankie read to dive

Frankie read to dive

Frankie geared up on an auxiliary chain pile.

Entry

Entry

Entry was a 15 ft giant stride

 
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