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On the 9th of August 2009 we boarded MV Dolfijn for the Annual North Sea Diving trip. Although wheather conditions were bad (Bfs 3-7) we managed to make a dive each day. After 5 days we dived the Regentes, the HMS Aboukir, the ss. Elbe and Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau. Here you fnd some pictures of this trip! August 2009
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SHIP INFORMATION:
DAY 1 SS Regentes
   
indeling
  Regentes had a simular layout as  ss Koningin Wilhelmina  
     
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  Dag 2 HMS Aboukir  
  Read the history about the Aboukir here  
         
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  This Cordite vessel was salvaged from the Aboukir during this trip.  
     
 
Day 3 diving a unknown wreck
The third day we dived a unknown wreck.
Unfortunately not much was left of it. We found the steam kettles and that was about it.
 
Day 4 diving SS ELBE
 
     
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  Here you see the logo of the "Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen" who owned the passengers ship.
Wouter managed to find a lead LOGO with the NLB logo in it. The logo was used on the ss ELBE		  
     
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  Read more about the history of the Elbe here  
     
  Day 5, diving Hr. Ms. Johan van Maurits van Nassau  
     
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This ship was involved in the first days of WWII.
Read more about the history of this ship here:
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During this trip we used closed circuit, trimix and nitrox equipment:
  • Martin Bakker OC trimix
  • Suzan Langenhuijzen OC nitrox
  • Tino de Rijk CC Inspiration Vision
  • Rita Oosterbaan CC Inspiration Vision
  • Wouter Groenewegen CC Inspiration Classic
  • Staphane Nemeth  CC Sentinel
  • Dop Koot rEvo MCCR
  • Bjorn Hack OC trimix
  • Jan Willem Bech CC Inspiration Classic
 
     
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  Some nice findings from SS Elbe  
     
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  For >200 photos check this Gallery  
     
     
     
         
         
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