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Monday, July 23, 2007
U853
 On Sunday July 15, 2007, Club President Dan Hering, Dan Turner, and Todd Randall had a rare opportunity to dive the German submarine U853 located off Block Island, RI. After months of preparation that involved equipment readiness, prep dives, and developing teamwork skills, we headed for Newport on a beautiful sunny morning.Once at the dive site, we were met with moderate to rough seas, which is not uncommon for this area. Since it was the first visit to the sub, it was decided to dive conservatively and the dive plan consisted of two short exterior dives, one forward and one aft to become familiar with the layout of the vessel and the surrounding environment. After descending to the conning tower, we were met with good visibility (10-15ft), a slight current, and a bottom temperature of 50 degrees.  As Dan Hering stated, "it was a wonderful experience to dive the submarine and touch a piece of history". Our thanks and appreciation go out to Captain Donald and Lt. Commander Ali for making this a great day. More information on the U853 can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Barracks/1041/u853.html http://uboat.net/boats/u853.htm http://www.ecophotoexplorers.com/u853.asp http://www.wreckhunter.net/DataPages/u853-dat.htm
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It's good that I only found out about this after your trip. In 17 years of diving - and wanting to do this trip - I have only been able to get as close as booking the trip, three times. Each time, it's been cancelled before we got to the dock, for bad weather. Once, a friend told me he was going on a U-853 dive. Shortly after I learned of it, a hurricane came up the coast, ending his planned trip. We have all decided that I should book no more trips, and hear of none in advance.
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