Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group
Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group
The Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group (BAREG) is dedicated to the respectful and accurate appreciation and documentation of Battle of the Atlantic wreck sites.
BAREG began in the summer of 2011 on the waters of the Potomac River. During the surface interval and transit to and from the U-1105 wreck site, a group of like-minded divers with a passion for history and wreck diving decided to create a dive group dedicated to the respectful visitation and study of these pivotal battles and U-boat technology. In 2012, the divers trained, dove together, invited more divers, and coalesced into the Battle of the Atlantic Research & Expedition Group (BAREG).
Latest News
NAS Training In mid-October, three BAREG members completed Nautical Archaeology Society skills training. Congratulations to Billie, Kevin, and João. As always, many thanks to Troy for tutoring the class and spending hours in the dinghy working with the students. The […]
BAREG Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) Class 2-24
Congratulations to the three BAREG members who completed NAS skills training the weekend of 5 & 6 October. Many thanks to the instructor, Troy N. for leading the third BAREG NAS class. BAREG is an international training partner with NAS and the group provides this training to its [...]
BAREG Update II – Late Summer 2024
U-869 – 25 AUG Five BAREG divers made our group’s first dive on the U-869, the wreck made famous in the book Shadow Divers. The U-869 lies 56 miles offshore from Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, in about 220 fsw. For four of the BAREG team it was their [...]
BAREG Update – Late Summer 2024
U-853 – 13&14 JUL The first of two planned trips to the U-853 was partially impacted by weather (WX). Saturday was blown out, but the four BAREG divers squeezed in two dives late Sunday afternoon. Conditions on the wreck were fair, with viz 10-15 feet and water T [...]
BAREG 2024 Summer Update
1. U-1105 Dives On Saturday, 29 June 2024, six BAREG divers dove the U-1105 in the lower Potomac River from the M/V My Purpose Holds. Conditions topside were good, much better than the NWS forecast (10-15 knots gusting to 20, seas two feet), with seas running about one [...]
1. 2024 Activities Completed: 27 JAN - BAREG Annual Symposium The symposium featured three excellent presentations: K.A. Nelson’s presentation on his forthcoming book, Killing Shores – Uncle Karl’s Master Plan: Bringing War to the United States Bill Chadwell provided another of his excellent deep-dive briefings and this year’s [...]
U-1105 Fall Buoy Operations
Over the weekend of 2&3 December 2023, seven BAREG members conducted fall buoy operations and retrieved the U-1105 mooring buoy from the wreck site and returned it to Tall Timbers Marina for cleaning and maintenance. BAREG buoy ops requires detaching the mooring chain and carefully lowering it to [...]
