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 [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Mid-Autumn Update 2023
Activities USS Oriskany (CV-34) Dive Trip, 23 & 24 September BAREG made a second trip to the Oriskany this year. Two divers made the trip to Florida’s Gulf Coast to explore the world’s largest artificial [...]
BAREG Update – Late Summer 2023
Ebb and Flow Chris Sweeney has stepped down from the Deputy Ops Coordinator position due to his decision to leave the madness of the Beltway behind. He will serve on as BAREG’s member representative in [...]
BAREG Donates U-boat Model to the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum
BAREG has donated a detailed scale model of the U-1105 to the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park. The donation was made possible with funding from the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). In 2020, BAREG [...]
BAREG Update 24 MAY 2023
1. SS Atlas Survey We will resume our survey of the SS Atlas, 17-24 June. For divers already signed on, we are requiring a nominal $200.00 deposit for participating in the project. You can make [...]
BAREG’s Survey of the U-1105 Complete
BAREG’s final report, “The U-1105 ‘Black Panther’ (18ST636) 2021-2022 Maritime Archaeological Survey Report,” has been accepted as final by the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). The survey was funded by a State of Maryland grant administered [...]
Scapa Flow Trip October 2022
In the first week of October, BAREG tec divers returned to Scapa Flow for six days of wreck diving on the remnants of the German WWI High Seas Fleet. The trip was originally planned in [...]
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