1. U-1105 Dives On Saturday, 29 July 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, […]
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 [...]
U-853 July 2022
Five BAREG divers traveled to Rhode Island this past weekend to dive the wreck of the U-853. This U-boat lies in 120 fsw about six miles ENE of Block Island. The U-boat was attacked [...]
USS Oriskany 2022
On the weekend of April 29 - May 1, 2022 ten BAREG divers descended on the Gulf Coast town of Pensacola, Florida for the group’s annual dive on USS Oriskany, an Essex class carrier with [...]
Atlas Survey Postponed to 2022
Due to COVID related support challenges, BAREG has postponed Atlas Survey to 2022. BAREG will instead focus on the U-1105 project.
2021 Symposium replaced with virtual business meeting
Due to ongoing pandemic, in-person Symposium has been replaced with Zoom online business meeting. As a reminder, dues must be paid for 2021 in order to vote or register for trips. 1000 – Opening comments [...]
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