• Published On: December 22, 2024

    Three BAREG divers, supported by three M/V My Purpose Holds boat crew, retrieved the U-1105 wreck site mooring buoy from its station in the lower Potomac River. Weather was fair topside, water T was 41 degrees F, and seas were […]

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14 BAREG Members DAN DEMP Trained

By |May 5, 2019|

Fourteen BAREG members kicked off the season as more prepared divers, completing DAN (Divers Alert Network) DEMP (Diving Emergency Management Provider) including courses in Basic Life Support: CPR and First Aid, Neurological Assessment, Emergency Oxygen [...]

BAREG 2019 Training Day

By |March 17, 2019|

All - As previously announced, we will host our annual training day on Saturday, May 4 from 0900-1600 at the Mantua Swim and Tennis Club, 9330 Pentland Place, Fairfax VA 22031. This year’s training will [...]

Symposium presentations available.

By |February 24, 2019|

BAREG's 6th Annual Battle of the Atlantic Symposium presentations are now available here for download. File sizes have been reduced for the Internet.

Thank you to our Symposium guests.

By |February 23, 2019|

The Symposium slides were huge, I'm working on getting smaller files to post here. In the mean time members can join our BAREG-News Google Group and use the download link.

Photoscan is now Metashape

By |January 28, 2019|

Agisoft Photoscan is now Agisoft Metashape. New software version 1.5 underlying math significantly redesigned and it feels drastically faster (if you can ever call photogrammetry fast). Upgrade to version 1.5 is free, even for BAREG [...]

Benson Recce Dive

By |January 26, 2019|

We need divers to sign on for the following BAREG 2019 Benson Survey dives: First call: 25&26 May (Sat&Sun Memorial Day weekend) - Overnight trip on the M/V Grand Adventure to recce the Benson in [...]

2019 BAREG Symposium Agenda

By |January 8, 2019|

Detailed agenda for 2019 Battle of the Atlantic Symposium released. Join us 10 February 2019 at Mantua Swim and Tennis Club, Fairfax, VA. 2019 Battle of the Atlantic Symposium Agenda 2019 BAREG Symposium Agenda.pdfDownload

2019 Survey – SS Byron D. Benson

By |December 16, 2018|

For BAREG members: BAREG’s 2019 archaeological survey will be conducted 20-27 July and we will survey the wreck of the SS Byron D. Benson, a 465’ tanker sunk on 5 April 1942 by then-Kapitanleutnant Erich [...]

BAREG strongly endorses UNESCO Code of Ethics

By |December 14, 2018|

The Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group strongly endorses the UNESCO Code of Ethics for diving on underwater cultural heritage sites. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/underwater-cultural-heritage/divers/code-of-ethics/

Please pardon our appearance!

By |December 9, 2018|

We're moving providers & content management systems and automated tools can only do so much.  We should be back to normal within a few days and have some major updates in the near future.

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  • Source: Library of Congress Bow view of the USS Katahdin, note the ships boats are resting on curved beams and the high relief bridge, with searchlight, with the cylindrical armored conn below

    August 20, 2024

  • Down scan image – U-1105 tower showing (left to right), lower Wintergarten, upper Wintergarten, & bridge with wave deflector below.

    July 15, 2024

  • Buoy Ops: Team One prepares to dive the U-boat and locate the mooring chain.

    June 15, 2024