• Published On: May 6, 2025

    1. Recent activities: A) Quarry Gardens Recce – 27 APR 2025 Eleven divers participated in reconnaissance dives in two decommissioned soapstone quarries at the Quarry Gardens (QG) in Schuyler, VA.  The purpose of the dives was to determine if any […]

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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.

BAREG Annual Symposium 2018

By |October 1, 2017|

We are pleased to announce that our annual membership meeting and the 5th Annual Battle of the Atlantic Symposium will be held from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Sunday, Jan 28th 2018 at the [...]

BAREG joins SDI-TDI

By |August 31, 2017|

SDI TDI Logo The Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group is pleased and proud to announce that we are now SDI-TDI Training Facility 1004534. What this means for the Group is that, beginning [...]

Announcing the 2017 annual BAREG Symposium

By |January 13, 2017|

The 4th Annual Battle of the Atlantic Symposium will take place on 05 February, 2017, from 0900 - 1700, at Coral Edge Adventures (4657 Sudley Rd, Catharpin, VA). 2017 BAREG Symposium Flyer Page 1 2017 [...]

DAN Oxygen Grant

By |September 16, 2016|

Huge thanks to Divers Alert Network (DAN), who - through their Oxygen Grant program - provided BAREG with an Extended Care Rescue Pak O2 unit. While we have always managed through hook or crook to [...]

General Membership Meeting

By |September 5, 2016|

The next Battle of the Atlantic Research and Expedition Group General Membership meeting will be held on Sunday, Nov 13th, from noon until approximately 4:00 PM at Coral Edge Adventures in Catharpin, VA. The Board [...]

F. W. Abrams Project 2016

By |June 16, 2016|

In May, in cooperation with the NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, BAREG conducted a 2 week expedition to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to perform a survey and produce a to-scale site map of [...]

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