Dear Team Member,
I hope this message finds you healthy and well.
I know we have missed a couple of newsletters in the last 2 months and you have our deepest apologies. As the world opens up we have been overwhelmed with new destinations, trade-show planning and an overflow of new bookings.
Needless to say, there are tons of things we want to share with you. We won’t give it all away in this newsletter but we figured there were 2 things that might interest you most right now.
Let’s get right to it!
DIRTY DOZEN DOES ADEX - SINGAPORE EDITION
We are really proud to announce that we have been invited to speak at the prestigious ADEX TekDive Conference on September 16-18 this year at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore.
Aron will be presenting on 2 topics. The first presentation is about the discovery of the wreck USCGC Alexander Hamilton and what has happened in the 11 years since Aron and his team found it at 300ft depth, 30 miles off the shores of Iceland, with 26 souls still in their final resting place.
The return expedition with the memorial plaque, being in contact with the families of the fallen men and all the unreal experiences and meetings that came because of the simple passion of wreck exploration, will all be there.
Expedition member Chris Haslam will be co-hosting the presentation with him.
The second presentation is a Dirty Dozen classic and revolves around Truk Lagoon Vs. Bikini Atoll, where Aron breaks down some of the most infamous ghost wreck fleets on the planet and explains where they are similar, and where they are not.
We will share more details about time and place as they event gets closer.
We hope to see you there!
đź’şAVAILABILITY UPDATE - TRUK LAGOON AND BIKINI ATOLL
Truk Lagoon and Bikini have been a hot topic in terms of upcoming availability due to recent events - with Truk Lagoon opening on August 1st this year, and Bikini Atoll having to be pushed to 2023.
Lucky for you though, as promised, are always the first one to know when we have openings on seats in hot demand by being a part of #teamdd!
TRUK LAGOON 2022
With scarce availability of seats in Truk Lagoon as a destination in 2022/2023, due to the backlog caused by the COVID pandemic, we have not been able to offer our customers much until the end of 2023.
This has now changed and a few spots have opened up for THIS YEAR, but not for long with current demand. The spots available are as follows:
09-19 November 2022 - 1 Space
20-29 November 2022 - 1 Space
30 November - 10 December 2022 - 4 Spaces
First come, first served.
Watch Richard Lundgren speak about his experiences in Truk Lagoon and Bikini Atoll in the video above.
BIKINI ATOLL 2023
With Bikini Atoll just missing the re-opening, we sadly had to move our 2022 clients to our 2023 sailings. Now that we have secured everyone a seat, we are able to give an availability update to those that are planning to join us in Bikini Atoll in 2023 which are as follows:
25 May - 05 June 2023 with Richie Kohler - 3 Spaces
17-28 June 2023 - FULL
29 June - 10July 2023 - 6 Spaces
15-28 July 2023 - 1 Space
26 August - 06 September 2023 - 5 Spaces
We know picking the right team for a trip of a lifetime is essential. We have collected a LOT of testimonials from over the years - you can read them all HERE.
That is us for this week. We have lots of new and exciting news coming up and we can’t wait to share them all with you as soon as possible.
As always, we hope you got some great plans coming up this weekend but don’t forget, if you are feeling lonely, then we are here to chat Dirty.
Best,
Aron ArngrĂmsson and the DDE Team