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Dear Team Member,
I hope this message finds you healthy and well. This week we heard the news that the iconic Darwin’s Arch, a rock formation south-east of Darwin Island in the Galápagos archipelago, has collapsed due to natural erosion. It serves as a stark reminder that our planet is delicate and while we can't intervene in natural geological processes like erosion, we can endeavour to protect the magnificent life on the islands both above and below the surface.
Ecuador’s environment ministry posted the surprising news on the department's Facebook page showing two rocky pillars left at the northernmost island of the Pacific Ocean archipelago.
Tributes to this famous natural formation have been added to by the diving community including its new title, the Pillars of Evolution. We are looking forward to seeing the new underwater feature and the remaining structure at this shark hot spot on our next trip to the real-life Jurassic Park!
After! Photo Credit Hector Barrera
DIVE GALAPAGOS ONE OF OUR FINAL FRONTIERS
DDE announced a shake-up to our Galapagos expeditions and now we are running annual CCR only trips to the Galapagos Islands in order to deliver the best possible experience. The minimum requirement to join is MOD 1.
Check out the new dates for our 2023 and 2024 schedules, and for or more info or to make a reservation, get in touch with us today!
Last Chance To Dive Truk With Jill
We have one spot left on the sought after expedition to Truk Lagoon departing in January 2022.
Not our first expedition with Special Guest Jill, expect photography workshops, presentations diving deep into the powerful themes of Jill's memoir “Into the Planet" and of course, the opportunity to dive with Jill herself in one of the world's most spectacular underwater wreck yards. This expedition is for CCR OC Tec divers.
Email us now to register your interest. First come, first served.
Photo by Jill Heinerth. ©
FINAL CALL FOR 007 TO TRUK LAGOON
If recreational is more your thing, you will be pleased to hear we have four spaces left on our expedition to Truck Lagoon with Special Guest Andy Torbet. James Bond’s new stunt man and world-renowned exploration diver Andy Torbet prefers his wrecks shaken and stirred tech and rec! You can bring a single tank, side mount, back mount or rebreather but the dives will be conducted within no-stop limits.
This will give us a chance to explore some wrecks more in-depth that we do not have time for on our tec schedules, and we are really excited to be able to show all divers Truk Lagoon the Dirty Dozen way!
You can ask for more information HERE.
Click the image to see all the wrecks of Truk Lagoon in the recreational range.
BIKINI UPDATE
A battleship in our collection - The USS Arkansas in Bikini Atoll.
WEDDING BELLS
Today we are celebrating remotely at DDE HQ! Founder Aron is getting hitched to his beautiful bride, freediving champion Nataliia Zharkova.
Having already faced many disappointing delays due to the pandemic, Aron and Nat are celebrating their nuptials in an intimate and COVID safe setting. We wish them a beautiful day and a lifetime of love, happiness and diving.
And of course, we are excited for the time when we can all celebrate the union together in true Dirty Dozen style!
Aron is offline until Thursday, 27th May 2021. If you need to get hold of him urgently, please contact him directly on the Signal app.
Signal: +380 (66) 804 09 13
For all non-urgent enquiries and expedition interest, please drop us an email and Aron will reply when he is back in the office.
That wraps it up for this week.
We look forward to some great adventures with you in the years to come and as always, don’t forget, if you are feeling lonely, then we are here to chat Dirty.
Best,
Vic and the DDE Team