Dear Dirty Dozen Team Member,
We hope you have been staying positive and testing negative. We have had a busy week at DDE HQ, with new customers taking advantage of our superior service and awesome booking conditions for trips to Bikini and Truk, a cool competition, and a bit of a “customer shuffle” but more on that later. If you are keen to get some adventure scheduled in and have something super sweet awaiting you on the horizon then contact us now to find out what all the buzz is about!
COMPETITION TIME
Last week we announced the return of our retro merch and this week we are celebrating!
Now is your chance to be a part of our competition to celebrate the relaunch of our signature retro-style merch.
Show us YOUR Dirty Dozen adventure, or your vision of our rad adventures that you have been dreaming of!⠀⠀
Follow @thedirtydozenexpeditions on Instagram.
Post a photo or video on your (public) Instagram with the hashtag #myDDEadventure & mention @thedirtydozenexpeditions
The two lucky winners will receive a prize— there are a tee-shirt and a hoody up for grabs. 🏔🎒If you already own some DD merch then include it in the pic and you can win the hoody. If you are yet to acquire some DD merch, you could win the tee shirt.
Tag your best dive buddies!⠀
Winners will be chosen on 6th November 2020 at 1800 Ukraine time⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Good luck! 🍀⠀⠀
THE UGLY
It comes with great sadness, but not so much surprise, a decision has been made to cancel the Truk Lagoon Expedition that was scheduled to depart 9-19 December 2020. Despite a great effort from our team to work out new plans and logistics to see our divers set sail into the magical lagoon, we were regrettably unsuccessful given the world situation. As of this email, operations in Truk Lagoon are slated to resume on the 27th of December 2020.
The DDE Team has let all our affected guests know that there will be no charter. Along with our partners, we held out as long as possible within the margin for logistics and safety but in the end, rescheduling everyone has been the best option.
But guess what?! All our guests have been contacted and rebooked onto charters leaving within twelve months so thankfully, no one will be left at home, and we can continue to rest assured that we standby the best service. In fact, most of our guests have been rebooked on to Nick Hollis’ rescheduled charter that is now departing 31st October 2021.
Check out our updated calendar, and if you fancy getting down in Truk Lagoon, contact us now for more info.
YOUTUBE BINGE AHOY
Have you checked out our YouTube channel? With videos featuring testimonials from our Special guests, antics from our expeditions, and crucial safety info there is plenty of cool content to keep you occupied on your surface interval.
Not that you need it but check out our highlights video from Truk to whet your adventure appetite, click the image below now to watch the video.
#CCDD
You can also learn more about Nick Hollis now in Episode 8. Nick Hollis: Born Into Diving from Season 1 of Coming Clean with the Dirty Dozen.
“If we can make someone’s diving experience with a good product that is what excites us.” Nick Hollis on #CCDD
IN OTHER NEWS
The Royal Oak
In a new film that chronicles the extensive visual survey efforts of a small international team of volunteer civilian divers as they explore the iconic wreck of the Royal Oak, the dive team uses pioneering underwater survey and visualization techniques to document the wreck as it rests on the seabed today. The wreck of Royal Oak is a designated war grave and lies almost upside down in 30m/100 ft of water. The hull is only 4.9m/16 ft beneath the surface.
"On 14th October 1939, the HMS Royal Oak was torpedoed by German U-Boat 47 while she sat at anchor in Scapa Bay, Orkney. Of the 1259 men on board, 835 were killed. Over 100 of them were boy sailors between 15-17 years old. The event still resonates with the relatives of those lost and the people of Orkney, a painful loss for an island community witness to such tragedy at what was believed to be a safe anchorage."
Knowledge Base Update
Have you dropped by our Knowledge Base recently? We caught up on the wrecks under the sea that are creating a great cause for concern.
Accompanying scientists on their journey while they investigate the severity of the situation as places continue their contamination of the seabed from leaking oil, increasing toxicity, and developing dangerous circumstances. It is possible to remove leaking oil from wrecks, possible but expensive.
“Time bombs are ticking on the world’s sea beds. During World War II, 6,300 vessels were sent to the bottom. For years, they have been rusting beneath the waves and leaking toxic oil into the oceans. The biggest oil spill in history is imminent.
Experts estimate that the wrecks could hold up to 15 million tons of fuel, posing a threat to both holidaymakers and wildlife. This documentary takes viewers to Poland’s Baltic coast, to Norway, the USA, and the Pacific Ocean.”
Check out this awesome film, and all our other resources in the DDE KB now and remember - our password to the Knowledge Base is sent out when you sign up to our NL.
That’s it from us this week, time to get off your keister and start planning an epic expedition, and as always we hope you have some fun plans coming up this weekend but if not, don’t forget, if you are feeling lonely then we are here to chat Dirty.
Love,
Aron Arngrímsson and the DDE Team