Dear Team Member,

I hope this message finds you healthy and well. In our last newsletter, we detailed how the US Government is planning to ramp up vaccine distribution to the FSM - notably by handing out the newly approved single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine which should increase inoculations dramatically.

Local boat operations in Chuuk have already started transporting vaccines to the outer islands so the overall sentiment is very positive. We received a lot of emails asking to cover RMI on the same topic so without any further adieu, here we go.

Marshall Islands Vaccine Update

The US Government has from the very beginning allotted big amounts of vaccines towards the Marshall Islands, which in turn with enthusiastic local governments has ramped up their vaccination rates to be some of the highest in the world. The chart below displays Majuro and Ebeye, 2 densely populated areas in RMI that have had great success.

Now the overall should be slowly turning towards the outer islands, where the newly approved Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be very effective. It is still too early to say what that means for the second half of the Bikini Atoll season this year but with the Biden administration vowing for availability for all adults in USA and its territories by 1st of May, there is a reason to be hopeful.

INDEPTH COLLABORATION

A good friend and legend of the diving industry that coined the term “technical diving” Micheal Menduno or “M2” launched his highly successful online magazine on behalf of GUE in 2019.

Over the last 2 years we have seen a huge amount of content published in monthly issues which are published free of charge, aimed at novice recreational divers and highly skilled explorers alike. The Dirty Dozen Expeditions is proud to annouce we have become one of their exclusive supporters, joining a club og highly regarded brands that were carefully curated.

Eagle-eyed readers will have spotted that we just recently launched an “A Wreck In Depth” series. Maybe you might be finding it in other places than our blog shortly?

LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE PARTY AT BEGINNING OF 2022

With all the good news coming in from the UK, US about exiting restrictions completely by the summer, we have been getting a strong increase in bookings as people plan to get their long-awaited holidays setup. 2021 has been sold out for quite some time now, but there are still a few spots left on our first sailings in Truk Lagoon for 2022!

Our Recreational itinerary with 007 stunt double Andy Torbet kicks off from the 16th of January with our OC Tec/CCR itinerary and photo workshop with Jill Heinerth kicks off starting the 26th of January.

Email us HERE to get more info.

MERCHANDISE BACK IN STOCK

Our online shop with our #teamdd merchandise be it hoodies, t-shirts, duffel bags and more is once again fully stocked. Visit it by clicking THIS link and get your #teamdd swag back on!

That wraps it up for this week. As always 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.

Love,

Aron Arngrímsson and the DDE Team