Over the past 12 months Mad Dog Expeditions and RV Tiburon have been exploring the deep wrecks of the Ghost Fleet located off Key West, Florida.  The wrecks of these warships provide world class diving and one would have to travel half way around the world to find anything comparable.  The most famous of these wrecks is the USS Wilkes-Barre. The USS Wilkes-Barre (CL 103) is over 600 feet long and rests in waters from 140 to 250 feet deep.  In addition to this awesome wreck there are other equally exciting but rarely visited wrecks located in nearby deeper waters.  The 7 night 6 days rebreather expeditions can be either exploratory or technical training weeks. See the list and links below for additional wreck details. 

These expeditions are fine tuned and we specialize in ensuring that all divers needs are met.   We install a permanent buoy on the Wilkes Barre for the duration of the trip and can reliably hook the others. We bring redundant rebreather heads,  deliver equipment in advance of the trip,   set up all bail out tanks, redundant booster pumps for gas blending, scooters, a chase boat,  and deco station.  In addition we have an emergency recompression chamber that is set up prior to all deep dives.  All these elements combined with the comfortable accommodations and great food aboard the Tiburon contribute towards minimizing the work of technical diving.

All of the WWII Ghost ships are within 20 miles of the Tiburon's home port, this allows the boat to return to the dock every night for a restful night's sleep and.  The vessel is also equipped with wireless internet access while underway allowing you to keep in touch with the office all day if needed.

These deep technical dive programs are designed to attract divers who share the same values and desires for exploration, education, excitement and safety.  RV Tiburon and Mad Dog Expeditions have joined forces to offer a unique technical and world class destination. Future Mad Dog projects include a return to the Ghost Fleet wrecks as well as an offshore exploration of the German freighter M/S Rhien a 439-foot long freighter, built in Hamburg, Germany and sunk (250fsw) in combat in 1940 as well as the Araby Maid a barq rigged schooner sunk (215fsw) in 1903.
 

WWII Rebreather Wreck Trips

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