Please join us for a presentation on DAN Medical Research, the DAN Internship Program, and diving experiences in Scapa Flow, Scotland by Christine Hankins, 2007 DAN Summer Intern.
When: Wed. 8/22, 7-9pm
Where: Seven Seas Scuba dive shop
(3200 SE 164th Ave., Vancouver, WA)
Christine Hankins was selected out of hundreds of applicants for the DAN internship program. Due to her exemplary collegiate background, her current enrollment in nursing school, her Divemaster certification level, and her training and experience in cold water she landed one of the premiere out-of-country placements: Scapa Flow, Scotland, where she has been diving on WWI and WWII wrecks for the past 2 1/2 months.
Returning home for a short time before returning to nursing school, we are delighted that Christine will be sharing her experiences with us!
To read more about the DAN Summer Interns, please click here. To RSVP (so we have a head count), please either PM me or post here.
08/07 DAN Research, Internship, and Scapa Flow, Scotland Diving Presentation
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Posted 06 August 2007 - 12:02 PM
It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
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Posted 06 August 2007 - 01:31 PM
Sounds like fun! Make sure you ask her lots of questions for me.
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Posted 06 August 2007 - 03:47 PM
I'm jealous. I really want to do Scappa Floe sometime.
Never say Never! Its almost as long a time as always!
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Posted 06 August 2007 - 04:19 PM
You could always email me complicated doosie questions and I'll be sure to bombard her during the Q&A portion.....Sounds like fun! Make sure you ask her lots of questions for me.
It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 04:15 AM
You could always email me complicated doosie questions and I'll be sure to bombard her during the Q&A portion.....Sounds like fun! Make sure you ask her lots of questions for me.
Hey now!!! I'll only be 3 days off the plane - be nice! Vinny this means you!
"You don't need to outswim the shark, just your dive buddy."
DAN Intern for Summer 2007 in Scapa Flow, Scotland!!!
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 09:48 AM
I wonder if I could get the afternoon off and come down.
Sounds like a facinating talk.
I will keep you posted.
Scotland is on my list of places I want to dive
Sounds like a facinating talk.
I will keep you posted.
Scotland is on my list of places I want to dive
Well Behave Women Rarely Make History ~ Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 10:18 AM
This is one of my dream places to go dive also, maybe we can get the Wench to put together a SD trip there in the not to distant future?
I wonder if I could get the afternoon off and come down.
Sounds like a facinating talk.
I will keep you posted.
Scotland is on my list of places I want to dive
Never say Never! Its almost as long a time as always!
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 11:16 AM
This is one of my dream places to go dive also, maybe we can get the Wench to put together a SD trip there in the not to distant future?
I wonder if I could get the afternoon off and come down.
Sounds like a facinating talk.
I will keep you posted.
Scotland is on my list of places I want to dive
I would be MORE than happy to recommend a dive skipper and offer tips for traveling to Scapa. pir8 - I am in the process of writing up basic diving information about the German Fleet that is here at Scapa and will post it when I am done. I know a few other people have said they would like to hear about the diving as well so I am working on it - I was just too busy diving to type until this week!
"You don't need to outswim the shark, just your dive buddy."
DAN Intern for Summer 2007 in Scapa Flow, Scotland!!!
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 11:20 AM
Hmmm, taking my DRY suit on vacation... Now there is a twist...!I would be MORE than happy to recommend a dive skipper and offer tips for traveling to Scapa. pir8 - I am in the process of writing up basic diving information about the German Fleet that is here at Scapa and will post it when I am done. I know a few other people have said they would like to hear about the diving as well so I am working on it - I was just too busy diving to type until this week!
Post the Scapa Flow details when you can! It might be fun. Can you do penetrations?
Remember, email is an inefficient communications forum. You may not read things the way it was intended. Give people the benefit of the doubt before firing back... Especially if it is ME...! 
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Tech Support - The hard we do right away; the impossible takes us a little longer...
"I like ponies on no-stop diving. They convert "ARGH!! I'M GOING TO DIE" into a mere annoyance." ~Nigel Hewitt
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 11:41 AM
I'd much rather Dive than Type myself. I look forward to reading your review of the fleet. Wish I could hear your talk in person but obvious logistics will prevent me from attending. This can be a great trip if we can make it work, I'm sure we have enough Cold H2O divers to make a go of it. Time/Money coordination is just the major obstacle.
This is one of my dream places to go dive also, maybe we can get the Wench to put together a SD trip there in the not to distant future?
I wonder if I could get the afternoon off and come down.
Sounds like a facinating talk.
I will keep you posted.
Scotland is on my list of places I want to dive
I would be MORE than happy to recommend a dive skipper and offer tips for traveling to Scapa. pir8 - I am in the process of writing up basic diving information about the German Fleet that is here at Scapa and will post it when I am done. I know a few other people have said they would like to hear about the diving as well so I am working on it - I was just too busy diving to type until this week!
Never say Never! Its almost as long a time as always!
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 11:47 AM
Hmmm, taking my DRY suit on vacation... Now there is a twist...!
Post the Scapa Flow details when you can! It might be fun. Can you do penetrations?
Yes, you can do penetrations however there are no "swim throughs" on any of the wrecks so penetrate these wrecks at your own risk and only with appropriate training. The guys I have talked to who have penetrated are always very happy with what there is left to see and thoroughly enjoy themselves. The battleships actually turned turtle as they sank, so a good portion of what there is to see on them is inside, although there is still plenty to see without penetration. Please note - all 7 of the German Fleet are PROTECTED. Absolutely NO salvaging or removal of ANYTHING from these wrecks is allowed. This prohibition went into effect only 6 - 7 years ago because divers were absolutely taking the wrecks apart.
"You don't need to outswim the shark, just your dive buddy."
DAN Intern for Summer 2007 in Scapa Flow, Scotland!!!
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 01:45 PM
Please note - all 7 of the German Fleet are PROTECTED. Absolutely NO salvaging or removal of ANYTHING from these wrecks is allowed. This prohibition went into effect only 6 - 7 years ago because divers were absolutely taking the wrecks apart.
So are the subs fair game? Huh....?
DG...Question 1 would be... "How many different beers do they serve in Scappa?"
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Posted 08 August 2007 - 02:09 AM
Please note - all 7 of the German Fleet are PROTECTED. Absolutely NO salvaging or removal of ANYTHING from these wrecks is allowed. This prohibition went into effect only 6 - 7 years ago because divers were absolutely taking the wrecks apart.
So are the subs fair game? Huh....?
DG...Question 1 would be... "How many different beers do they serve in Scappa?"
the recently identified u-boats off the coast (u-102 &u-92) are war graves and the german government has asked divers to respect that. At this point that includes not removing anything from the wrecks or (from what I understand) penetrating inside. I will ask the skipper who took the original divers to the site (and worked with the historian who IDed the U-boat) what the "official" line is regarding penetration.
Regarding Question 1 - are you referring only to local or at least UK-based brands or ALL brands? They do serve MGD and Corona here as well...
Edited by gracefulc, 08 August 2007 - 02:10 AM.
"You don't need to outswim the shark, just your dive buddy."
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Posted 08 August 2007 - 09:29 AM
Was it over when the Germans bombed Peal Harbor?!?!
(so there!)
(so there!)
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Posted 08 August 2007 - 11:00 AM
Was it over when the Germans bombed Peal Harbor?!?!
(so there!)
Totally don't even know what you are "so there"ing Vinny. Perhaps the dessert sun has gotten to you? (Don't worry - I do realize that it was not the Germans who bombed Pearl Harbor)
I talked to the skipper today - the German government has requested that the subs not be entered and no artifacts be removed. Who knows how long divers will respect that (there's always one bad egg...), but that is their request and he and other skippers definitely plan to honor that.
"You don't need to outswim the shark, just your dive buddy."
DAN Intern for Summer 2007 in Scapa Flow, Scotland!!!
DAN Intern for Summer 2007 in Scapa Flow, Scotland!!!
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