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• Bismarck Dive Experience

Dive to the Bismarck Adventure Experience - Gifts

The first ever manned deep sea dives to the wreck of the German Battleship Bismarck!

By 800 ft all traces of sunlight will be gone and you will be in total darknes. Remember to look for tiny bioluminescent creatures who manage to live at these depths. At 4,000 ft the interior of the MIR will start to cool and at 15,000 ft you finally reach to wreck site. Words cannot describe what your eyes see through the glass of the MIR as you expore the Bismarck. But remember nothing will be taken except photographs, videos and memories.

LOCATION:
Departs from Cork, Ireland

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AGENDA - You will journey to the wreck of the Bismarck aboard the MIR I and MIR II submersibles, vessels capable of reaching ocean depths of 20,000 ft (6,000m) giving them the capability of visiting nearly all of the ocean floor worldwide. Housed aboard the mother ship 'Akademik Keidysh' the MIR's are part of only 5 manned deep diving submersibles available worldwide.

Following a final briefing you will enter the submersible and a crane will lift the MIR into the cold waters of the North Atlantic. You will decend at a rate of 31m per minute. Lit by the submersible's powerful lights you look at the remains of the Bismarck. The main part is surprisingly intact, although it shows obvious signs of the large scale damage wrought by the pounding of the British shells. Part of the stern has broken away and the main gun turrets are missing, although many of the smaller guns are still in place. The bridge area was largely blown away but the remaining superstructure is intact but damaged. Some of the wooden planks are still visisble on the deck. High tech video equipment will record your experience. Each individual dive will last about 11-12 hours.

NOTES - The site of the Bismarck is considered a historic grave site and no salvaging will occur during this expedition. Nothing will be taken other than photos, videos and memories.Your 13 day experience includes the following: accomodation and meals on the Akademik Keldysh, two hotel overnights in a twin share room in Cork (the expedition commences and ends in Cork), transfers to & from the ship, and all activities with in the programme. Not included is transportation to/from Cork, visa and passport charges. Please contact us on 07002 892 443 if you would like more information about this experience. Please note the picture above is not a true representation of the MIR submersible.

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