FULL CIRCLE EXPEDITION
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the FULL CIRCLE EXPEDITION
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DIVE TEAM WAS VISITING CYPRUS FOR ONE WEEK TO CONTINUO THEIR WRECK EXPLORATION. FOR 12 WEEKS THE 8 MEMBERS CONSISTING OF LOUISE, NICOLE, MONTY HALLS, DAN BURTON, CRAN, GAVIN, MIKE 1 AND 2, WILL TRAVEL THE WORLD VISITING FAMOUS WRECK SITES. THEIR DIVE JOURNEY STARTED IN SCAPA FLOW FOLLOWED WITH A VISIT TO CYPRUS. LOCAL DIVE OPERATOR WAS VIKING DIVERS WHICH DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN ORGANISING AND LEADING THE EXTENDED EXPLORATION DIVES. ADDITIONAL AQUATEC - INNERSPACE OPERATIONS LTD. WAS INVITED BY THE FULL CIRCLE EXPEDITION TEAM TO JOIN THEM DURING THEIR STAY. THE DIVES ON THE FAMOUS ZENOBIA WRECK INCLUDED DEEP PENETRATIONS IN ALL CAR DECKS AND OTHER OVERHEAD PARTS OF THE MASSIVE WRECK. ESPECIALLY THE NUMEROUS DIVES IN THE BIG ENGINE ROOM MADE THIS LEG OF THE JOURNEY AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. ON AVERAGE THE BOTTOM TIMES WERE IN EXCESS OF 45 MINUTES FOLLOWED WITH LENGTHY DECOMPRESSION STOPS. FROM CYPRUS THE TEAM WILL PROCEED TO THE RED SEA, PALAU, TRUK LAGOON, AUSTRALIA, VANUATU, NEW ZEALAND AND GRENADA. ORGANISED BY MONTY HALL TOGETHER WITH VIDEO- AND PHOTOGRAPHER DAN BURTON A DOCUMENTARY IS FILMED FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. (FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FULL CIRCLE EXPEDITION CLICK HERE). |