Red Sea SS Maidan Project 2007

[Ahmed Adly]

Marlin Inn Dive Center will be organizing a HD video project to the SS Maidan in January 2007 in cooperation with Ocean Discovery.

We will spend 5 days above the wreck ranging between 90 and 120 meters.
Targets of the project include mapping of the wreck and collect HD video.

Also, the data retrieved will help for future organized dive tours for divers.

There will be enough He and O2 for 15 project divers.

We have another 5 places for support divers who will have opportunity to dive at Zabargad and Rocky Island every day.

We will be chartering a magnificent live aboard vessel for the project run by Sea Serpent Fleet. We have been given a good deal on this charter due to low season plus the high profile of the trip.

Hassan has made a nice write up of his dives to Maidan on this forum, so check it out http://www.ocean-discovery.org/forum/showthread.php?t=180


I will be updating this post as we go along, so come back every now and again.

This is a link to the boat we have chartered for this project:

http://www.seaserpentfleet.com/liveaboards/liveaboard_obsession.htm

(RL edit; there have been other previous successful projects to this site all stating how magnificent the wreck really is. Kimmo Hagman, www.kimmohagman.com (http://www.kimmohagman.com) & Colona, was one of the first explorers of this beautiful site and have some truly mind blowing pictures to prove it)

[Richard Lundgren]

Diver interested in taking part - sign up here

Deep divers
1). Richard Lundgren Swe - Explorer, HD videographer (RB80)
2). Tor Jorgensborg Swe - Explorer, videographer (RB80)
3). Hassan Adly Egy - Explorer, videographer (OC)
4). Ahmed Adly Egy - Explorer, photographer (OC)
5). Charlotta Carlen Swe - Explorer, light diver (OC)
6). Per Lundström Swe - Explorer, light diver (OC)
7). Jarrod Jablonski USA- Explorer, videographer (RB80)
8). Aaron Michie Aus - Explorer, light diver (OC)
9). Liam Allen Aus - Explorer, HD videographer (OC)
10). Harald Stene Nor - Explorer, videographer (OC)
11). Fredrik Taule Nor - Explorer, videographer (OC)
12). Didrik Venge Nor - Explorer, light diver (OC)
13). Ryan Gillat Aus - Explorer, photographer (OC)
14). Andrew Cronan Aus - Explorer, HD videographer (OC)
15). Stuart Barker Aus - Explorer, light diver (OC)
16). Ashley Jenkins Aus - Explorer, light diver (OC)
17). Gareth Ingham Aus - Explorer, light diver (OC)

Plus Arne, Didrik and Tony. All exploration divers from Norway ready to rumble!

Shallow/Support divers
1). To be confirmed - Surface manager
2). Alexander Kiranov Rus - Shallow & support
3). Eric "Prince Shady" USA - Shallow & support
4). Mats Jensen-Urstad Swe - Hyperbaric Doctor & Exploration diver
5). Matthew White Aus - Deep & support

[Richard Lundgren]

Proud to have you on-board as a exploration diver!

Take care
Richard

[Ordnung]

Hi guys,

Looks fantastic and i'd love to take part. Happy to do support but will be keen for an exploration position if possible. Dive often with Liam so we would make a good team... possibly of three if we can get someone else from Sydney on borad.

Look forward to hearing back.

Cheers

[Richard Lundgren]

Update

We have decided to upgrade to an even bigger and more luxurious live aboard vessel - the Obsession.

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The Obsession was launched in July, 2004 combining all the factors that will make her worthy of her name. She is 36 metres in length and provides cruising and diving in unparalleled luxury. The teak decks and carefully thought-out interiors make her a pleasure to dive from. The itinerary covers Areas I and II and the design of this wood vessel takes you between dive sites in the comfort that is expected by today's discerning liveaboard divers. The 10 cabins have either twin or two bunk berths, with cabin-controlled air-conditioning, en-suite facilities and towels. The accommodations allow the 20 guests privacy and convenience. The salon, which is cool, spacious and airy, has up-to-date entertainment facilities. Needless to say, the divedeck was also designed with divers in mind.

The Obsession has a better and more powerful gas filling system including a 500 min/liter membrane system enabeling us to carry far less oxygene onboard.

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http://www.seaserpentfleet.com/liveaboards/liveaboard_obsession.htm

[Richard Lundgren]

Hi guys,

Looks fantastic and i'd love to take part. Happy to do support but will be keen for an exploration position if possible. Dive often with Liam so we would make a good team... possibly of three if we can get someone else from Sydney on borad.

Look forward to hearing back.

Cheers

Cool Aaron! Get one more Aussie and I will make room for your team! You will be the base of a bottom exploration team for sure.

Take care
Richard

[Mats Jensen-Urstad]

Hello Richard

I want to participate. Are the dates set yet??

Best regards

Mats Jensen-Urstad

[Richard Lundgren]

Hello Richard

I want to participate. Are the dates set yet??

Best regards

Mats Jensen-Urstad

Hi Mats! (again :) )

Dates will be in the middle of January 2007. Im working on a flight path and deal for us scandinavians and the dates will depend on when we can fly down there. Björn?

Take care
Richard Lundgren

[Hassan Adly]

Hi,
Considering that Ahmed and I are both Australian nationals we could almost call this an aussie expedition! :)

[Andrew Cronan]

Hi Richard - I'm keen to join. I will bring the FX1.

Andrew

[Matthew White]

The schedualed time is excellent for my time table,can you work this one into exploration status? if so,count me in.

Matthew W.

[uk expat]

Hi Richard,

Looks awesome mate, if there's room count me in.

Cheers

Stu

[Gareth]

Richard/Ahmed,

Love to take part in the trip, let me know if there is still room.

Take care.

[Anders Knudsen]

Hey,
If you want to, you can have a look at the video from SS Maidan taken by Red sea explorers

www.redseaexplorers.com (http://www.redseaexplorers.com) and go to RSE videos
then at the bottum of the page you will find a link, it might take a few minuts.

best

Anders Knudsen

[Ingemar Lundgren]

Thanks for the tip Anders. Looks like there are more wrecks in the Red Sea that are rarley dived, The Aida and the Numidia. Anyone know more of these?

[Ahmed Adly]

Thanks for the tip Anders. Looks like there are more wrecks in the Red Sea that are rarley dived, The Aida and the Numidia. Anyone know more of these?

Aida is a spectacular dive. I am sure it has never been properly filmed before. It goes down to about 85 meters I think.
Most divers who come here are only shallow divers as their main interest is the fishies and the corals. So no one really goes deeper than air in a single allows them.

The dive is totally radical because of the great marine life in the area plus the ship wreck is covered in a thick blanket of huge soft coral. I think it will be some real spectacular HD footage for the future.
Don't worry Ingemar, the Maidan project will not be the last one.

Ahmed

[Ingemar Lundgren]

Sign in

I have now opened the closed forum for the S/S Maidan Project here http://www.ocean-discovery.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=61

Those accepted as project members should apply for membership to this forum. You can do this on the User CP menu/Group memberships.

If you have difficulties you can also send a PM to Richard Lundgren and he will manually add you to the group. Only group members can read posts on this forum.

The forum leaders are Ahmed Adly and Richard Lundgren.

[Ryan Gillatt]

Hi Richard,

Thank you for the invite. Stephanie and i are getting married in Sydney the week before the trip starts. Some how i have convinced her to let me come along so i will definatly see you guys on board.
Actually she didnt need much convincing so i guess i am a pretty lucky man:)
Looking forward to catching up.

Cheers,

Ryan

[Ingemar Lundgren]

I have most of you manually added to the S/S maidan group now. Those of you that are not please apply for membership following these instructions. If you have problems please contact me and i will add you manually.

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[Nimrod Chen]

whats up with this project ?
any news ?

Nimrod