Location: Truk Lagoon

Organizer: Aron or Richard, info@thedirtydozen.org

Description:
A special expedition for GUE divers only. We will dive and explore an area many refer to as the best wreck diving in the world, all from a fantastic liveaboard operation. Gases are expensive as the location is remote. It’s possible to dive
open circuit though CCRs are preferred.

Requirements:
An experienced GUE Tech 1 or GUE CCR 1 diver.

Course: ITC Recreational Diver 1

Location: Siracusa, Siracusa, Italy

Date: December 2, 2019 - December 11, 2019

Instructors: Mario Arena, Andrea Marassich
 

Event type: Community event

Location: Abcoude, The Netherlands

Contact: JP Bresser, jp@gue.com

Event website: GUE Netherlands Facebook

Description: GUE Nederland & Scuba-Academie present the 12th edition of Cave & Wreck Night in the Netherlands. 
During this evening event, international explorers, passionate divers, scientists, and industry leaders share their experiences and explorations with a broad and international audience. This annual platform is initiated and funded by JP Bresser and Cees Den Toom as a means to give back to the diving community and hopefully motivate and support divers from different backgrounds and experience levels.

Event type: Dive show/conference

Location: Dusseldorf, Germany

Event website: GUE @ BOOT 2019

Course: ITC Rec 1 / Fundamentals

Location: Kralendijk, Bonaire

Date: February 1, 2020 - February 11, 2020

Instructor: Kirill A. Egorov
 

Course: ITC Rec 1 / Fundamentals

Location: Hurghada, Egypt

Date: February 14, 2020 - February 21, 2020

Instructor: Dorota Czerny
 

Course: ITC Rec 1 / Fundamentals

Location: Mactan, Cebu, Philippines

Date: February 16, 2020 - February 23, 2020

Instructor: Kyungsoo Kim
 

Event type: Project

Location: Hurghada, Egypt, Red Sea 

Date: February 26, 2020 - March 4, 2020

Contact: Red Sea Explorers - Faisal Khalaf faisal@redseaexplorers.com, Dorota Czerny dorota@gue.com

Event website: Exploring Egypt: Northern Red Sea

Description: The next edition of the Red Sea Exploration project with Red Sea Explorers to search, check, dive, and document numerous unknown wreck locations in the northern Red Sea is here! The exploration dives are conducted between 60 and 80 meters, in relatively challenging conditions - open sea, current, and proximity to the shipping lane.

The recommended level for exploration divers is GUE CCR plus experience diving at sea.
Open circuit divers (GUE Tech 2) are also welcome, but bottom times will be limited.
For support divers, GUE Tech 1 level is the minimum, plus experience diving at sea.

Costs:
€1750 for CCR exploration (limited spaces!)
- incudes oxygen, sofnolime, stages, scooters; not included: helium -  the estimated price is 0.085 euro/L

€1550 for OC
- includes tanks, stages, oxygen, scooters;  not included: helium -  the estimated price is 0.085 euro/L

The price covers full-board accommodation in a shared en-suite cabin, environmental and route taxes (100 euro) airport transfers (destination airport is Hurghada, Egypt).
All visitors to Egypt need a visa, which costs 25 USD (price as of December 2019) and can be purchased at the airport.

Course: ITC Technical Diver 1

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date: March 6, 2020 - March 13, 2020

Instructor: Kirill A. Egorov
 

Event type: Diving trip

Location: Palaia Fokaia

Contact: Scubalife

Date: March 9, 2020 - March 14, 2020

Event website: Scubalife Facebook

Description: Join us on one of our Tech Wreck Weeks for breathtaking dives between 40 and
75 meters in the beautiful Saronic Gulf and nearby islands of Kea, Makronisos, Poros, and Aegina.

Our convenient location (close to Athens and the Airport) allows us to reach remote wrecks while providing great accommodations and restaurant options to experience Greece without the hassle.

Having dived these wrecks for the last 10 years, we have acquired the knowledge to provide you with the best possible tech wreck experience in the Aegean!

Three all-inclusive packages are available.

Course: ITC GUE Fundamentals

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date: March 9, 2020 - March 15, 2020

Instructors: David Patel, Dorota Czerny, Liam Allen
 

Event type: Dive show/conference

Location: Madrid, Spain

Date: March 21 - 22, 2020

Contact: Ingrid Riera, contact form

Event website: Let's Dive Mag - Dive Travel Show 2020

Description: Madrid dive conference

Event type: Dive show/conference

Location: Madrid, Spain

Date: March 28 - 29, 2020

Contact: Paco Yubarta, gestion@feriamas.com

Event website: Feria Mas - More Aqua Show

Description: Dive conference in Madrid

Course: ITC Rec 1 / Fundamentals

Location: Puerto Galera, Philippines

Date: April 7, 2020 - April 15, 2020

Instructors: Gideon Liew, Dorota Czerny

Additional info: Please contact instructors or Dave Ross at dave@techasia.ph for more information.

Event type: Dive show/conference

Location: Orlando, Florida, USA

Event website: https://tekdiveusa.com/

Check back soon for more information!
 

Event type: Project 

Location: Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 

Contact: Marcus Rose, roseym392@hotmail.com

Event website: GUE Scotland / PBLL annual project weekend and social

Description:
The third edition of the annual project weekend in Scotland, this event combines basic documentation work with fun diving. During the weekend there will be a mix of tech and recreational diving on the West Coast of Scotland. We will continue our documentation of Horse Mussels in the area, complete species surveys at sites of interest, and document lesser dived wrecks. There will also be a social night with presentations from some exciting speakers. Please contact the organizer for travel/accommodation details. We can cater for a maximum of 30 divers.

Course: ITC Rec 1 / Fundamentals

Location: High Springs, Florida, United States

Date: May 3, 2020 - May 10, 2020

Instructor: Kirill A. Egorov​​​​​​​
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Event type: Diving trip

Location: Sudan, Port Sudan, Red Sea Event

Date: May 19, 2020 - May 28, 2020

Contact: For tech package prices and booking, contact Red Sea Explorers at info@redseaexplorers.com with reference booking number #490. 
 
Event website: Red Sea Explorers - Ultimate Sudan

Description: The Sudanese Red Sea still offers pristine reefs, abundant marine life (big and small), plus well-known wrecks (like the SS Umbria) and the underwater habitat (Precontinent II as part of the Conshelf II project) that was part of the pioneering research project conceived by the legendary Jacques Cousteau.

Costs:
€2000 + $155 Sundanese Visa ($205 for American citizens) Visa cancellation fee is $65.

The price includes full-board accommodation in a shared en-suite cabin, one night in a hotel if needed, airport transfers (destination airport is Port Sudan, Sudan), tanks with ean32, and weights. Both recreational and technical dives are possible. 

Event type: Project

Location: Krnica, Croatia

Date: May 25, 2020 - May 29, 2020

Contact: JP Bresser, jp@gue.com / Mario Arena, mario@gue.com 
 
Event website: Wreck Project SS Kalliopi

Description: This spring we will initiate a unique project, a joint venture between Mario Arena, JP Bresser, & Maurizio Grbac from Krnicadive.

During the week from 25 - 29 May 2020, we will be organizing a project week focused on the wreck of the SS Kallopi and the hunt for the lost wreck of a B17 Flying Fortress, based on a lost in action report we possess, expected to be located close to the wreck of the Kalliopi.

Sonar scans will be done prior to the project to minimize the search area, and our work on the Kalliopi will be focused exploring and documenting the engine room and creating 3D models from parts of the stern section.

A short project documentary will be produced, and we are on the look-out for some serious avengers, preferably with Documentation Diver certifications.

Requirements: Tech 1 for support in the shallow areas, CCR/RB80/Tech 2 required for the deeper parts.

We have limited availability for this project, so get in touch swiftly if you would like to join the adventure.

Location: Sweden

Date: May 30, 2020 - June 13, 2020

Contact: Richard Lundgren, richard@gue.com
 
Event website: Mars 2020

Description: The Scientific Exploration of Mars, the ship turned wreck once lost in legends, now uncovered!

Course: ITC GUE Fundamentals

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date: July 27, 2020 - August 2, 2020

Instructor: Karim Hamza, Guy Shockey

Event type: Diving trip

Location: Portofino, ITALY

Contact: Bruno Borelli, info@portofinodivers.com

Event website: Wreck Weeks - Portofino Divers

Description: All-inclusive 6-day wreck diving safari to explore some of the most stunning shipwrecks off the Ligurian coast.
Wreck Weeks are ideal for individual or small groups of tech divers looking for like-minded dive buddies. It is also a good choice for newly certified tech and CCR divers willing to gain more experience in deep diving. Each participant must be certified at least GUE Tech 1 diver or equivalent (normoxic trimix).

Event type: Dive trip

Event website: https://bluegreenexpeditions.com/bookings/

This is not a GUE-exclusive trip.

Description:
Join Faith Ortins, from Blue Green Expeditions, and other polar diving specialists, on an amazing expedition to Antarctica! Joining us on this incredible journey will be leaders from GUE who will be on the trip doing Project Baseline programs. We arrive February 3, 2021, in Ushuaia, Argentina for an overnight stay. Then, on February 4, 2021, we will enjoy either a half-day tour of Tierra Del Fuego National Park, or a half-day of diving, before embarking on our journey aboard the majestic m/v Plancius to Antarctica. We will sail through the Drake Passage tracing the path of the early polar explorers who first braved these regions. Along the way, we might encounter Humpback and Minke whales breaching in the sea as well as albatrosses and many other birds that will accompany us on our journey. We will tour glaciers and icebergs on zodiac cruises exploring areas few people have ever seen before. Amongst the epic landscape of mammoth glaciers and wind carved snow live colonies of thousands of penguins nesting on these islands. Divers will experience the opportunity to swim with penguins and leopard seals as well as seeing the unique invertebrate life of Antarctica.

Event type: Dive trip

This trip is currently full. See the above for another Antarctica opportunity!

Description:
This GUE diving adventure is exclusive to GUE Members and offers an incredible range of experiences as well as unique insight into the environmental challenges facing the polar regions. Join GUE principals, including President Jarrod Jablonski, and an expedition staff of geologists, marine biologists, cetacean scientists, ornithologists, and professionals from other disciplines. Participants can also support dedicated Project Baseline dive sites during the expedition as we coordinate with scientists at Palmer Science Station to determine areas that would best benefit from ongoing research.
 
Start your 12-day trip with a day-long tour of Tierra Del Fuego National Park in Argentina before sailing the Drake Passage and tracing the path of early polar explorers. Witness the splendor of humpback and minke whales breaching the sea amid the many albatross and other birds, all while touring a magnificent series of glaciers and icebergs. Dive among thousands of penguins in addition to leopard seals and a wide range of unique invertebrates. Non-divers and snorkelers are welcome to join specially organized trips.

 This trip is in partnership with Blue Green Expeditions. All proceeds go towards supporting GUE’s nonprofit mission. This unique adventure will sell out quickly, so reserve your spot soon!