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		<title>EUROTEK.2010 Tickets are now on sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EUROTEK is an advanced and technical diving conference and exhibition that is happening on the 16th and 17th October at the ICC, Birmingham, UK. It was originally conceived by Leigh Bishop, Roz Lunn and Carl Spencer. Carl tragically died on the Britannic in May 2009. Leigh and Roz have continued to run EUROTEK and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 11 &#8211; Kansho Maru</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kansho is one of my favourite dives, primarily because of her engine room. She was built in 1938 as a passenger / cargo ferry, but was taken over by the Japanese navy and a 3 inch bow gun was fitted. She was used for transporting supplies and was bombed in Kwajalein. Her engine room [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 10 &#8211; Shinkoku Maru</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shinkoku is a lovely dive with good coral growth and excellent fish life. She was built in 1939 as a tanker, and she originally carried oil from the US, before the oil embargo was imposed. She was then converted into a fleet oiler and supported Admiral Nagano&#8217;s strike force in the Pearl Harbour attack. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 9 &#8211; Kiyozumi Maru</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kiyozumi Maru was built in 1934 as a freighter with passenger accommodation. In November 1941 the navy converted her into an armed raider by adding six inch guns, torpedo launchers and anti-aircraft guns. In 1943 the navy reversed course slightly and she was converted to a transport ship. After being torpedoed she was towed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 8 &#8211; San Francisco Maru</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/truk-dive-8-san-francisco-maru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 01:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked Rob for a good wreck for my 600th dive and he certainly delivered. The San Francisco Maru was built in 1919 as a medium freighter. She had been in semi-retirement when the war started, but was used by the Japanese navy for carrying cargo. She was fully loaded in February 1944 when she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 7 &#8211; Futagami Fleet Tug</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 06:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Futagami was a large salvage tug, and was launched in 1939. She carried salvage derricks, as well as pumps and hoses. She was involved in the unsuccessful attempts to raise the I-169 submarine, which we had dived earlier in the day. Her sinking seems to be a bit of a mystery, and it may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 6 &#8211; Kikukawa Maru</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 01:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my two previous visits I had not dived this wreck. Opinions on it seem to be polarised. Beforehand I was told that it was so badly damaged that it was practically empty and just a shell, which was largely true. I was also told that there were masses of fish on it, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 5 &#8211; Heian Maru</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 01:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Heian Maru is the largest wreck still in Truk Lagoon. She was built in 1930 as a passenger / cargo liner, but was converted in to a submarine tender. She was sunk on the 2nd day of Operation Hailstone when a torpedo hit her engine room. She now lies on her port side in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 4 &#8211; The I-169 Submarine</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/truk-dive-4-the-i-169-submarine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 05:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 2 had a submarine theme, with a dive on the I-169 sub, followed by the Heian Maru Submarine tender and the Futagami tug that attempted to raise the I-169. The I-169 was built for the Japanese navy, and was launched on 15th Feb 1934. She was involved in the attack on Pearl Harbour, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk. Dive 3 &#8211; Sutsuki Patrol Boat</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/truk-dive-3-sutsuki-patrol-boat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.divethoughts.com/truk-dive-3-sutsuki-patrol-boat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 02:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sutsuki was originally a Momi Class destroyer and was built in the early 1920&#8242;s. They were fast, so despite their age, the Japanese decided that these destroyers would be useful for reinforcing Guadalcanal. At this time the Sutsuki was heavily damaged. Subsequently she was damaged again in a collision with a ship that tore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chuuk 2010. The Thorfinn</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/chuuk-2010-the-thorfinn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 01:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On board Thorfinn we met Cindy, one half of the husband and wife team who organise the diving and everything else. She’s a Brit and her husband Rob is an American. They are both experienced divers, and while Cindy likes fish, Rob’s passion is cave diving, and he had a wealth of great stories. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Truk Lagoon. Second dive &#8211; Betty Bomber</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/truk-lagoon-second-dive-betty-bomber/</link>
		<comments>http://www.divethoughts.com/truk-lagoon-second-dive-betty-bomber/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>neil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mitsubishi G4M Bomber, was codenamed &#8220;Betty&#8221; by the Americans. It was a land-based bomber built with speed and long-range in mind. Consequently weight was critical, and it was stripped of any equipment not deemed essential. One example was that its fuel tanks were not self-sealing, making it highly vulnerable. Its tendency to catch fire [...]]]></description>
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