Rebreather Training and Short Trips; Silent diving is just great and addictive!!!

Dive Log, essentials and summarys over the last few years

Werbellinseecamp - Germany, Altenhof, Mai 2014 Spring Meeting of the Sumatec-Tribe - the Third! participants: the local technical divers dive spots: the 5 Kaffenkahn- wrecks around Kap Horn and the Ziegelwrack excellent location for BBQ and campfire our equipment: Sentinels+ Bonex Scooters We stay overnight in the old historic location "Pionierrepublik" - thanks to Karen P. for keeping care about this special location Thanks to Andi Baumgarten for organisation, muored buoys and boat ridings :)

Cave diving in Spain, Balearic Islands, Mallorca April 2014 3 days side mount diving in Mallorcas underworld participants: Andre Bergmann we using side mounts, 12l steel, air, still love our Armadillo harness we spent 5 days in the extraordinary Villa Stella Maris in Font de sa Cala Thanks to the team of the dive center for the support! As usual we brought our video equipment and propper lights. We are happy to made this special trip to celebrate Gittis birthday: diving the Cueva del Drac and the Genovesa:) more pics and infos about Mallorca cave diving

Safaga, Coral Garden Januar 2014 2 Sentinel, stages participants: just us We still diving the Sentinels with modified Travelframe configuration. This time we stay in the newer Hotel Coral Sun Beach next to Coral Garden The Orca dive center in Coral Garden improved a lot! The facility got much bigger - perfect CCR support under new management from Tom and Sonja - thanks!!! After longer diving abstinence we are back to the CCR and have much fun with the Bonex scooters in the wide bay Our invention: the fancy "over coat" prevent sorb from sticking in the dump valve! Yeah!

CCR at the mountain lakes Gosau- and Plansee - end of September 2013 We stay in Guesthouse Gosausee - here also you can purchase the dive permission filling next to the gueshouse: Tauchclub Dachstein- Salzkammergut participants: Andre Bergmann - nice to have the team toghether :) our dives: Gosausee 4 days, Plansee 1 day equipment: 2 CCR Sentinel, Bonex Scooters and Alu Stages, Andre OC our Sentinels working perfect after cell changing, time to have fun with the Bonex scooters :) vis goes low because of water pumping due technical requirements in the dam...we better switch our diving location Plansee: it rain cats and dogs, vis is very low, also in the back territory of the lake Filling: Tauchcenter located at the nearby camp ground, also NX fillings We stay at the Gasthof Forelle- thanks a lot to the owner for using the basement for our diving equipment End of the trip: visit the caves at the Dachstein/ Salzkammergut: Ice- and Mammuth cave Also we get a privat guidet tour in Munic - cool!

The classical France cave diving- Lot June 2013 We stay with the Dutch Cave Diving Centre: Harald Franzen participants: family Prothmann, Olaf Kreuschner, Sylikon, Carmen Brauer, family Baumgarten, Wolfgang Helm, family Büttner, Peter Knobel we dive the Emergence du Ressel 1+2, Fontaine Saint-Georges, Font del Truffe, Source de Saint-Saveur, Source de Landenouse, Source du Marchepied give a test the Emergence de Gregols our equipment: 12 l steel Side Mount, Bonex scooters and Alu Stages very hot temperature this time at the year- and only if you are very early at the dive spot you get the chance for parking afternoon- culture and relaxing: St. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, La Cave, scooter riding and swimming

oxy-doc goes DRY - weekend in Wettelrode/ Sangerhausen- old iron mine visiting the Marienglasschlotte 8 hours in the mine between Anhydrit, Bergmannsgarn and Marienglas a very interesting tour- with new equipment: waders ;)

Sweden - Iron Mine Tuna Hästberg - Provinz Dalarna - 4 days mine diving May 2013 D12, Stages 32, Nitrox 30 we are diving with Tobbe Andersson, one of the early explorers of the mine our dives range between 20- 40 meter, if you like you can dive 200meter plus our Sentinels stay on surface- cell error 3 degree celsius watertemperature and in dry area the whole mine is made up from tec divers for tec divers there are a lot of convenient ideas: lifts for equipment, equipment tables, warm room, charging station, little kitchen, filling station providing all technical gases, directly supplied down to the water- we enjoy the amazing location Accommodation: Ramshyttan, in a holiday apartment, 4 km away from Tuna Hästberg Our video equipment works good, Tuna Hästberg offers a lot of very large dark rooms - swallowing all kind of lights, even Sola 4000 and 50 W HID more infos about the mine Tuna Hästberg soon...

oxy-doc goes DPV - 3 days CCR and DPV Training in Hemmoor May 2013 -preparation für Sweden- Tuna Hästberg 2x BONEX Ecos - we surrounding the quarry 145 minuten fun -the quarry is kind of large!! our BONEX provide super power, also the Sentinels are without failures :)

oxy-doc goes DPV - a special Birthday party- April 2013 2x BONEX Ecos - much fun, even in the icy water ( 3 degree Celsius) participants: family Prothmann, Olaf Kreuschner, Sylikon, Carmen Brauer, Thorsten Kay, family Baumgarten, Wolfgang Helm waiting since many weeks for an ice free lake!!! we scootering around the Puddingberge in the Werbellinsee Andi also use his big scooter - our Bonex are very easily to carry to the lake! ;)

Bahamas - Abaco - 6 days of Cave Diving inland March 2013 sidemounts 85cf-steel, stages 82, Nitrox 32/36, Oxygen We dive again with Brian Kakuk, Bahamas Underground Abaco, Marsh Harbour dives range between 20-50 meter, dive time approx. between 80 and 140 minutes Visited Caves: Dan`s Cave, Ralph`s Cave, Magical Blue Hole We had to see again places like: Glas Factory, Cristal Palace, Fangorn Forest... We stay in a little nice cottage close to the Bahamas Underground facility in Marsh Harbour

Rabenstein - Saxonia March 2013 Side Mount configuration 2x 10l air diving level 3, testing our side mount rigging for our upcoming Bahamas tour Erwin Biefang from Dive Center Sachsenluft is very flexibel and friendly Very interesting: entrance Grotte, vis is good!

Iceland July 2012 - 12 days diving: Silfra, volcano lakes and the Artic Circle -North Atlantik D12 steel and alu, 15l mono steel, oxygen We dive with Gisli Gudmundson and Einar Hansen, divethenorth.is, Akureyri dives range between 15-45 meter, dive time approx. between 50 and 90 minutes our diving luggage got lost - it arrived two days delayed at Reykjavik airport- Gislis and Einar were good in improvisation - we could use their friends dry suites... Thanks a lot to those guys! visited spots: volcano lakes Askja und Hverahlið, Silfra and the Silfra Cave, Geothermal Chimneys, Artic Circle Island Grimsey technical diving is rarely possible, a 15 liter mono setup is much better for scouting at some spots in the Highlands, close to Hveravellier our trailer's axle broke and got lost- this needs a lot of improvisation again for transportation... We stay in many hotels, guest houses and private accomodation - a logistic nightmare! Our video equipment does a great job - also in the rough conditions of the North Atlantic Ocean and the caldera lakes Oli is invited to hold a lecture about diving medicine at the Firefighting department of Akureyri. We were invited by the Reykjavik Dive Club also to share our experience in Tech Diving. We got spoiled by "our Icelanders" - managing every situation calm and creative - thanks to Gisli and Einar again! more infos and uw-Pic`s about Iceland 2012 coming soon

Bahamas - Abaco - 10 days of Cave Diving inland January 2012 sidemounts 85cf-steel, stages 82, Nitrox 32/36, Oxygen We dive with Brian Kakuk, Bahamas Underground Abaco, Marsh Harbour dives range between 20-50 meter, dive time approx. between 80 and 140 minutes We adjust our sidemount set up to the Bahamian Caves Visited Caves: Dan`s Cave, Ralph`s Cave, Lost Reel- and Broken Reel Blue Hole We fall in love to places like: Glas Factory, Cristal Palace, Fangorn Forest... We stay in a little nice cottage close to the Bahamas Underground facility in Marsh Harbour Our video equipment does a great job; excellent also our video external light Sola 4000 Light and Motion Blue Fin Housing with wide and flat port is very good as well more infos soon about Bahamas Cave Diving at a separate webpage

Willingen slate mine Christine and Schwalefeld January 2012 Side Mount configuration 2x 10l air, stages, O2 participants: family Prothmann and Bergemann, Olaf Kreuschner, Carmen Brauer We were testing video equipment, our focus was the new underwater light system and video housing: HID Canon Legria, in a Light and Motion Blue Fin Housing, 2x Sola 1200, Sola 4000 special interest: comparison between Salvo HID 50W / Sola 4000 We were surprised by the good vis in Schwalefeld, diving in entrance 1 and 2 Also diving in the mine Christine, vis was good as usual. Oli mistreated the Canon 5D Mark II in the wet and partially flooded tunnels of the mine

Bodensee September 2011 - Wallhausen and the wreck of the Jura 2 Sentinel, Stages, D12 participants: family Prothmann and Bergemann, Olaf Kreuschne Konrad D. dives at the drop off in Wallhausen, approx. 40 meter our new GoPro goes the first time diving, but we are disappointed with the results in poor vis We forgot parts of our equipment at the pension "Am Seehang" and dive only one time down to the Jura.

Indonesia - Bali and Komodo- tour on board the MV Pindito, August 2011 4 Sentinel, stages, 72 kg imported Sofnolime ;) participants: the Swiss CCR fans: TED dives max. 40 meter, approx. 23 hours under water in paradise also giving the GoPro a go in hard current - filming huge table coral areas and Manta rays very close On several land excoursions we explore the natural wonder of Komodo and Rinca: "the Komodo Dragon" A great addition to the spectacular diving spots: tour to the summit of the highest volcano of Bali: the Agung Very special Thank you to Alit Suendra, our private tour guide in Bali more information here

Budapest, Hydrothermal Cave Molnar Janos, July 2011 D12, Nitrox 32 stages, Sentinels have to stay at home this short weekend! participants: family Prothmann and Bergemann, Olaf Kreuschner We dive in two teams: video- and photo Our rented Sony HDR-CX 520 in Sealux housing did a great job, our footage looks good so far! Olaf like always took "snapshots" from the cave and also around the entire trip. Some photos are made by Karen and Marcus Prothmann too - thanks a lot! A relief was family Bergemanns transporter - a fast mule for the two thousand kilometer drive ;) We rent a nice private villa for this time - the owners were surprised about our stuff and equipment!!! Thanks to our competent guides in Budapest: Zsolt Gyurka und Balazs Elteto more Infos and underwater pics "Molnar Janos" here Marcus edit a clip, in combination with his surface footage: watch video clip Molnar Janos

Germany, Quarry Wildschütz April 2011 2 Sentinel, Stages, Monos, DUI`s and Wetsuits!!! participants: Family Prothmann, Bergemann, Plagemann, Syllikon, Olaf K.-the diving animal, "The Muppets" Oli is diving the Sentinel with modified travelframe configuration, using 3 liter tanks. Much better now. Our EOS 5D Mark 2 is the first time underwater- we were renting an AQUATICA housing with 2 ports- but just one was working. The footage is average - not so great:( Weather is perfect, Volker is telling us old storys from his life! Thanks to Birgit -she offered hard core drinks (B52)- now called TRIMIX! All guys having fun in the cold water! Unfortunately vis is quite poor at shallow depth. EOS 5D Mark 2 photos are stunning at night also! Oli makes it possible:) Even Olaf wonders!

Safaga, Coral Garden April 2011 2 Sentinel, Stages, Monos participants: Family Prothmann, Liane and Adrian We diving the Sentinels with modified Travelframe Configuration. Shrimp and Apeks BOV working excellent. Our HC7 is back in the water after almost 2 years- we are getting nice fish footage :) Marcus accompany OC while filming, Liane and Adrian enjoy there great dive time at the red sea. Oli tests our new EOS 5D Mark 2 at land , first photos are impressive!

Willingen Slate Mine Christine February 2011 2 Sentinel, doubles and stages participants: Andre Bergmann, Olaf Kreuschner, Family Prothmann and Bergemann We are diving the two Sentinels in new travel frame configuration. Also we switched to Shrimp BOV and Apeks BOV and regs. Andre is taking video footage this time. Olaf is using his camera and slave flashs, getting very good shots inthe mine. Marcus is taking video with his new camera and housing!

Miltitz Old Chalk Mine October 2010 2 Sentinel, doubles and stages participants: Olaf Kreuschner, Family Prothmann We are diving the two Sentinels down to the hall of Heynitz/ Heynitz sign- we made it! 2. dive direction "Dünndarm" Olaf is using his camera, Marcus is taking video footage - our video camera is still at home- the Sentinels still require our full attention!

Malta October 2010, Matrix Dive Lab, St. Julians Bay 5 Sentinel, 1 Sentinel Travel Frame, 1 Ouroborous, 1 Inspi participants: Instructor Trainer Paul V.Toomer, Sentinel Specialist Alan Wright and the British Wrack Fans Benedict, Robin, Nick, Richard, Jay EWOK We participate at the course IANTD MOD 2 CCR on schedule: 300 minutes diving time, 50 and 60 meter depth we are diving down to the U Boot wrack HMS Stubborn and the Inlandsea of Gozo, of course also diving at the ferry habour Malta- Gozo Maltas night life is amazing- ha! we stay at the Hotel Alexandra, St. Julians Bay

Mexico Q. Roo August 2010 2 Sentinel, Stages participants:: Family Prothmann, Famlily Bergemann Marcus and Christian doing there NSS-CDS Cave Course with Harry Gust We enjoying just the nice and still amazing caves of Mexikos with CCR,testing different Set Points, playing around with the units, practising Bail Out plans After some mix group diving with the cave new bees they start filming and getting first nice shots in the caves. Our camera was left home, because of luggage limitation and awareness of the first time using our CCRs in the caves. fillings for pure oxy and tank rental: Marco Rotzinger rebreather support offers Protec Playa del Carmen

Norway April 2010, Skottevig Dykke Senter, Kristiansand 2 Sentinel, 1 RON a lot of double sets, stages, scooter, 1 baby booster, 1 Bauer compressor participants: Olaf Kreuschner, Family Prothmann, Konrad Donschen, Andi Baumgarten, Peter Knobel, Falk, Jörg... We diving the wrecks of the Gudrun, the MS Seattle, the DO 24 and of course the clear water of the Fjord next to our houses The Fjord was free of ice, but it was early at the year for watching many fishs Olaf took great shoots of Gudruns steering wheel - his uw fotos you can see at: www.weltimwasser.de Marcus is still cutting his footage..., very promisingly are the footage of the DO 24 Some photos are made by Karen and Marcus Prothmann, also by Konrad Donschen - thanks a lot!

Turn of the year 2009/ 2010 at Brückentinsee/ Ice Diving one Sentinel, one lonely set of doubles; later a mono tank 12 liter participants: Family Prothmann, Adrian Freitag Ice covers the lake more and more. We have much fun to play around and under the transparently ice. The Sentinel proofs his robustness :) Marcus was filming: a clip will be ready soon The houses are full equiped with kitchen and Sauna They fit for 4 Person and are very good appropriate for diving Ther is no filling station Gitti had to stay out - nose surgery :(

Miltitz Old Chalk Mine, November 2009 2 Sentinel, 1 RON, 1 RB 80 a bunch of doubles and stages participants: Olaf Kreuschner, Hoffen, Family Prothmann, Andi Baumgarten We are planning to dive the two Sentinels down to the hall of Heynitz/ Heynitz sign- we almost made it! Gitti had problems with her unclipped breathing hose... Olaf took exzellent photos again - just look at: www.weltimwasser.de We stay overnight in Meissen

Kreidesee Hemmoor June 2009 1 Sentinel, 1 RON a bunch pf doubles and stages participants: André Bergmann, Family Prothmann, Andi Baumgarten, Andreas Becker 2 scooter We diving the dive sites 1-3 und 5.

oxy-doc goes CCR! 2009 we got two new fellows: Sentinelo und Sentinela! January 2009 Safaga: Oli completes his Sentinel RecTX Course, Gitti went trough an Inspi Vision course April 2009 Safaga: Gitti Sentinel cross over June 2009 Berlin: finally Gittis Sentinel arrives from now we are diving the new toys always: at 6 meter depth at the local Glienicker See, at the Kaffenkahn - wreck....everywhere! We need to dive shallow again, quit filming for a while and outfoxing our tricky inflator house better and better! Meanwhile we already dove the Old Chalk Mine Miltitz and Slate Mine Christine. Also we went to the beautiful caves of Yucatan/ Mexico 2010. Silent diving is just great and addictive!!!