Comments on: Utö / Park Victory – Wrecks, Fortifications and Toads http://blog.vornaskotti.com/2009/08/24/uto-park-victory-wrecks-fortifications-and-toads/ Eadem mutata resurgo Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Janos http://blog.vornaskotti.com/2009/08/24/uto-park-victory-wrecks-fortifications-and-toads/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 Janos Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:22:26 +0000 http://blog.vornaskotti.com/?p=645#comment-1052 Hello, and I'm happy that you enjoyed the post. In retrospect I've thought I should have written more about the rather melancholy history of the wreck in this entry, because I find it quite touching and worth telling. Maybe I will correct that omission right away. I'm personally not familiar with all the bureaucracy needed to dive on the wreck, but it's apparently not terribly strict: the dive operator has to tell the military beforehand when the diving will start and end, and give the information of all the divers. I know two dive operators that make trips to Park Victory: Oxygene Helsinki (http://www.oxygenediving.com/helsinki) and Hanko Diving (http://hankodiving.fi/). The site is challenging and quite often the rough waters prevent diving - I've heard rumours of someone going there seven times and not getting in to the water. I've been lucky and dived Park Victory twice. In any case, I recommend that you contact those dive centers well ahead of time and ask whether and when they are planning on a trip to the shipwreck. Good luck, and if you need more assistance, I'm happy to help! Hello, and I’m happy that you enjoyed the post. In retrospect I’ve thought I should have written more about the rather melancholy history of the wreck in this entry, because I find it quite touching and worth telling. Maybe I will correct that omission right away.

I’m personally not familiar with all the bureaucracy needed to dive on the wreck, but it’s apparently not terribly strict: the dive operator has to tell the military beforehand when the diving will start and end, and give the information of all the divers. I know two dive operators that make trips to Park Victory: Oxygene Helsinki (http://www.oxygenediving.com/helsinki) and Hanko Diving (http://hankodiving.fi/). The site is challenging and quite often the rough waters prevent diving – I’ve heard rumours of someone going there seven times and not getting in to the water. I’ve been lucky and dived Park Victory twice.

In any case, I recommend that you contact those dive centers well ahead of time and ask whether and when they are planning on a trip to the shipwreck. Good luck, and if you need more assistance, I’m happy to help!

]]> By: Beorn Zepp http://blog.vornaskotti.com/2009/08/24/uto-park-victory-wrecks-fortifications-and-toads/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Beorn Zepp Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:10:12 +0000 http://blog.vornaskotti.com/?p=645#comment-1051 Thank you for making this post. I happen to be the grandson of the captain of the ill fated Park Victory. Some of my family and I are planning to take a trip to dive the site, probably in 2014 when a cousin will be old enough. I would very much appreciate talking to in more detail about your experience and how to get the necessary authorization to dive the site. Thank you for making this post. I happen to be the grandson of the captain of the ill fated Park Victory. Some of my family and I are planning to take a trip to dive the site, probably in 2014 when a cousin will be old enough. I would very much appreciate talking to in more detail about your experience and how to get the necessary authorization to dive the site.

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