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This year's club picnic / BSC Treasure Hunt has been canceled due to bad weather.

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MetroWest Dive Club – Monthly General Meeting

📍 Location: Courtyard by Marriott – Natick, MA
📅 Date: Tuesday, September 8th
🕡 Time: 6:00 PM bar, 7:00 PM meeting

Ivan Borovikov
Lefort: the last wooden ship-of-the-line of Russian Empire

In 1852, the famous ship-of-the line "Lefort" sank in just a few minutes during a huge storm in the Gulf of Finland, taking more than 850 lives with it. The shipwreck was discovered in 2013 by a team of divers, who spent the next three years exploring this nearly intact time capsule and finally managed to discover what specifically happened during the last travel of that man-of-war.

Ivan has been diving for over 20 years and holds certifications like TDI Advanced Trimix, GUE Tech2+/Cave2/CCR, etc. Over the last 10+ years, he was a key member of an exploration team in the Baltic Sea region, where they discovered and identified around 50 new wrecks. These included the famous wooden battleship "Lefort", 18 Soviet WWII-era submarines that were missing for nearly 80 years, and many other fascinating finds.

Mission

The MetroWest Dive Club (MWDC) is dedicated to promoting fun, safe diving, and introducing and familiarizing members with new dive sites. We are committed to encouraging good relations with our coastal neighbors through courtesy and good diving etiquette, and getting involved with community activities.

The MWDC is not affiliated with any retailer, vendor, or manufacturers. We are a large group of sport divers with a wide range of scuba diving interests. Club members can help direct you to the many diving resources locally available.

Diving in New England

What is it like to dive New England?

The video below tries to convey a sense of what diving in New England is like; cold water, low vis, and great wildlife. It was produced by William Skelly and the underwater photos in it were taken over the course of five years by Steve Bigelow, Steven Jaques, Robert Landy, and Bobby Joe. (Video subtitles are available.)

iDive New England is the ultimate SCUBA community resource for diving in New England, where you can find dive site info, charter boats, local clubs and shops, regulations and much more.

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