http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions Simon Campbell's Expeditions en 2009-05-15T16:04:00+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/st_kilda_the_essential_diveguide_2009/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/st_kilda_the_essential_diveguide_2009/#When:16:04:00Z Triton Oceanic Sub Aqua Club undertook their second expedition to the Scottish islands to explore the remote beauty of the islands underwater world to the full, pioneering previously identified virgin dive sites and visiting some of the old favourites. This expedition will form the basis of the ‘Essential Guide to St Kilda’, a brand new publication featuring the ‘top 20’ sites across the islands. Expeditions 2009-05-15T16:04:00+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/st_kilda_diving_expedition2008/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/st_kilda_diving_expedition2008/#When:16:03:00Z I first visited the archipelago in May of 2005; an experience I will never forget. This expedition shared my passion, immersing 24 Divers in 13 days of adventurous, challenging and world class diving. Expeditions 2009-05-15T16:03:00+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/ijn_kongo/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/ijn_kongo/#When:16:02:00Z This is the fourth major expedition undertaken by the newly formed Triton Oceanic Corporation. The objective is to find and document the wreck of the Ijn Kongo, a 36,000-ton battleship sunk off Formosa during the second world war… Weighing in at 36,000 Tonnes, you may think finding this is easy but I can tell you, even with our sophisticated equipment comprising sidescan sonar and Caesium magnetometers, its not!! Expeditions 2009-05-15T16:02:00+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_the_essential_guide/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_the_essential_guide/#When:20:47:00Z In April 2009, the Triton Oceanic team revisited the amazing St Kilda archipelago to research material for an ‘Essential Dive Guide’ to the Islands, the first major work for 20 years. Expeditions 2009-04-25T20:47:00+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/ijn_kongo_introduction/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/ijn_kongo_introduction/#When:16:24:00Z This is the fourth major expedition undertaken by the newly formed Triton Oceanic Corporation. The objective is to find and document the wreck of the IJN Kongo. Weighing in at 36,000 Tonnes, you may think finding this is easy but I can tell you, even with our sophisticated equipment comprising sidescan sonar and Caesium magnetometers, its not!! Expeditions 2009-02-01T16:24:00+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/lough_erne_write_up/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/lough_erne_write_up/#When:16:21:01Z The night was calm and the surface of Lough Erne in Northern Ireland was smooth, making the conditions especially difficult for landing a Sunderland Flying Boat. A guest article by Ed Howarth. Expeditions 2008-09-28T16:21:01+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_chapter_six/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_chapter_six/#When:21:44:00Z The final push, making it to Kilda with some of the best diving of the expedition to date and then home for a well earned rest from O-Rings feet! Expeditions 2008-09-23T21:44:00+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_diving_expedition_chapter_5/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_diving_expedition_chapter_5/#When:22:43:01Z This is chapter five in the series with the weather deteriorating and us setting out again from Oban with little chance of getting to our objective, St Kilda Expeditions 2008-09-21T22:43:01+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_diving_expedition_chapter_4/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_diving_expedition_chapter_4/#When:23:38:00Z This is chapter four in the series with the O-ring king still alive, more exceptional diving around St Kilda and the return home via rusty metal. Expeditions 2008-09-20T23:38:00+00:00 http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_chapter_three/ http://simoncampbell.com/expeditions/detail/st_kilda_chapter_three/#When:21:09:00Z The third edition of the St Kilda expedition saga, this one moving us from the almost cosmopolitan island of Eig to Village bay, St Kilda. Expeditions 2008-09-16T21:09:00+00:00