Is the wreck still off limits or under strict control by NOAA?
USS Monitor
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As far as I know you still need a permit to dive it.
Randy g
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Yes, it is a "permit only" dive location. Along with being deep and with a ripping current.
RAD Diver
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But when conditions are right it is a very good dive.
Me 2 years ago with just about 1 knot of current(it was blowing straight in my face & I was fighting hard to maintain placement as photographer was putting a piece together for Wreck Diving magazine) , dove it last year with no current but no pictures there is video of that dive but I don't have access to it right now.
There is NO hooking of the wreck, we shot line it then shoot a bag & drift deco so have very good buoyancy control before attempting it.
I should say that I also dove it the day before this picture was taken & when we hit the bottom we had less than 5 ft of vis with 2 knots of current & never found the wreck that day.
OP
Did you require a permit? Was it a pain to get?
Akyla
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If you want to dive the Monitor site, give Capt JT of Under Pressure a call. He has the most recent experience and success with trips to the Monitor site and can tell you how to go about setting up a trip and what is involved in obtaining a permit to visit the site. The permits are no longer very difficult to obtain but the site requires a great deal of experience and then patience to get on the site on the right day...
Randy g
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Jared, Rad Diver aka Bobby is first mate on Capt JT's boat Under Pressure.
RAD Diver
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Yes a permit was required, JT did all the leg work on that, it is a pain at 1st but once you get 1 it is much easier the next time. They have 2 types, a recreational permit which JT tried to get & after much fuss they told him they don't approve of those so he went the scientific route and it was pushed through. You must hand over copies of all pictures & video taken & chances are they will send an observer out, or at least a 50% chance of that happening. But must admit the observer they sent out with us last time was very unobtrusive & let us get on with it with no interference.
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