November 2026 Speaker

Speaker: Mike Dudas

Discussion topic: Adventures diving the Andrea Doria

November Location: Sir John's Restaurant

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Andrea Doria sinking, Mike Dudas’ presentation will bring the adventures of divers and their iconic artifact recoveries over the last seven decades. From the recovery of the ship’s compass in 1967 by Northeast wreck diving pioneers up through the 2025 recovery of the gyrocompass by the crew of the DV Tenacious, this will present first-person interviews, photos and footage with the people that were part of these historic recoveries.

Mike Dudas has been diving the wrecks off the East coast of the US since 1988. His first dive to the famed Andrea Doria was in 1998 and he continues to return as often as possible. Mike has also travelled extensively to dive shipwrecks from New Zealand to Thailand and spent some time working in Bikini Atoll diving the sunken nuclear fleet. Mike dives regularly in New Jersey with the D/V Tenacious on their east coast expeditions.