After seeing the DCS film about the missile silo dive I wanted to do it. Today I got my chance and it really exceeded my expectations.
Our guide was Dave from Undersea Adventures. Dave gave us a great dive/safety brief that included a good deal of history of the Titan missile program. We then lowered our gear into a staging area and began to get things set up.
To get to our first silo we had to walk in chest high water through 2 different corridors, a total of about 80 yards. At our descent point there was a platform to stand on at the edge of the silo. I really felt like an adventure moving through the dark corridors to our dive site. I kept thinking about what the initial exploration dives here must have been like.
As we began our drop down the 110 foot silo there were I-beams and steel structure all around. The plumbing, electrical, elevator shaft and steel grating were exposed on all sides. There was plenty to explore. We ended our dive at about 60 minutes with a trip into an equipment room.
Between our dives Dave laid out a nice lunch for us, he was really top notch guide/host. After lunch we did a second dive into a different silo. This second silo had more cool stuff in it. There was a large fuel hose and eyewash station in addition to many areas to poke around in.
I really enjoyed this dive very much. It felt a little bit like an adventure and Dave made it very safe. If you have any interest in this dive look for the DCS film or Mavericks previous trip report for more info.
