Since 1988, Joel has completed over 6,400 dives. More than 3,000 have been on shipwrecks all over the world. He has extensive experience with un-teathered mixed-gas diving in the open ocean. Most notable of expedition and research locations are the USS Monitor, USS Wilkes Barre, USS San Diego, SS Oregon, RMS Rhone, the Andrea Doria, and the SS Republic. Current permit holder for guided dives on the B-29 Supers-fortress in Lake Mead.
Underwater Expeditions & Research
2015-2016 Permit Holder – B-29 Bomber – Granted exclusive permit by National Parks Service 
for access to B-29 bomber in Lake Mead. Conducted 185 dives.
2011 Expedition Leader 2011 Andrea Doria Project. Exploration and examination of the current state of deterioration of the wreck site. Conducted 56 dives.
2010 Expedition Leader 2010 Andrea Doria Project. Exploration and survey of the present state of decline of the wreck site. Discovered and recovered Bridge Bell. Conducted 58 dives.
2008-2009 Permit Holder – B-29 Bomber – Granted exclusive permit by National Parks Service for access to B-29 bomber in Lake Mead. Conducted 227 dives
2008 Expedition Leader 2008 Return to the USS Monitor Project. Exploration and examination
Exploring the hull of the Andrea Doria on the 50th Anniversary of her sinking.
of the historical wreck site. Executive Producer “Return to the Monitor” DVD series. Conducted 56 dives.
2006 Expedition Leader 2006 Return to the USS Monitor Project. Exploration and examination of the historical wreck site. Preparation for excavation of bow section in 2007. Conducted 82 dives.
2006 Expedition Leader 2006 Andrea Doria Project. Exploration and examination of the current state of deterioration of the wreck site. Conducted 68 dives
2005 Expedition Leader 2005 Andrea Doria Project. Investigation and analysis of the present state of deterioration of the wreck site. Conducted surveys in plans for 50th-anniversary examination in 2006. Conducted 58 dives.
2004 Expedition Leader 2004 USS Monitor Project. Exploration and examination of the
With archaeologist Jeff Johnston (NOAA) and diver Shelly Johnson examining USS Monitor illustrations.
historical wreck site. Discovered how three hurricanes have affected the site over two years. Conducted 36 dives
2004 Expedition Leader B-36 Discovery. Located and identified a B-36 Bomber lost in 1956 off Mission Bay, San Diego, California. The B-36 was the largest military plane ever built. Conducted 18 dives.
1998-2001 Operations Manager – Lexington Project. Exploration and identification of the steamship Lexington, which sank in Long Island Sound 1851. Documentary Film (not released) Conducted 127 dives.
1997 Operations Manager and Lead Diver on Farb Monitor Expedition for NOAA. Participated in survey of this historical and protected shipwreck. U/W photography and digital video, measurements and mapping and artifact collection. Conducted 28 dives.
1993 Conducted the first exploratory dives on the SS Republic (275 fsw) on open circuit mixed gas scuba. Conducted 22 dives.
