| Scuba accident killed proud mom Debbie O'Shea's first and last scuba diving trip began Saturday at 1 p.m. when she and eight other people boarded a Narcosis Dive Charters boat in Florida... More >> Dive safety bad for bottom line says Caymans tourism promoterArguing that enhancing diver safety in the Cayman Islands is bad for the bottom line, strident liquor store owner and condo developer Steve Broadbelt has attacked a government regulation requiring onboard dive boat crew... More >> Global whale shark projectThe spots appear first, moving in unison like a school of fish. Coming closer, the illusion gives way as a shark the size of a city bus emerges... More >> Tourist diver drowns in FloridaA 47-year-old tourist from Georgia died while diving with friends at the Elbow, a shallow reef off Key Largo... More >> Life or death in the Kuroshio"I want a cold, cold drink," dive guide Ting Po-ling, 32, told himself again, again and again after more than 30 hours adrift in the Kuroshio... More >> Tourist diver drowns in BVIA 57-year-old tourist from California drowned while snorkeling with his wife and friends off Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands... More >> SeaLife's new DC800 UW cameraSleek, modern design meets high-tech functionality in SeaLife's DC800 8-megapixel camera for ultra-clear images down to 61m... More >> Treasure-laden shipwreck foundA 500-year-old shipwreck containing a treasure trove of coins and ivory has been discovered off the southern African coast... More >> Daredevil David Blaine sets recordDaredevil and stuntman David Blaine set a new world record on Wednesday for breath-holding: 17 minutes and 4 seconds... More >> Smart buoys protect right whalesEndangered North Atlantic right whales are safer along Massachusetts Bay's busy shipping lanes thanks to a new system of smart buoys... More >> | | |
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| Emergency crews failed to act as divers drowned A television news media team has uncovered new evidence that emergency crews were frozen with indecision while two divers drowned in the California aqueduct last year... More >> Man drowns while scuba diving in Puget SoundA 38-year-old man died after he lost consciousness and drowned while scuba diving with a friend off Sunnyside Beach in Steilacoom... More >> Scuba accident kills expert builder, volunteer, devoted family manThomas Dionne, who died Sunday afternoon after being rescued from the waters of Great Bay while scuba diving, was remembered by family and neighbors as a devoted father, a volunteer for multiple causes, and an expert builder... More >> | Divers describe lost-at-sea ordeal Rescued diver Tu Ting-chang told reporters that the scuba divers called each others' names every three minutes to keep every one conscious... More >> Crippled UK scuba diver warns tourists about ThailandAs 22-year-old Paul Belk relaxed in a Koh Tao bar, robbers slipped drugs into his drink, leaving him in a coma. Two years on, Paul is still unable to walk... More >> Search continues for 8 missing scuba diversA massive air and sea search failed to find any trace of the eight missing scuba divers for a second day in seas off Taiwan's southern tip yesterday... More >> |
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| Tourists warned about New Caledonia dengue epidemic Holiday makers traveling to New Caledonia are being advised to take precautions against mosquitoes as the dengue fever epidemic continues... More >> Decision delayed on honeymoon scuba deathA coroner has delayed his decision on whether to charge American Gabe Watson whose wife died while the newlyweds were scuba diving with Mike Ball in Australia... More >> Renowned shipwreck hunter ready to find CentaurRenowned shipwreck hunter David Mearns has conducted preliminary research on the Centaur and said it would be easier to find than the Sydney and the Kormoran... More >> | You gotta Belize Belize may still feel far-flung, but it's anything but removed. Recently, the once under-the-radar getaway has attracted a lot of attention... More >> Family, friends remember Bonaire scuba accident victimFamily, friends and colleagues expressed their admiration for deputy fire marshal Richard V. Scaffidi, a dive instructor who died while scuba diving in Bonaire... More >> Coroner's inquest: Sharks ate scuba tourist near BVI shark feeding siteA coroner's inquest into the death of an American tourist who disappeared in December 2007 while scuba diving heard testimony that searchers found the victim's partly eaten body parts surrounded by tiger sharks... More >> |
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| Shark diving accident kills 3 tourists Three tourists are dead after the "Shark Team" cage diving boat capsized off Gansbaai. According to the boat owner, Charmaine Beukes of the White Shark Projects company, a huge wave flipped it over... More >> Lamu, Kenya's secret paradise islandWas there ever a more exotic landfall than Lamu? It lies off the northern coast of Kenya, two degrees south of the equator and 500 years from the rest of the world... More >> Dive in to Dahab's vibeLocated on the western shore on the Gulf of Aqaba some 80 kilometres north of the internationally renowned resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, the Red Sea backpacker mecca is as close to perfect as it gets... More >> | Body of missing diver recovered Searchers recovered the body of a young French diver who disappeared while diving off the Co Mayo coast in Ireland... More >> On the trail of missing aviator, Saint-ExupéryAfter the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the demise of the French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on a reconnaissance mission in World War II has ranked as one of flying's great mysteries. Now, thanks to some sleuthing by a French diver and marine archaeologist, the final pieces of the puzzle seem to have been filled in... More >> BSAC settles out of court in death of teen diverThe parents of schoolboy Luke Jeffrey have won an out-of-court settlement from the Moreton and District Divers Club and the British Sub Aqua Club, to which it is affiliated... More >> |
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| Hurry up and wait People who are frustrated most by delays are the minority of customers who would prefer higher prices and fewer delays... More >> Powered by hydrogen: Boeing goes greenIt sounds too good to be true - a plane so green that it produces no carbon emissions and so clean that the only thing its engines release into the atmosphere is pure water. Boeing revealed this month that it's already in the air and flying... More >> Skybus third airline to shut down this weekSkybus Airlines announced Friday it is shutting down its passenger flights — becoming the third airline this week to cease operations... More >> | Miracle rescue: All 8 divers safe In a remarkable feat of endurance, one of the missing divers managed to swim ashore and told rescuers where to find the others... More >> Alligator attacks golf ball diverIt was at Hole 13 — the farthest point from the country club — where an alligator attacked veteran golf ball diver Dwight Monreal... More >> Funeral held for scuba diving accident victimFamily, friends and law enforcement colleagues of Waldo County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Mark Schade packed the Belfast Armory on Tuesday morning for "Schadey's" funeral service... More >> |
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| Memorial held for missing PADI, BSAC dive resort owner, customer A memorial service was held over the weekend for a PADI - BSAC dive center owner and a customer who disappeared on a Coral Sub boat diving trip off Tenerife... More >> Dive industry on notice for underpaying workersSparked by complaints about wages and working conditions, the Queensland Workplace Rights Ombudsman yesterday released a report on the recreational dive industry that found almost all employers were underpaying staff... More >> Bahamas shark bite death shows need to expand shark feeding banThe concern is not just for thrill-seekers like shark attack victim Markus Groh, who willingly risk their own lives. Rather, experts have long warned against shark feeding — just as wildlife officials discourage feeding bears, alligators and other wild animals — because it baits them to associate food with humans... More >> | Deep shit: Florida's dirty secret The six so-called sewage "outfall" pipes stretch from one to 3.5 miles (1.6 to 5.6 km) off Florida's coast. The dumping occurs out of sight, at ocean depths of about 100 feet (30 meters)... More >> Aussie shark finning up 500 percentAustralian shark finners caught more than 300 tonnes of shark meat in New South Wales last year — five times the usual amount — according to confidential government papers leaked to news media... More >> Shark finners 1, USA 0A federal appeals court ruled that a Hong Kong company should not have been forced to give up the proceeds from 32 tons of shark fins seized by the U.S. Coast Guard on the open seas in 2002... More >> |
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| Artic mammals on thin ice The loss of sea ice due to climate change could spell disaster for polar bears and other Arctic marine mammals... More >> Unknown blue whale population discovered off southern ChileThree scientists stand on a hillside on the remote island of Melinka in Southern Chile. In the distance, across the shimmering waters of the Gulf of Corcovado, are the majestic snow-capped peaks of the Andes mountains... More >> Diver's death vindicates Florida's decision to ban shark feedingThe shark attack in the Bahamas that killed a tourist diving with Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures vindicates Florida's decision to ban shark feeding... More >> | History worth saving: 'Moonlight' Archaeologists describe it as a "time capsule" and praise the high ethical standards of the divers who found the century-old schooner.. More >> 'Raising the Dead: A True Story of Death and Survival'Less than half a minute after the emergency began, Don Shirley was stabilised. His descent was arrested and he was breathing safely. Shirley was now the only living being in the cave. Nearly 250m of water and 70 decompression stops lay between him and the open air. He began to ascend... More >> Plastic Ocean: The Great Pacific Garbage PatchA vast swath of the Pacific, twice the size of Texas, is full of a plastic stew that is entering the food chain. Scientists say these toxins are causing obesity, infertility...and worse... More >> |
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| Unsafe at any Depth: PADI Scuba Diver The PADI Open Water course can be completed in two days. The notion that divers should be certified who are unwilling to make even that minimal commitment... More >> Hey Stupid! It's Time for the Nigel Marven and Erich Ritter Show!!!Prior to Anatomy of a Shark Bite we had to endure 'scientist' Erich's telepathic ability to intuit shark behaviour - his ability to read sharks' intentions just by glancing at them and of course his world-famous Yogic Heartbeat Control Theory... More >> Drowning in Open Water, DEMA Spins Out of ControlThe business of promoting diving can be almost as dangerous as diving with sloppy dive boat operators who can't count. DEMA spin doctors who lie and deliberately misinform the public may sign up another contributor or two, but lose touch with reality and irreparably damage their credibility... More >> | ACT NOW: Boycott Palau While Palau pretends to be an eco-friendly dive destination committed to the protection of marine wildlife including dugongs, dolphins and whales, it is colluding with Japan to resume commercial whaling... More >> ACT NOW: Boycott Japan's Caribbean puppetsThe governments of Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and St. Vincent all vote with Japan at annual International Whaling Commission meetings to block conservation measures. Ironically, these same six Caribbean nations are largely dependent on tourism driven by eco-friendly promises of pristine reefs, whale watching and dolphin encounters... More >> ACT NOW: Save the Maui dolphinIn January 2003, New Zealand's Minister of Fisheries wisely banned commercial and recreational set netting in Manukau Harbor, however, to give full and effective protection to the Maui dolphin, trawler fishing must be banned... More >> |
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| Oceanic, Aeris recall regulators The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Oceanic and Aeris, has announced an urgent recall of defective regulators... More >> M&J Engineering recallThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with M&J Engineering, announced a voluntary recall of the SW-3000 Aga OmniSwivel... More >> Innovative Scuba Concepts recallThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Innovative Scuba Concepts, has announced an urgent recall... More >> | Dive Brunei, Dive Cambodia, Dive China and Dive Hong Kong (beta) Four new ScubaLinx directories give you the advantage of detailed information plus Scuba Poll dive consumer reviews for dive centers and resorts in Brunei, Cambodia, China and Hong Kong... More >> Dive Australia: The good, the bad and the ugly down under (beta) The new Dive Australia directory is the first to integrate dive consumer ratings with iPlanet's 8.02 design upgrade that improves on Cyber Diver's immensely popular ScubaLinx site... More >> Add Scuba Search™ to your site Now you can add Scuba Search™ to your site and promote your company on the world's first scuba-only search engine... More >> |
