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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 >>

Diver death

Dive safety bad for bottom line says Caymans tourism promoter

Arguing 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 >>

Whale shark

Global whale shark project

The 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 >>

Diver death

Tourist diver drowns in Florida

A 47-year-old tourist from Georgia died while diving with friends at the Elbow, a shallow reef off Key Largo...  More >>

Rescued diver

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 >>

Diver death

Tourist diver drowns in BVI

A 57-year-old tourist from California drowned while snorkeling with his wife and friends off Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands...  More >>

SeaLife DC800

SeaLife's new DC800 UW camera

Sleek, modern design meets high-tech functionality in SeaLife's DC800 8-megapixel camera for ultra-clear images down to 61m...  More >>

Gold coins

Treasure-laden shipwreck found

A 500-year-old shipwreck containing a treasure trove of coins and ivory has been discovered off the southern African coast...  More >>

David Blaine

Daredevil David Blaine sets record

Daredevil and stuntman David Blaine set a new world record on Wednesday for breath-holding: 17 minutes and 4 seconds... More >>

Right whales

Smart buoys protect right whales

Endangered 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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Cayman Islands tourism promoter Steve Broadbelt

Caymans: Dive safety bad for bottom line

According to liquor store and dive shop owner Steve Broadbelt of Ocean Frontiers, a government regulation aimed at enhancing diver safety is bad for business...

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    Diver death

    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 >>

    Diver death

    Man drowns while scuba diving in Puget Sound

    A 38-year-old man died after he lost consciousness and drowned while scuba diving with a friend off Sunnyside Beach in Steilacoom... More >>

    Diver death

    Scuba accident kills expert builder, volunteer, devoted family man

    Thomas 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 >>

    Taiwan Coast Guard

    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 >>

    Paul Belk

    Crippled UK scuba diver warns tourists about Thailand

    As 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 >>

    Taiwan Coast Guard

    Search continues for 8 missing scuba divers

    A 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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    Dengue

    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 >>

    Gabe and Tina Watson

    Decision delayed on honeymoon scuba death

    A 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 >>

    David Mearns

    Renowned shipwreck hunter ready to find Centaur

    Renowned 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 >>

    Zumandu in Belize

    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 >>

    Diver death

    Family, friends remember Bonaire scuba accident victim

    Family, friends and colleagues expressed their admiration for deputy fire marshal Richard V. Scaffidi, a dive instructor who died while scuba diving in Bonaire... More >>

    Diver death

    Coroner's inquest: Sharks ate scuba tourist near BVI shark feeding site

    A 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 Team cage diving boat

    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, Africa

    Lamu, Kenya's secret paradise island

    Was 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 >>

    Dahab, Egypt

    Dive in to Dahab's vibe

    Located 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 >>

    Diver death

    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 >>

    Horst Rippert

    On the trail of missing aviator, Saint-Exupéry

    After 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 >>

    Luke Jeffrey

    BSAC settles out of court in death of teen diver

    The 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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    Airport

    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 >>

    Lamu, Kenya, Africa

    Powered by hydrogen: Boeing goes green

    It 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

    Skybus third airline to shut down this week

    Skybus Airlines announced Friday it is shutting down its passenger flights — becoming the third airline this week to cease operations... More >>

    Taiwan Coast Guard

    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

    Alligator attacks golf ball diver

    It was at Hole 13 — the farthest point from the country club — where an alligator attacked veteran golf ball diver Dwight Monreal... More >>

    Diver death

    Funeral held for scuba diving accident victim

    Family, 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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    Diver death

    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 >>

    Quicksilver dive boat

    Dive industry on notice for underpaying workers

    Sparked 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 >>

    Diver death

    Bahamas shark bite death shows need to expand shark feeding ban

    The 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 >>

    Florida sewage pollution

    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

    Aussie shark finning up 500 percent

    Australian 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 fin soup

    Shark finners 1, USA 0

    A 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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    Polar bear

    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 >>

    Blue whale

    Unknown blue whale population discovered off southern Chile

    Three 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 >>

    Shark feeding

    Diver's death vindicates Florida's decision to ban shark feeding

    The 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 >>

    Scuba looters Leigh Bishop and Brad Sheard

    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 >>

    Dave Shaw

    '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

    Plastic Ocean: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

    A 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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    PADI Scuba Diver

    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 >>

    Erich Ritter

    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 >>

    DEMA

    Drowning in Open Water, DEMA Spins Out of Control

    The 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 >>

    Whaling

    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 >>

    Whaling

    ACT NOW: Boycott Japan's Caribbean puppets

    The 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 >>

    Maui dolphin

    ACT NOW: Save the Maui dolphin

    In 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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    Recall - Innovative Scuba Concepts

    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 >>

    Recalled swivel

    M&J Engineering recall

    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with M&J Engineering, announced a voluntary recall of the SW-3000 Aga OmniSwivel...  More >>

    Recall - Innovative Scuba Concepts

    Innovative Scuba Concepts recall

    The 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 >>

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