As some of you may have seen there are already several reported diving fatalities this year, with the diving season kicking off in the northern hemisphere many divers will be pulling the gear out of mothballs and hitting the water … Continue reading →

My friend and ex-colleague Moritz Jäger (nerd-supreme.de) loves Gadgets. So what to do with Mr. Gadget who wants to do something a bit different to SCUBA diving? Exactly – you put a rebreather on his back and send him to … Continue reading →

The worlds first ever colour under water photograph was taken way back in 1926 by National Geographic photographer Charles Martin and Dr. William Longley. The subject? A Hogfish. What’s more interesting is the method they used to illuminate the scene. The daredevil photographers … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever worried about your expensive camera equipment being stolen then take a moment to think how quickly it could be pinched during the dive as demonstrated by this light tentacled Octopus!

Australian divers got a new wreck dive when the HMAS Adelaide was sunk off Avoca beach NSW several days ago with public dives beginning soon. Photographer Robb Westerdyk went for a dive on her soon after the sinking and took these photos.

These things have been around for some time and have yet to catch on, however, it seems someone out there is making money from them. Follow the link to see the “HydroBob” in action: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/25/scitech/main20057138.shtml  

Australian Naomi Hill did her country proud in Dahab recently when the current Womens World Record holder and Dahab local, Sara Campbell coached her towards two national freediving records. At the Freediving competition organised by Freedive Dahab at the famous Blue … Continue reading →

Divers have found a shipwreck near the Dominican Republic containing artifacts including gold coins that date back to 1535, one set of four of these coins is valued at one million dollars. Also found were Jade statues and ancient Mayan jewellery. … Continue reading →

Yes it seems that Royal wedding fever has even reached the diving community and if you live near  Dosthill Quarry in Tamworth, Staffs or Gildenburgh Water in Whittlesey, Cambs in England you may even be able to join in! Follow this link … Continue reading →

This years Beneath the Sea U/W photography and videography competition brought in some truely stunning entries. Follow this link to view and who knows, perhaps be inspired to enter for 2012?  

If you have a video camera and a desire to help conserve our oceans then this competition is for you! 1st prize of $5000USD and PADI will donate a further $5000USD on your behalf to Project AWARE. Competition started 8th … Continue reading →

Lionel “Buster” Crabb was born to a poor family from Streatham, South West London on the 28th January 1909 where he grew up and eventually joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve prior to World War 2. Buster joined the Royal … Continue reading →

I filmed for a dive center … that they all lined up like this was actually not planned – but it does look cool though. Dive was with Sunsplash Divers Dahab.

This cat probably thought: “That’s the biggest meal I ever got!” No more words … just enjoy :)

Support tourism and secure the income of the the people of egypt! I wrote to a couple of friends and asked if they have any special offers because of the situation at the moment – for the people not watching … Continue reading →

Rescue 2010 will take place in the coastal city of Alexandria in Egypt from 2 to 17 October 2010. Pool Events will take place in the Olympic Swimming Pool of Alexandria and Ocean events will take place in Mamoura Beach. … Continue reading →

The XVIII edition of Eudishow, the European Dive Show concerning the underwater activities will take place in Bologna Fair from 12th February to 15th February 2010. This exhibition is entirely dedicated to the sea, in conjunction with Fishing Show. More … Continue reading →

Mares has discovered a quality issue on the O-ring assembled on the Nemo Air quick connector. Under certain circumstances the O-ring can fail and consequently Nemo Air may start leaking through the Quick Connector. As a result, there is a … Continue reading →

Mares has annouced a fully dedicated website for the dive computer ICON HD. The new website includes a simulator and divers can play around with it outside of the water. The electronic underwater buddy comes with a color display. Divers … Continue reading →

Suunto has launched a new improved website. Initially running as a beta version alongside the existing suunto.com pages, the new site has been completely renewed and enhanced to give customers a better experience. Simpler navigation shall make it much easier … Continue reading →