Spanish divers uncover Roman gold coins
A total of 53 perfectly preserved Roman gold coins have been found on the seabed off the Spanish island of Portitxol east of Valencia, following the chance discovery by two recreational freedivers of an initial eight. Read more...
Diving community remembers Brian Pitkin
The funeral is being held in Croydon, London today (23 September) of noted UK underwater photographer Brian Pitkin, who died on 31 August at the age of 75. Read more...
400 teenage divers to train free in Cornwall
Dive Project Cornwall, a recently formed not-for-profit company, has teamed up with diver training agency PADI in what they say is a bid to encourage more teenagers into scuba – and boost their appreciation of the underwater world. Read more...
Diver Dan Burton dies in air crash
One of the UK’s leading diving adventurers Dan Burton, who had a parallel career in paramotoring, has died in a mid-air collision during the Round Britain Climate Challenge in Scotland. Read more...
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WIN! WIN! WIN! ‘Powder Blues’ – a handmade Nick Oneill print worth £275
AN ELEGANT shoal of powder blue tangs is portrayed breaking out of the pictorial space in this 46cm x 46cm high-quality giclee print hand made by celebrated British marine-life artist Nick Oneill and framed in contrasting satin black. Read more...
Spanish divers uncover Roman gold coins
A total of 53 perfectly preserved Roman gold coins have been found on the seabed off the Spanish island of Portitxol east of Valencia, following the chance discovery by two recreational freedivers of an initial eight. Read more...
Diving community remembers Brian Pitkin
The funeral is being held in Croydon, London today (23 September) of noted UK underwater photographer Brian Pitkin, who died on 31 August at the age of 75. Read more...
400 teenage divers to train free in Cornwall
Dive Project Cornwall, a recently formed not-for-profit company, has teamed up with diver training agency PADI in what they say is a bid to encourage more teenagers into scuba – and boost their appreciation of the underwater world. Read more...
Bends breakthrough: ‘Immune system going crazy’
A major breakthrough in research into decompression illness (DCI) has been claimed by the Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU) – and could lead to the first test for the condition. Read more...
A new career in Belize
Volunteer travel organiser GVI is offering a Belize Diving & Marine Conservation Internship. It would take you to the small tropical island of Ambergris Caye, near the Belize Barrier Reef (the world’s second-largest). Read more...
Galapagos: a year soon passes
An expert-led trip in prime whale shark season is in prospect with Sofia Green Iturralde of the Galapagos Whale Shark Project on board Aqua Galapagos. There is time for current uncertainties to settle down because it departs in September 2022. Read more...
Shearwater Swift Wireless Pressure Transmitter
Shearwater says that AI technology enables the Swift to create a “highly reliable” connection, communicating only when the channel is clear. Read more...
Nanight Micro Tech 2 Canister Light
This canister light might be budget-priced but Nanight says it has enough performance for most divers. Read more...
Things fall apart
I can’t quite understand it. How did that happen? Every item of my scuba kit was fine when I put it away. Read more...
The Hawaiian snorkelling deaths mystery
Detective work following a spate of peculiar fatalities in the Pacific off Hawaii suggests that a new risk-awareness – and getting the design of the humble snorkel tube spot-on – could be a matter of life or death. Read more...
Free and squeezy
Freediving – it's basically snorkelling with good PR. It involves holding your breath, often to the point of semi-suffocation. What’s so free about that? Read more...
DIVER TEST: Shearwater Peregrine
This is, unequivocally, a superb computer for casual recreational divers, through to those making basic accelerated decompression dives using nitrox. Read more...
DIVER TEST: Oceanic Excursion
The Oceanic Excursion is a very good, workmanlike BC, aimed at the serious diver. Its ruggedness inspires confidence that it will survive a lot of hard diving. Read more...
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