Month: September 2021

Coinciding with Turkey’s removal from the UK travel red list, two major attractions designated as “underwater parks” for scuba divers to explore have been announced.

Divers returning to warmwater locations in the hope of manta ray encounters should ensure that they select a responsible local operator, says the Manta Trust. 

Four “emerging” underwater photographers are being offered fully funded assignments to shoot a conservation photo-story on location.

This £550 strobe offers a powerful output of 220 lumen, paired with 110° wide-angle coverage.

Hampshire Police detectives are hoping that a Divernet reader might be able to help identify a body that they think could be that of a diver.

This jacket-style BC is designed for female divers. Said to provide great stability, the Kaila offers integrated quick-release weight-pouches with visual confirmation that they are locked in, trim-weight pockets, Mares Ergo inflator and three dump-valves.

Operators of US dive-boats such as the Conception liveaboard, on which fire caused the deaths of 34 people in California in 2019, will be unable to dodge financial liability if a new bill passes into law.

Portugal and the Azores have been on and off the all-clear list but the Portuguese island of Madeira has stayed green-listed for a while now, if we dare to tempt fate.

The 64-year-old scuba diver who died off the north-west Wales coast on 12 September has been named at a preliminary inquest.

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.

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.

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.