It’s at 65m and each year’s storms leave it a little more ravaged, but this French liner, sunk by a
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Journey beneath the waves with World Dives, where we spotlight the most extraordinary dive sites from across the globe.
Experience the vibrant coral reefs of the Pacific, the haunting shipwrecks of the Atlantic, and everything in between. With firsthand accounts, stunning visuals, and insider tips, we aim to inspire and guide your next underwater adventure.
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There aren’t too many British liveaboards around but one that seems to be thriving is Orkney-based Valkyrie. Now and then
In sickness and in health -and not without a hint of coldness, boredom and nerves – LISA COLLINS battles through
How often do you dive to the backdrop of an erupting volcano? It can happen when exploring pristine Andaman reefs
Five-figure poison bottles, antique soda containers and other trinkets – GRANT HENDERSON can’t stop looking out for submerged glassware
So which would you prefer – a marine sanctuary that’s so remote it gets abused but you have it all
The thing NIGEL MARSH misses most about his native Sydney is its amazing muck-diving. Can it really be that good
It’s a diver’s dream, and Vince Thurkettle is the underwater prospector who came across the biggest gold nugget ever found
It’s the antediluvian dream – the island that time forgot, with abundant marine life untouched by modern life. Could it
Set among the vineyards of Cognac, the limestone hills of St-Meme-les-Carrieres contain huge underground mines, now flooded. This unique French
Dive Palau: The Shipwrecks, is no exception. This extract, concerning a Japanese ‘destroyer mother-ship’ noted for its groundbreaking torpedoes, provides a flavour.
It’s big time you need – five days of diving from a 12-night trip – and it’s big-time diving, with
Mass whale-shark gatherings are just one of the seasonal big-animal spectacles to be seen off the Yucatan Peninsula. DR SIMON
RICHARD ASPINALL’s faltering Spanish might have prevented him from enjoying Cozumel’s ScubaFest presentations to the full, but who cares?
The
The Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula is an unusual tropical dive destination because it’s not just about coral reefs.
Photographer DAMIEN MAURIC finds inspiration in the way that divemasters interact with sharks at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. Words
They know how to celebrate a good day’s diving in the Dominican Republic – and LISA COLLINS finds plenty to
Sun blazing above, a tad nippy below, but off Nanaimo in the Canadian Pacific you stay submerged as long as
In an extract from his new ebook Polynesia â An Ocean Realm, describing his adventures sailing and diving in the
Divers live for those moments that denote an unforced marine-life encounter and they can happen anywhere, anytime, as KAREN WILLIAMS
North Sulawesi gets plenty of attention west/central Sulawesi less so, but with direct flights to Jakarta and a shorter hop
Diving in Darkness is a manual of the equipment, procedures and techniques involved in diving environments where there is no clear surface: in caves, inside
Lundy Island provides an annual place of pilgrimage for STEVE DOVER, friends and children – and more often than not the seals are up for
How our man NIGEL WADE became the UK’s first to qualify as a PADI Self-Reliant Diver – is the agency’s new course truly a ‘milestone
Diving early in the season can be a lottery. Much is down to luck, but it pays to pick your dive site wisely. Mark Davies
Leaping cetaceans accompany the boat as JANE WILKINSON heads out to enjoy another days colourful reef diving in seductive Loch Carron, in Scotlands north-west highlands
In the 13th Century, people convicted of a serious crime were taken out to Bishop Rock and left there with bread and water to be
One of the worlds most impressive cave-systems lies beneath a European capital city, and its potential for exploration grows bigger by the week. There were
The name might make you think of teatime, or of the kind of fortified wine favoured by your gran, but it’s unlikely to summon images
A British-led team made history in September with the world’s longest-ever cave-diving penetration. Support diver Martyn Farr pays tribute, and explains how this extraordinary feat
Some regard Dahab as a deep-divin’ tekkie town, but for TV presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff, it’s the perfect retreat for shore-divers with a young family in
Aruba is the forgotten ABC island so far as British divers are concerned, with Bonaire and Curaçao enjoying a higher profile – but with all
There were public calls to close Welsh inland site Dorothea Quarry at the end of last year, after three divers lost their lives there in
Kayaks are ideal for exploring those places between shore and boat-diving distance that divers neglect – extended-range shore diving, if you will. John Liddiard paddles
Our best-kept-secret recommendation this year is a rock that once marked the end of the known world. John Bantin reports. IN THE DAYS BEFORE COLUMBUS, when everyone
The history of cave diving in Britain can almost be told in terms of the exploration of Wookey Hole, a famous cave system under the