Diving, General
Ship shape
The skipper promised me a wreck, so it must be down here somewhere. If the vis was better, I might even be able to see it. 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...
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...
The new abnormal
The desperate dash for a dive is on – but where and how? Read more...
Scandi Noir
This is not IKEA’s cheerful “the wonderful everyday”. Read more...
The Scuba Fix
Sometimes you just need to hear those three words to feel that everything is right with the world. We’re going diving! Read more...
Lessons from lockdown
With so much time being spent in our homes, it’s become fashionable to ask ourselves: what have I learned during the lockdown? Read more...
Easing into UK drysuit diving for a relationship built to last
Regular UK divers might take it for granted, but for those more accustomed to warmwater ways the prospect of exploring home seas can seem daunting. Read more...
Immersed
I was such a fun dive! Well, until we all got horribly lost and nobody could find the boat. Read more...
Conspiracy!
"Are you willing to be vaccinated?” asked a friend. My jaw dropped. Read more...
Prison Break
If you enjoyed Will Appleyard’s recent Frozen In Time features about diving Baltic wrecks, here’s a coda to those adventures, as he takes time out to explore the former Soviet prison of Rummu in Estonia. Read more...
The Diver Who Likes to Leave his Mark
With one foot in the diving world and the other in the art world, Jason deCaires Taylor has carved out a unique position for himself, but who is the man behind the now famous underwater sculptures? Read more...
Chain of Women
LISA COLLINS volunteers to join a chain gang in the Cayman Islands… Read more...
Return of the Amphibians
Marine biologist Lauren Smith has made a connection with diving history. Read more...
Josh Boggi – Diving to New Depths
Josh Boggi recently became the world’s first triple-amputee Rescue Diver – MELISSA HOBSON met him to find out how he achieved this incredible feat. Read more...
Senior Moments
As divers get older, if they’re sensible rather than getting bolder they learn to tailor their diving to their capabilities. But eventually there may come a time to take stock. Read more...
How we made Last Breath
The film 'Last Breath' based on an incredible but true story of saturation divers in the North Sea is now in UK cinemas. Read more...
40 Dives 40 Dishes
Salutay is owned by Al Wright, who was one of the UK’s first trimix divers, and his wife Freda, who is not only an accomplished trimix- and cave-diver but also a trained chef. Read more...
Baby diver: The Sequel – Let the diving begin!
The sight of tiny babies swimming under water with their mouths wide open can be disconcerting, but it’s just a matter of getting in those early ‘water miles’ says HENLEY SPIERS Read more...
Diving Behind Closed Doors
The Atlantic Tank, the SETT and the Silent Pool – all three are now defunct dives, and all left lasting impressions on STEVE WARREN Read more...
The Whale and the Wildlife Man
Great white and whale sharks were the warm-up acts and the start of a learning curve for TV presenter Patrick Aryee. Read more...
Chilled In A Warm Climate
US novelist DIANA SPECHLER loves scuba-diving but has one problem – even on ‘bath-tub’ dives she feels the cold. And it seems Read more...
