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British-waters divers won’t go far wrong with this handsome book as their guide. Read more...

It’s probably fair to say that awareness of wreck-diving in the five Great Lakes is not high on this side of the Atlantic, but in North America these bodies of water command a big following of divers. Read more...

Under Pressure

What is it like to be a saturation diver? Certainly YAQUB AL-OMOUD seems in no hurry to hand over to the machines. Read more...

Essentially Entertaining

I’d go so far as to say it’s the most amusing book about the sub-aqua scene I’ve read since the heyday of Andy Blackford, and I know that because I kept laughing out loud as I turned the pages. Read more...

Primer for Future Divers

This is an invitingly illustrated book for bright nine-year-olds-and-up, designed to inform and enthuse them about the underwater world. Read more...

A Tale of Two Mines

STEFAN PANIS enjoys delving into mines, and he has been diving two old workings on the continent – a German pit that once produced slate, and one in Belgium from which black marble was extracted. Read more...

Two-Way Push

The book is a great read, though it could have done with a better title. Yes, it is about recovering gold, but when the salvage turned to the U-boats I felt a little lost before eventually being put back onto the “gold route”. 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...

Big in the Indian Ocean

Underwater Eden – The Marine Life of Seychelles, by Christophe Mason Parker & Joe Daniels. Read more...

Diving their socks off

ss Thistlegorm – The Ultimate Visual Guide to the World’s Greatest Shipwreck (iBook), by Simon Brown, Jon Henderson, Alex Mustard & Mike Postons. Read more...

Thai Cave Rescue: The Chalk, The Cheese

I was amazed when the first two books on the subject were sent for review in December, fewer than five months from the conclusion of the event. 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...

Beyond the Yellow Train

This underworld dive isn’t everybody’s cup of tea – it’s in an abandoned mine in which the workers were long ‘kept in the dark’ about the risks of their labours, though the supervisors’ gas-masks and protective suits might have given them a clue! Read more...

Last Breath

A new film based on an incredible but true story of saturation divers in the North Sea will be in UK cinemas soon Read more...

A Miracle in Pag

Last year two men on what they thought would be a routine dive in Croatian waters made an almost unbelievable underwater discovery. Read more...

The Danger of Distraction

Underwater photographers can sometimes get carried away – and that’s how incidents start. Read more...

Down the Tube

Leading cave-diver Martyn Farr gains exclusive access to one of the world’s most impressive cave-systems – the Atlantida Tunnel in Lanzarote. Read more...

Elegy for an Eco-Warrior

As with Rob Stewart’s original award-winning film Sharkwater (2006), shark-finning is at the heart of this new documentary. Read more...

Bring on the Cringe Factor

Dive Exceptional: Become the Best Diver You Can Be by Simon Pridmore Read more...

Cephalopod Universe

Octopus, Squid & Cuttlefish: A Visual Scientific Guide by Roger Hanlon, Mike Vecchione & Louise Allcock Read more...

Fast-moving Slug World

Nudibranch & Sea Slug Identification – Indo-Pacific by Terrence Gosliner, Angel Valdes and David Behrens Read more...

Singalonga Cowboy

I Just Wanna Dive (CD by Pup Morse Read more...

Finding the best… dive-gaming APPs

HENLEY SPIERS checks out 16 free or low-price digital offerings that could make (or mar) your festive downtime. Read more...

Books to suit all tastes – Pt2

Printed books remain an ever-acceptable option as a present for all but the most Kindle-dedicated, so here is a selection of some of DIVER’s favourite recent diving-related titles. Read more...

Gifts for Divers – books to suit all tastes – Pt1

Printed books remain an ever-acceptable option as a present for all but the most Kindle-dedicated, so here is a selection of some of DIVER’s favourite recent diving-related titles. Read more...

Allergic to Latex

Statistics indicate that 1 to 6% of the general population is allergic to natural rubber latex, and in rare cases, reactions can be so violent that they are fatal. 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...