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Winter is coming, and that means winter diving. This vid is a light review of what cold diving means for different people, exposure protection (wet vs. dry) and cold-water weighting.

Underwater Vortex from Hell? Socorro Island This video was sent to me by a channel viewer for feedback. Divers stuck and struggling in an underwater vortex. If this video is genuine, I’ve never seen a more hellish underwater current pattern. The whole event takes place off the west coast of...

9 Essential Questions to ask before getting scuba certified We hooked up with a friend of the channel, Tammy, who has not begun her scuba license training yet. These are 9 question areas Tammy wanted to ask about before getting certified (See vid description). This is a great view for those...

A first for the channel, we diagnose Adam’s concerns about this trim position in the water while scuba diving. Adam is a new AOW diver who is hot on the path of improving his diving experience. Let's have a look at how Adam is evolving his trim in the water.

Diving Historic Chuuk Lagoon with Michael Gerken Today we have a chat with Michael Gerken, running dive/photo tours in Chuuk (aka Truk) Lagoon Micronesia and also the Sand Tiger Shark Wrecks North Carolina. He is one of the best photographers in his genre that I’ve ever seen. He talks about...

Scuba Diver Out of Air and Emergency Ascent - Buddy failure This event was sent to me by Louise R, an out of air emergency from 2017. Two divers on a working dive, one runs low on air and cannot communicate this to the more experienced diver. Shortly after this miscommunication, the diver runs...

Of all the places to see Schooling Hammerheads in the world, I feel lucky to have 3 hammerhead viewing locations here in Japan: Yonaguni Island, Oshima Island, and Mikomoto Island. One of them, Mikomoto Island, is just 3 hours from Tokyo and is going absolutely bonkers right now with Scalloped...

Was the instructor charged incorrectly/with the wrong charge? In a disappointing situation for the family of Linnea Rose Mills, the U.S. Attorney, District of Montana declined to criminally prosecute Deborah Snow, the instructor whose action was described in the last video. It has been alleged...

Not sure if this fits better here or..? Handy gear and training advice for scuba divers about to engage in Advanced scuba diving training. Here we discuss gear recommendations for Wesley and his future training plans.

Scuba channels are small compared to the monsters in the greater YouTube universe. Even the biggest channel I normally see is less than 80k subs. Here is a handful of some channels I follow and why. Sit back and enjoy a curated tour of the top scuba channels on YouTube. Chapters: 00:33...

Military Diver Interview - Pulmonary Edema, DCI, Hyperbaric Treatment, Helmet diving & more Thankful to interview Navy Diver "Richard" (alias) on the channel speaking about what his diving role is like. It's a thick slice of diving life and covers diving tasks, pulmonary edema, decompression...

Wanted to make one of these for my channel. 9+ hours of relaxing music, waves and cetaceans. There's also a dark screen version for folks who prefer that. For channel fans who want to hear about the making of:

The Day I Cheated Death (Scuba Dive Incident at Moose Mountain Quarry, Ontario) Summary: An uncertified diver posted this event back in June 2018, which occurred at Moose Mountain Quarry, Ontario. It’s hard to tell exactly what’s going on from the video alone, but the video description and...

Have you seen this? - Nemo Blu3 Electric Hookah Device This new hookah unit caught my eye; the Nemo Blu3 battery-operated device. The unit has a hose meant to be used down to a limit of 10ft or 3 meters and a battery duration of 60 minutes. There are quite a few YouTubers using them out there...

Scuba Diver Panic from 15 meters - Scuba Diving Incident Analysis This video was sent to me by a subscriber (thanks, Tammy). I’d seen the thumbnail before, but never the video. According to the info I could find, this incident occurred near Cape Town, South Africa in January 2015. Right at the...

Marine Biologist Reacts to Shark Movies - Melissa Cristina Márquez Marine biologist and "shark girl" Melissa Cristina Márquez reacts to pop culture shark films, bringing her significant shark knowledge and experience to bear. Meanwhile, the Big Dog himself, Jim the Scuba Instructor, reacts to...

Cozumel Weight Belt Loss on Deep Dive – Scuba Diving Incident Analysis On a beautiful wall dive in Cozumel, two divers and a guide enjoy high visibility with spectacular hard and soft corals. One diver apparently did not secure his weight belt properly or the buckle failed, and around the...

WTF...Barry the MBU Puffer We all see lots of viral cat and dog videos all over Social Media. I may have just found the aquatic version. Meet Barry the Puffer. I’ve never seen a fish so responsive to the world outside his or her tanks. Check this out! The MBU puffer, AKA giant puffer or giant...

I could not blame this instructor if he quit... Unbelievable Scuba Diving Accident Reaction & Analysis This is perhaps the most unbelievable non-fatal dive accident I've ever seen on video. During an advanced class, two divers experience serious health issues: one has a burst eardrum, and the...

Rescue training as a turning point in diving perspective? I have a personal observation that rescue by virtue of the training and stage of a diver's career is a natural turning point where a diver's training evolves from inward attention (self-skills, knowledge), toward attention directed...