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The boat's DM made sure that all divers had buddies, and I ended up in a group of three, with the guy sitting next to me on the very crowded boat and another guy on the other side of the boat. I quickly saw that the guy next to me was very experienced. When we met the other guy, we learned that...

I want to make it clear from the start, that it all began with a dumb mistake on my part, so I will own the blame. I was preparing for my annual snowbird Florida stay, and I knew my preparations had to include VIPing my tanks. (I am certified for it.) I take a couple LP steel 85s to Florida...

He was a very controversial figure, but whether you liked him or not, he was certainly a major player in the history of scuba diving. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Gilliam

Possibly drunk (just guessing) boater damaged several Rainbow Reef boats. The amount of damage was not disclosed...

In an extremely rare medical case, a scuba diver who descended deep into an underwater cave developed a deadly blood syndrome in which fluid leaked out of his blood vessels...

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Huish-Recalls-Oceanic-SCUBA-Diving-Buoyancy-Compensating-Devices-Due-to-Drowning-Hazard

In June of 2001, 22 years ago, I did a week of diving in Beqa Lagoon, Fiji. This was my first Pacific diving trip, and I had my first experience with bommies. Bommies are like coral skyscrapers, and you dive them by going to the bottom and spiraling your way to the top. I was quite impressed by...

I just read an article about possible legal action against Coke and Pepsi and the possibility that a very old law that has never been enforced may be used against them. I am wondering about the effects on the scuba industry if it becomes active. (I am by no means an attorney.)...

I opened my computer and went through my normal routine of reading the news and checking my emails. As I did, I got lots of notifications from ScubaBoard popping up on my window. When I went to to ScubaBoard, I expected to see around 20 notifications, but I had none. In fact, there was nothing...

Jupiter dive crew convicted of stealing fishing gear https://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-palm-beach-county/jupiter/jupiter-shark-diving-crew-convicted-of-stealing-fishing-gear-in-federal-waters

The Malta case thread is closed for discussion, so there is no place to put this article about it: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/diving-damaged-court-verdict-daniel-xerri.999586

My first trip as a certified diver was many years ago was to Cozumel, and that is where I fell in love with diving. I returned there many times over more than a decade, going through a progression of dive operators as my skill and experience grew. I thought I knew the island well. There is still...

The Abilene Paradox is a management concept that shows how a group can come to consensus on a plan that every member opposes. It is based on a supposedly true story in which a family is gathered on a sweltering day with nothing to do. The patriarch says they could go to Abilene, and after some...

With the closing or Rock Lake, I am searching for best alternatives for technical diving instruction. One option is Flaming Gorge. I hear it has plenty of depth, but not great supporting infrastructure. I would appreciate any information people may have, including access, water temperatures...

We have just been told that after our early March trip, Rock Lake will be closed to all diving. This is apparently a decision of the relatively new owner, who was only allowing it as a benefit to the old ownership family, who ran the operation. I don't know the full explanation, but it was well...

A true legend in the world of diving, one of the true pioneers in scuba, has passed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Mount

I just arrived for a week of diving at CocoView, to be followed by a week on the Aggressor. As I setup my gear, I realized that I had left my single tank adaptor on a table in my home office. No, I cannot uses either backplate or wing without it. When I went to the dive shop at CocoView to see...

Deadly coral disease sweeping Caribbean linked to wastewater from ships

This thread may not be well placed. Moderators should feel free to move it. The diving death of Shane Thompson was covered in this thread in 2016. Recently, someone named Ballen made a video describing that fatality, but that video was wildly inaccurate. Another video was then made in which...

We booked a trip on the Cayman Aggressor for May, 2020. When the trip was canceled due to Covid, we got a voucher for a future trip--no refund was possible. Of course, that was true of everyone who scheduled a trip during the Covid shutdown, which is well into its second year with still no sign...