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Diver’s body recovered after he failed to surface while inspecting dam

i wanted to know if anyone has a suggestion for a trip to Jupiter in earlyMay or late April to Jupiter area. Is it a good time to go and what type of fish/sharks, if any, will be around? Also what dive op do you recommend? I plan on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday. My last two attempts...

Looking to take my son on a short dive trip to Palm Beach area. I'm not acquainted with the local dive operations . Does anyone have a recommendation for a good boat dive. I remember reading about Emerald, but that's it. The trip would be in April or May. Are the Sharks still around...

Beautiful day diving at Sylvia's today. Only bad thing was the massive amount of damage to a part of the reef from what looks like a giant anchor. I suspect a big boat pulled it. Thinking of putting the giant barrel sponge back, but don't know a good way to attach it. Any ideas? It's...

My friend in Brac told me of a diver on Little Cayman who died on a boat after a dive yesterday. Anyone details?? News - Cayman 27 Found this short article.

Congratulations to the 2014 Blue Water Babes Fish for a Cure, fishforacure.com/. Please support next year's competition. The ladies hit it hard this year and raised a bunch of money for Breast Cancer research. There were some pretty impressive catches. That's my daughter's Sailfish...

It looks like divi has been sold and the property cleared. Does anyone know what's going in? I must have missed the demo. Cheers.

The Brac has had magnificent weather the last couple of weeks. No wind, hot, no swell and crystal visibility. The forecast hast a chance of showers daily and nothing. All the dive operators have had full boats, which is good. Shore diving on north and the south has been fantastic...

I am attempting to resurrect my At-pack and the corregated hose crumbled from the wings. Has anyone got any repair parts hanging around? It's a brilliant design and I want to dive with it again, maybe not. Thanks for any help or suggestions. Cheers

Looked like the Brac Reef dive boat was stuck in swells aground on the reef. Anyone know what happened?

What is a good way to become a rebreather diver? Is there a series of courses that that lead up to rebreather? The ultimate goal is to make a dive in Galapagos before I become extinct. I started 30 years ago with j valves and 72 steel no BC and have only graduated to the al80 and a BC...

Here is a nice article. The Manta should be careful, the DOE will catch it and make another cruise ship highlight. Cheers Giant manta wows tourists along Seven Mile Beach :: cayCompass.com

Are there any benefits of breathing pure 02 after any SCUBA dive. I notice that some divers switch to 02 at shallow depths in their deco dives, but what about shallow(less than 100') Other than cost, what would be the negatives of breathing pure 02 at surface immediately after the dive? I...

Here is a nice link to a news article from Cayman about the coral spawn , Pretty cool. Cheers T4O Cayman Lagoon Coral Spawning 9 25 13 - YouTube

A good article in the Cayman Compass, Hunters warned not to feed lionfish to predators :: cayCompass.com They advocate not feeding the lion fish to the predators. Every dive op I have used in LC and Brac feed the dead/speared fish to the groupers or sharks. I hate to say it, but...

Diver dies while diving Double Wall. I can't think of a better way to go. Sad for the family though. Cayman Islands News Don't know the dive company, but sounds unavoidable.

Everyone one has probably by now read this article, but for those who haven't, it is a good warning not to try this at home. Terrible outcome for the eel. Eel Removed From Man After Getting Stuck, Chewing Through Colon (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

Nice article on a free diver rescue on the Brac. Highlights why everyone needs CPR and rescue training. Sometimes good things are reported in the news. Cheers. Dramatic rescue at sea recalled :: cayCompass.com

I am now tired of my 2000 Aeris computer. It is a hose mounted console type. I would like to upgrade to an easy to read ,operate system. Can be wrist or console but would like to have it read pressure. I like the Suunto, but don't know how it compares to others. My Aeris has been shutting...

Here is an article in today's Cayman Compass, Snorkeling death along SMB :: cayCompass.com Not a SCUBA incident, but appears he was snorkeling.