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  1. Dan_P

    Comfort Zone first

    Hi guys, I recently participated in a discussion on the use of computers versus gauges, and elaborated on something that has much wider application: Diving within one's Comfort Zone Here's the specific quote: For a while, I've been approaching diver training with a "Bouyancy...
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    Protected Blue Whale killed off Iceland

    Hi Divers, As you may have heard, an Icelandic fishing/whaling company ("Hvalúr") killed a protected Blue Whale, the largest animal on the planet, on July 7th. There have been reports of glory pictures being taken and shared by the crew alongside and on top of the dead whale, which is...
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    WWII Type XXI discovered in Scandinavia!

    May 6th 1945 was the day after Denmark's liberation from Germany, and also the day U-3523 would be sunk by British B-24 Liberators using depth charges. U-3523 was special. It was one of just four commissioned Type XXI-submarines that had been developed during WWII at Admiral Dönitz's request...
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    Need more gas - now what?

    As we dive deeper and also use other breathing gases than air, our gas volume needs naturally increase. Obviously, what's the point in having, say, 30 minutes of no-deco time at 30m, if you only have gas for 20 minutes? The answer, of course, is to bring more gas. For probably the vast...
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