Abandoned 60s Film set: A Miniature Underwater City Before & After
A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but this underwater hotel has become a bit of an institution with local fish who have been checking in since the 1960s. At 30 meters below sea level near a lighthouse [...]
Stingray stabs scuba diver out of the blue
GISBORNE fireman Tim Lister was stabbed in the stomach by a stingray yesterday while diving for crayfish near the entrance to the harbour.
The 36-year-old was scuba diving with a mate at about 2pm when he spotted a couple of crayfish in a [...]
Diver looking to break world record hospitalized
” Sean doesn’t even remember
how he was pulled out “
One diver’s bid to break his own world record by spending 15 hours underwater was prematurely terminated after he went into hypothermic shock.
Sean McGahern, 38, [...]
Singapore divers head to Sabah despite warning
Monitor Travel Advisories before heading to any foreign local.e…
Travel safe, dive safe and have fun! ~Mary Alice
By Law Zhi Tian
The New Paper
Saturday, Mar 16, 2013
SINGAPORE – The fighting in the Malaysian state of Sabah has [...]
Wreckage of Historic Schooner Discovered Near Los Angeles
A search 70 years in the making – and a new site for us wreck-junkies to explore! Happy Diving! ~Mary Alice
Archaeologists discovered the wrecked remains of a 109-year-old schooner near Los Angeles last year, National Oceanic and [...]
More professional local divers needed in Komodo National Park
Calling all PADI Instructors – looking for a new place to hang your fins? Maybe this is your next big adventure??? This is where I earned my OW & AOW …. and I am not sure “epic” even begins to describe the diving!! [...]
US Marine dies scuba diving on Yukon wreck – Mission Beach, CA
SAN DIEGO — A Camp Pendleton Marine who died while scuba diving on the Yukon ship accidentally drowned due to blunt-force head injury, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Lance Cpl. Anastasia “Staci” Jackson, 26, died on Dec. 1. The [...]
Navy divers carry out upgrades at Oahe Dam – Capital Journal
They had the water to themselves, and no wonder – no one else goes swimming at Lake Oahe in February.
But it’s all part of the job for a group of Navy divers who visited Pierre this past week – braving frigid underwater temperatures by [...]
Navy IDs Divers Who Died at Aberdeen | Military.com
The Navy has identified two Virginia Beach-based divers who died Tuesday during an underwater operation in Maryland.
Petty Officer 1st Class James Reyher, 28, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Harris, 23, died during a planned dive at an Army [...]
More than 200 divers among 500 volunteers in Windermere lake clean-up
You know it’s cold where she is standing! Surely we can get something going in the warm(er) waters many of us are going to be in over the next couple of months! Let’s start organizing! ~Mary Alice
An underwater clean-up of England’s [...]
Divers recover ice fisherman’s body from Vt. lake
NEWPORT CENTER, VT
Vermont State Police divers have recovered the body of an ice fisherman from Lake Memphremagog.
Police say 53-year-old James LeBlanc of Newport fell through the ice while using a tractor to move an ice shanty on Saturday [...]
Two men swept into ocean off Kauai; one still missing – Hawaii News
Rescue specialists have recovered one of two men who were swept into the ocean on Kauai’s north shore today and are looking for the other man.
The Kauai Fire Department said preliminary reports are that two men were walking on a rocky shoreline [...]
Divers kill starfish to protect American Samoa reef, prevent massive starfish outbreak
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa – National Park Service divers have killed almost 90 crown-of-thorn starfish in waters off American Samoa to protect the reef.
The park service said Thursday a single alamea starfish may eat more than 100 square [...]
Saudi women scuba divers seek additional designated diving areas in the Red Sea
Although great for diving businesses around the world as more Saudi females choose to travel to be certified – hopefully they have easier access soon to some of the most beautiful diving in the world. ~Mary Alice
An increasing number [...]
Underwater discovery offers glimpse of 1850s trains in New Jersey waters
As a wreck junkie – I now have an addition to my list of ‘must sees’! Enjoy! ~Mary Alice
The emerald-colored waters off Long Branch, N.J., were “gloomy and spooky” as Dan Lieb swam toward the two hulking silhouettes, [...]
Super mega-pod of dolphins spotted off San Diego coast – U.S. News
What a great symphony for any divers down below! ;0) Enjoy ~ Mary Alice
Thousands of dolphins spanning across seven miles of ocean were sighted off the coast of San Diego on Thursday, a boat captain told NBC 7 San Diego.
Capt. Joe Dutra of Hornblower [...]
2013 List: Best Dive Operators, Resorts, Live-aboards, Dive Bars and more
View this years list, courtesy of SCUBADiving.com, at the following link, and use the link at the bottom to vote for next year. Enjoy! ~Mary Alice
http://www.scubadiving.com/2013-gold-list
The Top 100 Gold List of operators, resorts, live-aboards, [...]
Downed Pilot’s Nightmare in Shark-infested Waters May Help Save Coral Reefs
Interesting science and a wreck combined into one – does it get any better than this?? Enjoy! ~Mary Alice
Science Without Borders® is a registered trademark of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation.
When Walter Wyatt’s [...]
Even the Sharks are Safe in the World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary
As divers, we tend to either love sharks or love dives we are guaranteed not to see them (I’m in the first group!). Either way, their place in the ecosystem is critical to the balance of the ocean. Be active in letting your leaders [...]
Models swim with whale sharks in underwater fashion shoot
Check out the rest of the stunning photos in this gallery. Shot in the Philippines with numerous models – including the stars – Whale Sharks. Click on the photo to go directly to The Telegraph Photo Shoot.
Enjoy! ~Mary Alice
Via telegraph.co.uk
Sharksucker Fish (Remora) ~ Strange Disc Explained
As divers, the first time we spot one of these pre-historic looking fish can be startling! Then the fun begins as we start to notice them attaching to sharks, turtles – and of course – divers! This [...]
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