The funniest safety briefing – Southwest
Southwest Safety Briefing
Earlier this month we flew the Tampa – Ft. Lauderdale leg as part of the return trip from our Niagara Falls and Toronto visit. Needless to say we didn’t know what was coming until we were right in the middle [...]
CPR keeps SCUBA Diver alive
CPR keeps SCUBA Diver Alive
Bill Greenberg was not going to stop CPR. Forty minutes after his wife Hilary had been found at the bottom of the sea with her scuba breathing regulator removed during a family trip to Costa Rica, a physician who [...]
Shark Used in Kmart commercial Dies
Shark Blue Light special dies in Kmart commercial
More Related to this StoryThe shark’s death follows longstanding criticism of the use of animals in Hollywood productions. “Sharks are sensitive animals who, in captivity, require [...]
Whale is freed from Fishing net Maui
Whale Freed near Maui had 200 feet of Net
Specially trained rescuers recently freed a humpback whale swimming off the island of Maui from a tangle of rope, a potentially life-threatening situation for the animal. The rescuers worked from vessels [...]
Tragedy at the Breakwater A checkout SCUBA dive goes wrong
Update 3/25/2013
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A check out SCUBA Dive goes wrong at popular diving spot in Monterey
During our initial meeting, the instructors seemed somewhat distant from me, but verbalized many times that [...]
Modern Hyperbaric Chamber Unveiled in Jamaica
Jamaica hyperbaric chamber
The unit is capable of accommodating up to five persons at a time, and was built at a cost of approximately $34 million. The Principal pointed out that at least one person is treated per month at the facility, and [...]
Diving Deep into Danger by Nathaniel Rich Book Review
Book Review Diving Deep into Danger
With that dive Keller broke a record he had set himself one year earlier, when he briefly descended to 728 feet. At the time, it was widely believed that no human being could safely dive to depths beyond [...]
Scuba diving teddy bear wins a competition
SCUBA Diving Teddy bear wins competition
wooohooo we’ve won a competition involving a photo, a teddy bear, scuba diving, and a very confussed Egyptian man! As most of you know my husband has a bit of a teddy bear problem and insists [...]
Shark Whisperer Fired after Video footage
Shark Whisperer Fired after Boss Sees Video Footage
Paul Marshallsea, 62, was praised by the lifeguards after he rushed from a beach-side barbecue to keep the children safe. The encounter was caught on camera by a nearby Channel 9 television [...]
Tourism group donates to hyperbaric chamber
Hyperbaric Chamber gets $1000 donation in Cayman
Ensuring that divers in the Cayman Islands have high quality, reputable operators with whom they can dive, as well as trained personnel who can respond appropriately in an emergency scenario [...]
Did Military Dolphins Go Looking for Love
Did Military Dolphins go Looking For Love?
Ukrainian officials are reportedly denying a Russian state news story that alleges three of its military-trained dolphins went AWOL during a training exercise in Crimea earlier this month.
Russia’s [...]
Seal can’t stay on Surfboard Cute Video
Seal can’t stay on Surfboard very Cute Video
Providing harbor seal pups with a floating platform might seem helpful, but when that platform is a slippery surfboard such an experiment might also seem a bit cruel. It reveals that [...]
Point Lobos SCUBA Diver Taken to Hospital
SCUBA diver pulled from Whales Cove Point Lobos
Cypress Fire Protection District paramedics attempted to resuscitate a diver who was pulled from the water Sunday afternoon at Whalers Cove in Point Lobos State Reserve.
Firefighters received [...]
Historic Day for Shark Protection
Shark Protection. Historic Day for Shark Conservation
The body, which regulates trade in flora and fauna, voted by a two-thirds majority to upgrade the sharks’ status. The decisions can still be overturned by a vote on the final day [...]
It takes preparation to catch a Great White Shark
It Takes Alot of Work to catch a Great White Shark
All involved have approximately 15 minutes to do everything on their checklist so the animal can get back in the water. White sharks themselves are not yet declared an endangered species in [...]
Pacific Grove hyperbaric chamber may reopen
Pacific Grove Hyperbaric Chamber may reopen by Spring
Pacific Grove’s hyperbaric chamber, a lifesaving vessel used to treat scuba divers with decompression sickness, could be up and running again soon, city officials say. The chamber, [...]
Puffer Fish Take over Arabian Sea
Puffer Fish Take over Arabian Sea
The study, reported in the latest issue of Current Science, attributes the increasing biomass of puffer fish to the excessive fishing of top predators like the cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and different species [...]
Scuba diver dies in Redondo Des Moines Washington
SCUBA Diver Dies in Redondo Des Moines Washington
South King Fire and Rescue says a crew responded to a report of a diver down shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday at the Redondo Pier in Des Moines. A news release says a dive partner first tried [...]
Ice SCUBA Diving Stories
Is Ice SCUBA Diving for you
Nate Putbrese emerges from the ice hole after a successful dive. Submitted photoGrecula was looking at the Hopkins/Minnetonka shipwreck, which was once part of a fleet of six streetcar boats that transported people [...]
Seal Caught in Fishing Line for 10 days
Seal with fishing line around it’s neck rescued after 10 days
7 March 2013 Last updated at 09:23 ETWildlife conservationists are hoping a seal will survive after freeing it from fishing line in the Firth of Forth. The seal was first [...]
Flash Fire at Pool and SCUBA Area Sports Chalet
Flash Fire at Pool and SCUBA area Sports Chalet
Authorities continue to investigate the cause of an explosion Friday at Sport Chalet in La Canada Flintridge that resulted in two employees being burned. The explosion caused about $10,000 in [...]
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