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British Diver Dies of Heart Attack

British Diver Dies of Heart Attack Local authorities said Paul Towning, 51, was with a group of six divers taking part in a week long programme involving several deep water explorations on ships that had been sunk during World War Two. Coastguard [...]
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Scuba diver dies in Playa Del Carmen

SCUBA Diver dies in Playa Del Carmen A man originally from Alma, Que. died in southern Mexico after a scuba diving excursion went wrong last Thursday. Martin Simard, 57, who was on vacation in Playa del Carmen in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, [...]
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Scuba Diver in Victoria Bay Dies

 Andrew Houston SCUBA Diver Found Dead AN experienced Melbourne scuba diver who once made news by being bitten by a small shark in Port Phillip Bay has died at one of his regular diving spots. A police helicopter spotted the body of 51-year-old [...]
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3 SCUBA Divers Captured While Cutting Undersea Cable

3 SCUBA Divers Captured by Egypt Military CAIRO – Egypt’s military spokesman says the country’s naval forces have captured three scuba divers who were trying to sabotage an undersea Internet cable in the Mediterranean, while [...]
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Search for Missing SCUBA Diver called off

Search for Missing SCUBA Diver Called Off Austria The search for a missing Polish diver in the lake Attersee (Upper Austria) had to be cancelled yesterday afternoon (Sun), The man did not return from diving near the notorious spot Black [...]
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OSHA Fines Lone Ranger for SCUBA Diver Death

OSHA Fines Lone Ranger for SCUBA Diver Death The “Lone Ranger” fatality was one of several recent accidents on Southern California film sets. The film has experienced other incidents since production began on the $200-million-plus [...]
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Huge discarded fishing net kills Florida

Huge Fishing net that was discarded kills marine life and wraps around reef – Florida The net, which weighs an estimated 1,000 pounds, is the latest and most spectacular South Florida example of what’s called ghost fishing gear [...]
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Policeman dies during scuba diving training

  Policeman dies while taking SCUBA Diving Training. The scuba diver had all the proper gear put swallowed a lot of sea water. The training was offered to the Civil Police and the Policeman had to pay for their training. – Bhatkal: [...]
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No Fishing Zones Working in California

No Fishing Zones working in California In the first major study of its kind, scientists have found that populations and sizes of several key species of fish, along with starfish, urchins, crabs and other sea life, have increased more in the [...]
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2 SCUBA Divers Die at Point Lobos

2 SCUBA Divers Die at Point Lobos near Monterey   UPDATE 2/26/2013 SAN JOSE — Two scuba divers who died in the waters off Monterey County on Friday have been identified as Volodymyr and Marina Butsky, a husband and wife who lived [...]
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Navy Seal SCUBA Diver Missing Hawaii

Navy Seal SCUBA Diver Missing off Hawaii Coast while Training Rescue crews are searching by air, boat, and ground looking for signs of a missing 34-year old Hawaii-based Navy SEAL diver. The Navy says sailors were training off Kaena Point when [...]
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SCUBA Divers Search for Russian Meteor

  SCUBA DIVERS scoured the bottom of a Russian lake for fragments of a meteorite that plunged to Earth in a blinding fireball whose shockwave injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes. The 10-tonnes meteor streaked across the [...]
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Female SCUBA Diver Dies Key Largo

  Female SCUBA Diver Dies on Benwood wreck in Key Largo Key Largo – A Michigan woman died while diving offshore of Key Largo today. They were diving on the Benwood Reef, offshore of Key Largo between 2 and 3 p.m. According to the [...]
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Christopher Dorner shopped for SCUBA Gear

Dorner Buys SCUBA Gear The video then shows Dorner leaving the scuba section with the 2 yellow tanks, along with another large, black scuba tank.  Dorner then goes to the counter, and then has a friendly conversation with the cashier, at times [...]
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SCUBA Diver Dies in Hyperbaric Chamber

Diver Dies in Hyperbaric Chamber.  Multiple Diver problems A SCUBA Diver was one of three people injured after separate diving incidents at Rottnest Island yesterday. The 39-year-old man had been scuba diving from a boat and was taken to [...]
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Pedal Powered SCUBA Submarine

Pedal Powered SCUBA Subarine A team of French engineers, the world has the pedal-powered submarine. The mini-sub, nicknamed the ‘Scubster’ is entirely human-powered and is designed so that the ‘driver’ only has to pedal [...]
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SCUBA Diver Dies while recovering a Snowmobile

SCUBA Diver dies while recovering a Snowmobile under ice. Tom Marek, the snowmobile owner, and another man waited for him on the ice, said Grand Traverse County sheriff’s Sgt. They pulled Wagner onto the ice shelf, began CPR and called [...]
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2 SCUBA Divers Arrested Delayed Cruise Ship

 2 SCUBA Divers Delay Cruise Ship in Mexico. Reported by Por Estrol it appears that 2 SCUBA Divers were on a night dive collecting lobsters. The cruise ship captain started pulling away from the Dock but noticed the Lights in the Water.  When [...]
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Dolphins Form Moving Life Raft to Help Distressed

    Dolphins are in the news alot lately   I think it’s because as SCUBA Divers we find this intelligent and curious creature to be a friend.  Or is it that we are jealous of their underwater feats. The article from [...]
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Dead Dolphin Tangled underwater Veterans Park

Redondo Beach – A Dolphin was found dead and entangled in lines on Wednesday night the 23rd.  Reports from the video state the other SCUBA divers that night had seen another dead dolphin at the same site earlier in the week.             Vet’s [...]
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56 Year Old Ohio Man Dies SCUBA Diving Key Largo

Key Largo – A 56 Year Old Ohio Man was diving on the Dive boat Tropical Adventures and Died do to Complications while SCUBA Diving Key Largo. Reported by 10tv.com Ronald Dye and a diving buddy were down about 25 minutes on the Benwood [...]