Archive for September, 2010

Be Wreck Aware

If you enjoy wreck diving or are thinking about going on your first wreck dive, there’s a few things you should always remember to do. The wrecks should be respected as not to cause them any damage or ruin the experience for others. Know your own limitations – If you need to, make sure you have [...]
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Freediving World Record Video

Last year, William Trubride broke the unnasisted freediving world record to 88 metres (288 feet) in 3 minutes 30 seconds. The dive took place at the Verical Blue Invitational Freediving Competition in Dean’s Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas. The record breaking dive was videoed and we thought it was pretty amazing and wanted to share it with [...]
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Grüner See a Beautiful Dive

If you were to head to Grüner See in Austria in the winter you would find a dry meadow. Take a trip there in the spring and you will find this beautiful green lake (Grüner See) which is filled by the melted snow runoff. This makes the lake water crystal clear and the existing meadow and [...]
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James Cameron Plans to win X Prize whilst Filming the Avatar Sequel

The Director of Avatar, James Cameron is building a sub that is submersible to 36,000 feet below the seas surface. If the sub does this challenging depth, Cameron could win a $10 million X Prize and shoot for an ‘Avatar’ sequel at the same time. The story was first reported by The Daily Mail who said [...]
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Soaring Temperatures Impact Coral

Corals in the Caribbean could start dying out in the next few weeks after being exposed to soaring water temperatures, scientists have said. Scuba divers in the area will be concerned to hear about the danger corals in the Caribbean are facing. Water temperatures are higher than they were during the record bleaching period of five years [...]
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Divers Clean Up Erieau Channel

As a part of the world-wide Project AWARE international clean-up, this Sunday saw scuba divers retrieve all sorts from the Erieau channel including bikes, roofing shingle and a cracked safe. This ‘Splash for Trash’ dive was billed at the Red Devil Scuba Divers where owner Gary Smith decided they would embark on the harbour clean-up in [...]
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Scuba diver ends record attempt

A former US councilman was forced to abandon his attempt to set a new scuba diving record less than half way through after suffering through illness. Allen Sherrod, from Orlando, was aiming for the longest scuba dive in open fresh water without resurfacing – with a target of staying underwater for at least seven days. But after [...]
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Scuba Divers Find Oldest Remains

One of the oldest skeletons in the Americas has been retrieved after being discovered by scuba divers in an undersea cave, researchers have said. The skeleton nicknamed the “Young Man of Chan Hol” was thought to have been laid to rest more than 10,000 years ago in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The skeleton, found by scuba divers in [...]
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Go Shark Diving in Egypt

For those who fancy a dive with the sharks, Egypt could the the perfect destination. Egypt has been a popular destination for many holiday-goers this year, it’s not surprising really with cheap flights and holiday packages, clean, clear waters and pretty sandy beaches. For divers, the Red Sea is a dream place to dive too, and [...]
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Shark Feeding Frenzy

A shoal of Sharks we spotted having a large feeding frenzy off Queensland on the southern coast. It was said that over 100 sharks were seen circling around fish along the coast of Noosa according the the rescue helicopter crew who filmed the sharks in action. The night were on their way home from Fraser island when [...]
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