Another Bizarre underwater record.

Most people don’t look forward to tackling the pile of un-ironed clothes in their laundry basket.
And for John Lynch the decision to pick up an iron on Saturday ended up with him in deep water.
As the 38-year-old from Sheringham laboured over an ironing board, he was 12m under water and wearing scuba gear.
Mr Lynch was [...]

Moko the Dolphins Fails to rescue Whale

Moko the dolphin was too busy frolicking with her human company to save a stranded whale which died on an East Coast beach on Monday.
The adult male pygmy sperm whale initially stranded on Mahia beach near the golf club.
Moko led a group of stranded whales back out to sea late last year, but Department of [...]

Why you should go diving in Indonesia?

Pulau Weh is located at the tip of northern Sumatra, a small volcanic island that plays host to prolific marine life and pristine coral reefs. Until recently this part of the world was considered ‘out of bounds’ due to civilian conflict, however in 2005 a peace agreement was signed and the first international flight left [...]

Body of 25-year-old Pace diver found

According to the Marion County Florida Sheriff’s Office, the body of Sean Patrick Spiegel, 25 of Pace, who went missing during a dive with friends about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, was found after two days of searching by about a dozen divers, including members of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team and other professionals.
Spiegel, a [...]

who will be the next Cousteau?

We all know about Jacques Cousteau, and since then it seems that a lot of people want to be the New Cousteau, the new king of the seas, the new leader of the underwater world…
When diver Jacques Cousteau died, he left behind a legacy of ocean exploration. But as his grandsons Fabien and Philippe look [...]

ScubaHerald Gets Political

New Novel Spins Tale of Terrorism, International Intrigue and Suspense

CARLE PLACE, N.Y.- Fireworks (now available through AuthorHouse) by Paul J. Mila, features the return of SCUBA divers Terry Hunter and her husband, ex-NYPD detective Joe Manetta, in their third adventure, battling Al Qaeda terrorists in, and under, New York’s waters. The story was inspired by the author’s New York City background.
“Paul Mila’s [...]

Death of Moby Dives scuba instructor brings sadness to a community.

Malta. Valerie Bellini’s vacant eyes take in the living room of her home in Xlendi, which was the soul of her family before her husband failed to return from a dive a month ago.
“I’ll be selling everything and returning to France. I have nothing keeping me here now and I don’t have widow status here [...]

Say Hello to Electronic Dive Buddy

Let’s face it, there are many BAD divers out there. Not bad as evil, but BAS as poor divers, with horrible buoyancy skills. Well, their time is close, thanks to a wicked kiwi idea : Dive Buddy.
Anatoly Kudryashov and Jenny Xu from the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Mechatronics Engineering specialisation have designed a computerised system [...]

This is why we dive

We could write a long article about this photo… but sometimes, a scuba photo is better than 1000 underwater words.
This is why we dive!

New Caledonia Scuba Diving Accident

A 48-year-old male Japanese tourist who died on Tuesday in New Caledonia following a severe diving accident has been identified as a Matsumoto Hiroaki from Kobe, local radio reports.
Meanwhile, an inquiry has been launched in order to determine the circumstances surrounding what has been described as a rare diving accident.
Several witnesses have already been interrogated.
The [...]

Dude: where is my diving boat?

New Zealand: Two scuba divers had to swim up to three hours after their boat sank near Howe Point, in the Bay of Islands.The two men went diving at 1.45pm but when they failed to return at 10.30, one of the men’s partners rang the Coastguard.Duty officer Katherine Andrews said the Coastguard boat Daydream searched [...]

Valerie Taylor: 70 years and still playing with Sharks

If you think you are to old to dive with sharks, think again: for many, retirement means daytime chat shows on the telly and a slowing of the pace of life.
But it is fair to say Ron and Valerie Taylor are not your average OAPs as they celebrate more than 40 years of getting up [...]

New cool PADI Toy

PADI Americas is rolling out the next generation in electronic dive planning – the Electronic Recreational

Dive Planner, Multilevel version (eRDPML). Developed by Diving Science and Technology (DSAT) and distributed by PADI, the new product makes planning single depth and multilevel dives easier than ever.
The eRDPML is not a dive computer, but an electronic dive table [...]

Dubai Aquarium Tiger Sharks Turn a Killer

So again, we see that you really can’t “domesticate” nature, as we see in the Dubai Aquarium last week, where sand Tiger sharks have killed at least 40 smaller reef sharks and been aggressive towards divers at The Dubai Mall Aquarium, Khaleej Times has learn. Divers carrying out tasks in the tank, without a cage, [...]