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Narked at 90 Petrel Custom Coloured Bezel

4 years 6 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

The British manufacturer 'Narked at 90' (who incidentally distribute Shearwater in the UK) have launched a custom coloured beze

Psych Skills for Diving

4 years 6 months ago By Main Minion

The base is made up of certainties—that is, the things we have been able to put into the boxes and are confident we have in place—which are managed or manageable, or are irrelevant to us.

Tim Saville, HMHS Britannic, St Abbs Lifeboat, Rosemary E Lunn, Roz Lunn, XRay Mag, X-Ray Magazine, scuba diving news, X-CCR rebreather

A little good comes from Brit wreck diver's death

4 years 6 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

61-year-old Tim Saville was diving the wreck of the Titanic’s sister ship. At the time of writing this article, it is not known why Saville died.

The Japanese pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus japapigu), found in Hejie, Kenting, Taiwan.

Social media uncovers two pygmy seahorse species new to Taiwan

4 years 6 months ago By Annie Won

For many researchers, keeping an eye on their subjects in the field isn’t easy. It takes time, effort and funds to keep track of the animals’ movements and behaviour.

US WW2 destroyer deepest wreck ever found

4 years 6 months ago By Main Minion

The ship was most famous for her bold action in the Battle off Samar. The sacrifices of Johnston and her little escort carrier task unit "Taffy 3" helped stop a massive Japanese fleet from attacking vulnerable U.S.

X-Ray Mag #94

4 years 6 months ago By Main Minion

Front Row Seats for the Third Wave

4 years 6 months ago By Simon Pridmore

The first and most critical wave took place as Homo sapiens foragers spread across the continents—causing a mass extinction as they went.

Peter Sotis, Add Helium, rebreathers, Department of Justice, Martin Parker, Leon Scammerhorn, Beneath the Sea, Rosemary E Lunn, Roz Lunn, X-Ray Mag, XRay Magazine, scuba diving news

CCR Instructor charged - "he conspired to smuggle high-tech scuba gear"

4 years 6 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

The Department of Justice confirmed in a press release that the 55-year-old Floridian "was arrested based on an indictment charging him with conspiracy to violate and attempted violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA

Simon Mitchell, Neal Pollock, Clare Peddie, Rosemary E Lunn, Roz Lunn, Mary Tetley, BSAC, British Sub Aqua Club, DOC, Scuba Diving Conference, Birmingham, X-Ray Mag, XRay Magazine, scuba diving magazine,

Are UK diving fatalities rising? BSAC presents its 2018 Incident Report

4 years 6 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Professor Clare Peddie recently took over Brian Cumming who used to produce the incident report. She opened her talk at the DOC by thanking him for his exemplary service.

A historical safety resource

This safety report from the British Sub Aqua Club dates back to at least 1964, making it the oldest diving incident report in the world.

Study reveals crabs' spatial learning skills

4 years 6 months ago By Annie Won

Many studies about spatial learning in animals have focused on land animals, and less so in marine animals, possibly due to the difficulty in following them around.

Diveheart helps hearing-impaired kids dive at Perhentian Islands

4 years 6 months ago By My Minion

Text by Majidah Hashim
Photos courtesy of Kids Scuba Malaysia

Wrecks of two WW2 Japanese aircraft carriers found

4 years 6 months ago By Main Minion

This month's discoveries came after weeks of searching by crew members based on the research vessel Petrel. The vessel is owned by Vulcan Inc, a company created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

"Every shipwreck we find reminds us all of the ultimate sacrifice made by those who served their countries," said Robert Kraft, Vulcan Inc.'s director of undersea operations, in a press release.

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UK to Sharm el Sheikh flights are back!

4 years 6 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

The FCO now "no longer advises against all but essential travel by air to / from Sharm el-Sheikh."

Fiona Sharp, Becky Kagan Schott, Newell Eddy Schooner, CCR Diver, closed circuit rebreather diver, Bonaire, Rosemary E Lunn, Roz Lunn, X-Ray Mag, XRay Magazine, scuba diving death, Jim Standing, Steve Tippetts, Catherine Meeham, Peter Wolf, DDRC, Nicky Finn, Dori Phillips, Jessica Keller, Christine Penny, Aquamarine Medicals, Chauncey Chapman, Lee Ann Hires, Dive Rite, Perth Scuba, Martin Sayer, Jesper Kjoller, Marc Crane, Richie Kohler, Tom Mount, Pete Mesley, SPUMS, Olive Firth, Douglas Ebersole,

Tributes are paid to Dr Fiona Sharp

4 years 7 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

A report on social media stated that the 55-year-old diver was ascending from a 91.5 mt / 300 ft solo rebreather dive in Bonaire, and was found unresponsive on the reef at 24 mt / 80 ft with the loop out of her mouth.

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Always smartly dressed in bright colours, her outfits matched her personality, a bright light and a true force of nature. Nicky Finn, AP Diving

Fiona was always like a storm blowing through in the best possible ways. Lee Ann Hires, Dive Rite

She was just a bundle of untamed energy. Lars Bosman

Hollis Rebreathers now have CE approval

4 years 7 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

The Utah, USA based manufacturer confirmed on social media that both the front mounted counterlung and back mounted counterlung variants passed all tests in accordance with EN 14143:2013.

Coral disease triggers partial closure of Cozumel Marine Park

4 years 7 months ago By Main Minion

Text by Steve Rosenberg
FIle photos by Larry Cohen and Olga Torrey

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