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I was greatly saddened by the loss of Lad Handelman, who passed away as a result of a heart attack on the evening of October 26, 2020.
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Lad giving the high-five at aquaCORPS fifth-anniversary party at Tek.95 in San Francisco, CA. Photo from aquaCORPS archives.
,By the end of the call, Laddie agreed to get involved and help the community in its adoption of mixed gas technology. He also agreed to join the aquaCORPS advisory board. That began our thirty-year friendship.
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Many will recall that Stewart died tragically in an accident in January 2017 while completing the third dive of the day to below 60 meters.
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Peter Sotis being interviewed by Robert Osborne for a TV documentary about the circumstances under which charismatic Canadian filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart drowned.
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Helen Farr was "a massively committed and active cave diver" of two decades.
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"Helen Farr pushed us, as she pushed herself. More importantly she became our friend" O'Three Drysuits
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Helen Farr photographed in Shatter Cave, on the Mendip Hills England, by Peter Glanvill
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Helen Farr diving Jug Hole in Florida, USA by Jill Heinerth
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Martyn Farr posted this image on Helen on social media on 8 December 2019 with the caption "Without a doubt, a very talented diver and an all time best underwater model - Helen Rider"
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Helen Farr and Brian Kakuk kitting up at Crystal Caves, Abaco, Bahamas. Image Credit: Martyn Farr
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Helen Farr pictured in Trou Madame, the Lot, France by Martyn Farr
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A typical Helen shot featured in a story published in SCUBA by Alan Purcell. Image Credit: Martyn Farr
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Helen Farr diving the Ordinskaya cave. It is special because it appears as though it has been sculpted in ice and snow. The water clarity here is unparalleled. Image Credit: Martyn Farr
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The cave divers table at EUROTEK.2012. From left to right Claire Cohen, Michael Thomas, Vikki Batten, Martin Robson, Britan Kakuk, Jill Heinerth, John Buxton, Audrey Buxton, Ken Smith, Rick Stanton, Helen Farr.
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Helen Farr exploring Totara Cave in New Zealand in 2017. Image Credit: Peter Glanvill
Read moreThe man at the center of the film is Amos Nachoum, an award-winning wildlife photographer and environmental activist, who has dedicated his life to photographing the world’s largest and most fearsome predators.
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There will be a livestream through the Facebook pages of DuikeninBeeld, Duikvaker and DiveXperience, and on the event's website too.
The following presentations will be conducted in English:
It was delivered by a very tall, quiet Dutchman by the name of Pascal van Erp. Pascal explained how he had started to recover abandoned ghost fishing gear entangled on wrecks in 2009. He soon inspired others to join him.
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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.
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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
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Text by Majidah Hashim
Photos courtesy of Kids Scuba Malaysia
We all know that the Tham Luang cave rescue was highly successful. What is less well known is that there were a number of logistical difficulties along the way for the British divers.
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Sabine Kerkau will be the first German female diver to be inducted in WDHOF, since it was founded almost two decades ago, in 1999.
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Amanda Hammond at Light Monkey told me "last week, Hurricane Michael devastated North Florida in the United States.
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Diving is fantastic but also expensive and tiring. Perhaps this is the reason why the numbers of young people taking up diving seems to be decreasing in recent years.
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The award recognises an individual who has enthusiastically contributed to the European diving community and it was named in honour of
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This year Omega are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Seamaster 300M.
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