“River is calling all divers” St Lawrence River Diving The St. Lawrence River offers a unique experience for freshwater divers,…
Author: Kathy Dowsett
Kathy Dowsett
Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada
Home sweet home! The Royal Canadian Navy (HMCS Margaret Brookeship) made its return to Halifax on Friday after a four-month…
Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fishermen sailed out “to the ice” to hunt seals in the hope of…
Built in 1872 as a steamship and brigantine with a wooden hull, the SS Newfoundland went down in 1916. She…
This past month was spent on beautiful Vancouver Island training to be a commercial diver. This license allows me to…
According to the OPP (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry Detachment), the body of a scuba diver who went missing near the Long Sault Parkway,…
After just three months in service, the new Wolfe Islander IV ferry suffered damage reportedly after striking the lakebed. The…
Each year, Nathalie organizes an underwater exploration and conservation voyage while producing films that showcase the underwater treasures and obstacles.…
The Rideau Canal is a waterway that spans the Rideau and Cataraqui rivers and links Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario,…
According to a report out of Thunder Bay, the James Whalen tug will be no more. The tug is over…
The SS Western Reserve holds the distinction of being the first Great Lakes freighter built with steel plating. Launched in…
“They’ve taken that dive many times in the past,” a witness remarked. Provincial police have confirmed that the body of…
Rescue operations were hampered by the MSC Baltic III container ship’s (33,767 DWT) isolated position and winter conditions, which included…
One of the highest and most potent beacons on the Great Lakes is the Rock of Ages Lighthouse, which is…
The goal of this project started by Michael Schwinghamer is to show people the abundant shipwrecks in our ocean playground.…
The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) constructed the Motorized Submersible Canoe (MSC), often known as Sleeping Beauty, as an underwater…
Save the Date: Scuba Swap 2025 (Saturday, April 26, 2025) We’re thrilled to bring back Scuba Swap, the must-attend event…
Early on February 15, 2025, the MSC Baltic III cargo ship lost power and ran aground in western Newfoundland, just…
Jeremy and Mathias head out to locate and raise an Argo from the bottom of Reid Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.…
Log driving is the process of using a river’s water to transport logs, or sawn tree trunks, from a forest…
Despite owning a boat, I lacked a metal detector, sonar, or any other useful tool for exploring the ocean floor.…
Located approximately north of Munising, Michigan, the Grand Island East Channel Light was built as a lighthouse to guide boats…
Shin Kurushima Dockyard constructed the 60,000-ton roll-on/roll-off cargo ship, also known as the Felicity Ace, in 2005. The ship was…
Based at CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, British Columbia, on Sea Island, CCGS Moytel is an air cushioned vehicle or hovercraft…
The Staten Island Ferry ship Andrew J. Barberi struck a concrete maintenance pier at the St. George Terminal in Upper…
Sea ice that is not affixed to the shoreline or any other stationary object (shoals, grounded icebergs, etc.) is known…
The competition known as “bathtub racing” uses bathtub boats, which are tiny propelled watercraft built around bathtubs or similar structures.…
Jose Teixeira, the owner of the 18-meter fishing boat Fortune Pride, reported two fatalities on Friday after his boat capsized…
Who Was Annie Edson Taylor? On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921), an…
A mariner with specific expertise of a waterway, such as a harbour or river mouth, that is frequently hazardous or…
A mystery surrounds the discovery of more than 100 dead dolphins on the Somali coast in the Bari region of…
A ship lost. No survivors. A grim recovery mission begins, pushing a team of commercial divers well beyond their comfort…
The Manitoulin Lake Freighter has been disabled and stranded in the Buffalo River’s Lake Erie shoreline since Wednesday, January 22,…
The 202-meter Manitoulin freighter was returning to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada after dropping off a load of wheat when it got…
Notable ships that have sunk in November in Lake Superior include Edmund Fitzgerald, Daniel J. Morrell, Rouse Simmons, Carl D.…
Australian technical diver, underwater photographer, novelist, maritime archaeologist, and cave explorer Agnes Milowka was born on December 23, 1981, and…
In September 1949, a fire in Toronto Harbour destroyed the Canadian passenger liner SS Noronic, resulting in the deaths of…
Scuba Diving at Lake Minnewanka, Alberta, Canada Alberta, Canada, does not necessarily conjure images of vacationing there for the sole purpose…
Under global consumer-capitalism, power and wealth are concentrated in the hands of oligarchs, billionaires and CEOs, supported by the politicians…
Filmed during 73 dives in Escoumins, Percé and the Saguenay Fjord, summer/fall 2024 by Charles-Antoine Boutin. At 0:10 (video) a…
In 2016, an octopus named Inky the Octopus broke out of the National Aquarium of New Zealand. During the night,…
Meet the man behind the mask – the Scuba Mask that is. In February, Saltwater Sean will make his debut…
Join Great Lakes Now for a live virtual series all about the fascinating maritime history and technology involved in uncovering…
According to owner Blair McKeil, Theodore Too, the cherished life-size model of Theodore Tugboat, partially sank while in port. The…
From his prison cell, (Oct 2024) Paul extends his heartfelt gratitude to everyone advocating for the protection of whales and…