November 29, 1966 on this day in history Only Dennis Hale survived of the 29 crew members when the SS Daniel J.…
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
Becky Kagan-Schott, an underwater videographer, explores the Sandusky shipwreck, one of thousands of perfectly preserved time capsules in the Great…
The Goderich Salt Mine (Sifto) is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The world’s largest underground salt mine,…
On a beautiful evening after work, Sean from Nova Scotia went out for another underwater exploration and clean-up. Now what…
On 14 October 1942, 78 years ago, at 3:40 am, the Newfoundland passenger ferry SS Caribou was torpedoed by the…
How should old fishing nets and ropes be prepared for recycling? In this video, we provide you with six easy…
Dr. Sam Willis delves into the origins of HMS Terror, which was inspired by the BBC series ‘The Terror,’ a…
The SS Ithaka is a steam freighter that has sunk off the Hudson Bay coast not far from Churchill, Manitoba.…
Have you ever wondered what occurs to a whale after it passes away? Frequently, their carcass sinks to the ocean…
From 1914 to 1924, the Port Nelson dredger operated in Manitoba, Canada. Dredging is excavation that takes place in shallow…
A Canadian company called InFocus Canada specializes in producing exquisite fashion scarves that feature pictures taken by well-known professional photographers…
The first of seven American merchant ships with that name was the SS Samuel Mather. After being rammed by the…
The Henry Steinbrenner freighter had a 31-person crew when it sank in a Lake Superior storm in 1953, according to…
The most significant navigational risk on Lake Superior was a reef, which is where the Stannard Rock Light is situated.…
At Milwaukee’s Wolf & Davidson Shipyard, the wooden steamer William H Wolf was launched on August 6, 1887. For the…
Learn about the algae in Lake Ontario, how the governments of Canada and the United States are managing the lake’s…
The merchant ship HMS Investigator was acquired in 1848 to look for Sir John Franklin’s disastrous Northwest Passage expedition. She…
Many books on scuba diving have been published over the course of time, almost since the beginning of the scuba…
“I was able to get out for one last adventure before a rainy weekend ahead of us. I found a…
Deep inside a Canadian mine, researchers made a remarkable discovery in 2016. They discovered the oldest body of water in…
The beginning of this video states “Stunts in this video were performed by experienced freedivers: always dive within your limits”…
David Attenborough investigates the extraordinary ways that animals perceive and create sound, as well as the significant role that sound…
We’ll be showcasing Chris’s videos in collaboration with The Scuba News Canada. These are educational and informative, and Chris admits…
Six craftsmen were flown by Norurflug helicopter pilot Gsli Gslason on June 23, 2017 to the Vestmannaeyjar islands’ Prdrangar lighthouse.…
Friendship 500, a floating McDonald’s restaurant, also known as the McBarge, anchored in Burrard Inlet near Vancouver, BC. The Friendship…
From 1892 to 1898, the City of Ainsworth operated as a paddle steamer sternwheeler on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia,…
Sean McMullen (Saltwater Sean) and The Scuba News Canada are happy to announce that the short environmental documentary “Saltwater Souvenirs,”…
For one of the dives of the year’s highlights, Garrett Clement got together with a couple of friends for a…
Many books on scuba diving/Canada’s history have been published over the course of time, almost since the beginning of time.…
Off the beaten path but definitely worth a visit is the Cape Ray Lighthouse, Newfoundland. Unnamed Road is Cape Ray’s…
According to Wayne T. Joy, late summer brings Sea Horses to the waters around Halifax. This video was taken at…
The Scuba News Canada covered the SS Norisle in October 2018. At that point, the legal process to “Bring History…
Silent colour 16mm film of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s launch by R.J. Anderson and Company on June 7, 1958. This video…
In order to create the Try-A-Trade: Ship Repair and Fabrication Program, Heddle Shipyards in Hamilton, Ontario has partnered with Mohawk…
Hub Island, also known as Just Room Enough Island, is an island in the Thousand Islands chain in New York,…
The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse that can be found in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the Toronto Islands. It…
The small town of Tobermory, which bears that name and is situated at the very tip of the Bruce Peninsula,…
Thunder Bay is close to one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the Great Lakes system and is…
Andrea Zuccari, an Italian-Swiss freediver, vanished while scuba diving at a well-known resort in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. Andrea was…
The steamboat Put-in-Bay travelled from Detroit to Sandusky from 1911 until 1949, with stops at Put-in-Bay and Cedar Point. Thousands…
Facing the fury and danger of Lake Michigan. Written by Michael Passwater. Lake Michigan has been the site of thousands…
The Northerner was a two-masted schooner measuring 81 feet in length (24.7 meters). On November 29, 1868, she went down…
Jett Britnell’s planned diving trip to Newfoundland with Ocean Quest has been cancelled, The Scuba News Canada has been informed.…
Two filmmakers join Indigenous leaders, scientists, and an orca mother in a final effort to save the last 73 Southern…
Melibe leonina, also known as the lion nudibranch, lion’s mane nudibranch, or hooded nudibranch, is a species of predatory nudibranch…