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Ice Diving Tips

Regulator free-flows are one of the greatest hazards when diving under ice or in very cold water (less than 4°C). The condition is caused by the sudden drop in pressure as air passes from the cylinder through the first stage. When high pressure air passes through the first stage, it hyper-cools the metal moving parts.

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Topside travel tips for scuba divers

It’s no secret that a diving holiday is a brilliant holiday. There’s a 100% guarantee that you’ll see something incredible, not least because you’re spending time in the ocean and meeting like minded people along the way. But not everyone in your group may be a diver, you may be new to diving and may not want to do it for the full trip. So, here are a few tips to help you have fun and live the dream whilst you’re not beneath the waves.

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Diving in Gibraltar

The scuba diving around Gibraltar is world famous and has been on my radar for quite some time. After a great dive last month near Nerja, further east along the Costa del Sol, I promised I would be diving there soon.

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First dive at the North Pole

We are trying to change the consciousness of the Canadian people, and awaken them to the fact that almost half of their country is underwater, and it needs exploration, and management, and understanding. I do dramatic things to draw attention to the fact that we need this kind of exploration. We need to have young Canadians involved in this kind of challenge, and what better way to be able to do it than to pick the pinnacle of diving that is the North Pole

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Introducing: AquaMermaid School

AquaMermaid is the newest, hottest swimming school. When Marielle Chartier Hénault, the founder decided to bring her mermaid dream and passion for swimming into a mermaid school, she envisioned a positive-energy, colourful, inspiring alternative to the traditional swimming clubs across town. Six months later, AquaMermaid is drawing a diverse group of members of all ages, genders and swimming levels.

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Diving the “Tiller Shipwreck”

This is a two masked wooden schooner built (estimate) in the 1800’s. Length of this shipwreck is 94 feet and is located in 110 feet of water. Located in Lake Ontario, the Tiller’s position is approximately 6 km north of Port Dalhousie. The wreck sits upright.

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Winter wet suit diving in Europe!

Diving around Europe in winter can be chilly and in a lot of places require a dry suit, however in less than 3 hours from most UK airports there are waters that can still be dived in a wet suit, even in December.

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My latest escapade

While diving around Falmouth Bay recently, looking for the old WWII degaussing field he had seen before, Mark Milburn came across what he thought was a possible bomb

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Renewable energy isn’t perfect, but it’s far better than fossil fuels

In their efforts to discredit renewable energy and support continued fossil fuel burning, many anti-environmentalists have circulated a dual image purporting to compare a lithium mine with an oilsands operation. It illustrates the level of dishonesty to which some will stoop to keep us on our current polluting, climate-disrupting path (although in some cases it could be ignorance).