On October 26 at 9:00pm, CBC television will present a documentary on Canadian conservationist Rob…
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A scuba diver from Vernon, British Columbia, who disappeared from waters near Puerto Vallarta, is the object of a search involving boats, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
Search for Canadian diver near Puerto Vallarta expands. A scuba diver from Vernon, British Columbia,…
The body of Vancouver Island filmmaker Twyla Roscovich, 38, has been found at Fisherman’s Wharf in Campbell River after missing for a week
Filmmaker who directed Salmon Confidential dies The body of Vancouver Island filmmaker Twyla Roscovich, 38,…
British diver Steven Slater reportedly got into difficulties while diving the wreck of the SS Andrea Doria which sank 60 miles from Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1956.
British diver Steven Slater reportedly got into difficulties while diving the wreck of the SS…
My girlfriend and I are both PADI dive masters and work part-time for a local Vancouver Island Dive shop . We both learned to dive in cold water and have done all of our training in cold water. We dive regularly, averaging around 160 dives a year.
My girlfriend and I are both PADI dive masters and work part-time for a local…
On his first-ever night dive, Sam, an uncertified and inexperienced diver with fewer than 15 lifetime dives, descended to catch lobsters with two other uncertified divers (Dave and Tim). The three descended, while a fourth diver (Ron) planned to freedive and assist with hauling in the anticipated lobster catch. A fifth diver (Eric) remained on the boat. (Note: All names are fictitious.)
The Divers On his first-ever night dive, Sam, an uncertified and inexperienced diver with fewer…
The family of Rob Stewart, a Canadian filmmaker and shark conservationist, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on 28th March 2017 at Broward County, Florida. The lawsuit has been filed following the death of Rob Stewart during a dive off the Florida Keys in January 2017 and seeks unspecified damages.
The family of Rob Stewart, a Canadian filmmaker and shark conservationist, filed a wrongful death…
Canadian diver Rob Stewart’s death in the ocean is a big blow to his family, the environmental movement and the educational impact of his marine filmmaking. Stewart died in a tragic diving accident near Key Largo, Florida on January 31. He was there to start working on his third movie. It was to be called Sharkwater: Extinction, a sequel to his acclaimed first movie known as Sharkwater.
Canadian diver Rob Stewart’s death in the ocean is a big blow to his family,…
The diver was a 19-year-old woman in good physical condition. She denied any history of medical problems and did not take any medications regularly. She completed her confined-water training several weeks before with no problems and was now doing her open-water training dives.
The diver was a 19-year-old woman in good physical condition. She denied any history of…
The diver was a generally healthy, 32-year-old woman with 130 lifetime dives. Her medical history included no allergies or other health problems. She had just completed her second dive on the second day of a dive series.
The Diver The diver was a generally healthy, 32-year-old woman with 130 lifetime dives. Her…
Early one afternoon near La Paz, Mexico, at Los Islotes, a popular dive site and sea lion rookery, a sea lion bit the diver on the stomach. At the time of the attack he was scuba diving in less than 20 feet of seawater with approximately 50 other divers from several dive boats present.
The Diver The diver was a 67-year-old male with 35 years of diving experience. The…
It is being reported that a search is continuing today to locate a missing 54…
We are getting reports that the third missing Korean diver in Lapu-Lapu City has been…
Two of the three Koreans who were reported missing after a dive near the waters…
59 year old man, Kerry A. Jurica was participating in diving exercises early Sunday afternoon…
We are getting reports of three missing Korean divers in Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City. Local…
Search teams have recovered the body of the second diver who failed to resurface to…
The search resumed this morning for a dead diver reported to have been seen on…
A 57 year old man who has been named as James Allen Fox unfortunately died…
The boat, named Aladdin, takes only minutes to sink and thankfully everyone on board was…
As divers we should all be concerned with diver safety and improving the standards of…
Earlier this year I came across a story about five divers from Finland who travelled…