Maritime History: SS Florizel
The S.S. Florizel ran aground off the coast of Cappahayden, Newfoundland, 105 years ago, caught…
Browsing: Newfoundland
Ocean Ranger Disaster
This is the in-depth story of the Ocean Ranger Oil Rig Disaster of 1982. This…
Ocean Quest Adventures Presents Consummate Explorer Package
Be the first to participate in the Ultimate Week of Adventures Ocean Quest has created…
Scuba Diving Ship Cove, Newfoundland
Lana Smithson, from Maine, US, visited Canada this past year and was fortunate to dive…
Scuba Diving Middle Cove Beach, Newfoundland with the Capelin
The capelin is a small smelt-like forage fish found in the North Atlantic, North Pacific,…
“Grandpa”, the Wolf Eel of Tyee Cove
Garrett Clement has returned to Vancouver Island after spending a year exploring Newfoundland and the…
Book: The Secret of Bell Island
Matt McCarty’s sole purpose in travelling 5,000 miles to Newfoundland is to lay to rest…
Scuba Diving Middle Cove Beach, Newfoundland with the Capelin
Neil Burgess, Ysabelle Hubert and Tyler Radford enjoyed a dive on 2 July 2022 one…
Invasion of the European Green Crab
Fishermen on Canada’s east coast believe the European Green Crab species is here to stay.…
The Moyle R Shipwreck In Newfoundland
Moyle R Shipwreck Location This is the story of a shipwreck of one of the…
Stop Overfishing Capelin in Newfoundland and Labrador
Tell government leaders to close the commercial capelin fishery immediately. Capelin are a keystone forage…
Maritime Tragedy: Fishing Boat Villa de Pitanxo, Sinks off Newfoundland
The fishing boat Villa de Pitanxo, based in Galicia in northwest Spain, went down on…
Ocean Quest Wins the 2021 Canadian Sustainable Tourism Award
Woohoo! They were successful! Ocean Quest are overjoyed to report that they won the Canadian…
Books: The Blackwood Schooner – The Story of the Ella M. Rudolph
Many books on scuba diving have been published over the course of time, almost since…
Ocean Quest Adventures Nominated for Tourism Industry Association of Canada 2021 Awards
“We have been nominated as finalists for Tourism Industry Association of Canada 2021 awards! It feels great…
Ecojustice Lawyers are in Court to Protect the Ocean Waters off the Coast of Newfoundland/Labrador from Offshore Oil Drilling
We’re challenging what we say is a flawed Regional Assessment for proposed drilling in this…
Ocean Gate Presents: Back to the Titanic
For the past 109 years, the Titanic, arguably the most famous shipwreck in history, has…
Introducing: The Film “Hell or Clean Water”
Shawn Bath, an unlikely environmentalist who left his work as a commercial diver to devote…
New Virtual Shipwreck Multimedia Presentations Now Available on ZOOM Video Conference
Wreck Hunter Multimedia Presentations are ideal for dive shops, dive clubs, High Schools, Historical Societies,…
VIDEO: Faces of Ice Diving with Nathalie Lasselin
Ice Dives with Nathalie Lasselin. For this video, Nathalie went “under the ice” in four…
FABS Talk with Neil Burgess
Diver beside a huge gear on the USS Pollux wreck which sank (along with the…
Neil Burgess of “Shipwreck Preservation Society” Presents 2020’s Activities
On Thursday evening February 18, 2021, at 8 pm, (NFLD time) Neil Burgess, President of…
Ocean Quest’s Annual Remembrance Day Tribute
“No person has ever served at sea without knowing that each day could be their…
As If They Were Angels
AS IF THEY WERE ANGELS is airing at 7 pm on Remembrance Day, November 11,…
About the USS Pollux Shipwreck in Newfoundland
Neil Burgess, President of the Newfoundland & Labrador Shipwreck Restoration Society, was recently interviewed by…
Iceberg Right Ahead
My summer vacation this year was taken in Newfoundland, diving in water ranging from 2°C…
Introducing, The Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador
For generations of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians whose lives depended on the water, a boat was…
MINE QUEST: Limitless Exploration with Ocean Quest
April 1966; Number Three Mine @ Bell Island, the last of the underground mines was…
Courage At Sea – Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War
“Courage At Sea: Newfoundland Sailors in the Great War” by Robert C. Parsons, National Bestseller…
Canada’s Iceberg Alley
“Iceberg Alley” is a long stretch of water that flows from the Arctic to Newfoundland.…
EcoJustice to go to bat for ocean biodiversity off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador
We’re (EcoJustice) teaming up with heavy hitters Ecology Action Centre, Sierra Club Canada Foundation and…
Ocean Quest’s Summer Adventures
Marine Wildlife Snorkeling From our Petty Harbour location take a dip in the North Atlantic…
Adventure and Dive Combo from Ocean Quest
Your trip to Newfoundland is no doubt a bucket list item, and you want to…
Guided Wreck and Mine dives in Newfoundland by Steve Lewis
Mark the date – June 22 – 29, 2019 Steve Lewis will be guiding tours on…
Restoration of 19th Century Firearms found off the coast of Newfoundland
A fishing net in 2011 from the trawler, Newfoundland Lynx, snagged a different kind of…
BOOKS: Death in Number Two Shaft – A True Life Underwater Adventure
Steve Lewis worked as an advertising copywriter, journalist and feature writer for many years, but…
CaNOE National Symposium 2018: July 13-15, 2018
Be a part of the development of a uniquely Canadian preservative on ocean literacy
CaNOE National Symposium 2018: July 13-15, 2018
Be a part of the development of a uniquely Canadian preservative on ocean literacy Marine…
Newfoundland Cod Fishermen in the 1930s
The hardy people on the island of Newfoundland have battled the elements, the ocean and its North Atlantic isolation to make a living, ever since the first European pioneers settled its rocky shores centuries ago.
Newfoundland Cod Fishermen in the 1930s
The hardy people on the island of Newfoundland have battled the elements, the ocean and…
VIDEO – Jellyfish Bloom
At Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland, Jill Heinerth had the incredible opportunity to dive into a bloom of jellyfish
VIDEO – Jellyfish Bloom
At Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland, Jill Heinerth had the incredible opportunity to dive into a bloom of jellyfish
Introducing John Olivero, Professional Adventurer
Residing in Newfoundland, John Olivero is a professional adventurer, leading cultural history, diving and eco tourism trips that introduce visitors to outdoor adventures in Newfoundland. He is a diving instructor and cave diver, boat captain, expedition safety specialist, outdoor guide and cultural historian
Introducing John Olivero, Professional Adventurer
Residing in Newfoundland, John Olivero is a professional adventurer, leading cultural history, diving and eco…
Diving the Flooded Iron Ore Mine on Bell Island, Newfoundland
The first week of May 2017, found Frank Stopa and Matthew Lerpiniere (a contributing writer for The Scuba News Canada) of Discovery Deep diving the flooded #2 Iron Ore Mine on Bell Island in Newfoundland