Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fishermen sailed out “to the ice” to hunt…
Browsing: Newfoundland
Built in 1872 as a steamship and brigantine with a wooden hull, the SS Newfoundland…
Greetings, fellow scuba divers… Would you like to join us as we begin to organize…
Rescue operations were hampered by the MSC Baltic III container ship’s (33,767 DWT) isolated position…
Early on February 15, 2025, the MSC Baltic III cargo ship lost power and ran…
Rick Stanley, co-owner and president of Ocean Quest, has received the 75th Anniversary Medal from…
According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, a drifting buoy was recently recovered by a fish…
On Sunday, (September 29, 2024) Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (SPSNL) divers Neil…
The Scuba News Canada reported in February 2024 that a gigantic shipwreck had unexpectedly appeared…
The hunt for a missing crew member onboard the CCGS Vincent Massey has reportedly come…
Violet tunicate is an invasive colonial tunicate native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean (Asia). The…
It’s that time of year again when the East Coast of Canada will be graced…
This summer the Ocean Wise Sea Dome will be headed to Atlantic Canada for its…
Canada is regarded as a country of spectacular nature, with magnificent forests. The boreal forest alone, stretching…
World War II Shipwrecks of Newfoundland: In Pictures brings readers under the surface of the cold…
Rescuing The Cape Ray Wreck, a GoFundMe Page The community of Cape Ray is fund-raising…
The lighting of the Signal Hill star, which takes place every December on Cabot Tower…
On 14 October 1942, 78 years ago, at 3:40 am, the Newfoundland passenger ferry SS…
Many books on scuba diving have been published over the course of time, almost since…
The Wooden Boat Museum in Winterton, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, celebrates the skill and ingenuity of…
The Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium is a catch-and-release seasonal public aquarium located just 15 minutes…
A diver is someone who swims under water while wearing special breathing equipment. Why? Scuba…
The Coast Guard received debris and evidence recovered from the seafloor at the site of…
Lana Smithson made her first dive in Newfoundland at Ship Cove. (July 22, 2022) Ship…
The Fort Amherst Lighthouse, also known as the Fort Amherst Light, is a lighthouse located…
Neil Burgess has spent the last three years working on a new online museum exhibit…
The S.S. Florizel ran aground off the coast of Cappahayden, Newfoundland, 105 years ago, caught…
This is the in-depth story of the Ocean Ranger Oil Rig Disaster of 1982. This…
Be the first to participate in the Ultimate Week of Adventures Ocean Quest has created…
Lana Smithson, from Maine, US, visited Canada this past year and was fortunate to dive…
The capelin is a small smelt-like forage fish found in the North Atlantic, North Pacific,…
Garrett Clement has returned to Vancouver Island after spending a year exploring Newfoundland and the…
Matt McCarty’s sole purpose in travelling 5,000 miles to Newfoundland is to lay to rest…
Neil Burgess, Ysabelle Hubert and Tyler Radford enjoyed a dive on 2 July 2022 one…
Fishermen on Canada’s east coast believe the European Green Crab species is here to stay.…
This is the story of a shipwreck of one of the coastal boats, the Moyle…
Tell government leaders to close the commercial capelin fishery immediately. Capelin are a keystone forage…
The fishing boat Villa de Pitanxo, based in Galicia in northwest Spain, went down on…
Woohoo! They were successful! Ocean Quest are overjoyed to report that they won the Canadian…
Many books on scuba diving have been published over the course of time, almost since…
“We have been nominated as finalists for Tourism Industry Association of Canada 2021 awards! It feels great…
We’re challenging what we say is a flawed Regional Assessment for proposed drilling in this…
For the past 109 years, the Titanic, arguably the most famous shipwreck in history, has…
Shawn Bath, an unlikely environmentalist who left his work as a commercial diver to devote…
Wreck Hunter Multimedia Presentations are ideal for dive shops, dive clubs, High Schools, Historical Societies,…