ScubaGadget - The Deep Background on Scuba

Dive charter and live-aboard operators consistently tell us that it is much easier to become a diver-lost-at-sea statistic that most divers realize. Although they do not let on, boat captains and crew live with this realistic fear on most trips that are outside of calm, current free coves. On a recent dive trip to Neah [...]

You giant stride from the gate of the dive boat into the mild, but cold swells of the Pacific Northwest’s emerald sea. But unlike other times you don’t bob quickly back to the surface with your OK sign beaming. “What’s up?! I am sinking!” goes through your mind. You have an important first choice – [...]

After 19 hours in the Australian waters, lost, then found divers Allison Dalton and Richard Neely may need a little extra care to deal with the shock of the news from the insurance folks at Divers Alert Network (DAN).  ABC news reports that Divers Alert Network spokesman John Lippman says the insurance policy only covers [...]