PADI Open Water Diver Certification course being offered in Connecticut

Bottom Time SCUBA, LLC is offering it's next PADI Open Water Diver certification course starting December 21st at 4:30 p.m. Get certified to SCUBA dive in Connecticut!

Bottom Time SCUBA, LLC is offering gift certificates for the holidays

Get $60 for each $50 you spend on a gift certificate now until Christmas at Bottom Time SCUBA, LLC

Avery Point SCUBA Diving

Avery Point is located on the eastern shore of the Thames River right where the river meets the ocean. It's a fairly shallow site, about 12' deep max, with rocky and sandy bottom composition. The best time to dive here is at slack due to currents. Pull into the parking lot on Rita Santa Croce drive and go to the far end. You will see a staircase that allows entry into the water. It's a very rocky entry so stay to the right and work your way out to waist deep water and put your fins on there. Head straight into the river until you hit the rock line at about 12' and follow the rock line on a heading of about 180 degrees. Definitely watch for currents and don't go too far out or it will be a long swim back.

Bottom Time SCUBA, LLC is now an Authorized Mares dealer.

Bottom Time SCUBA, LLC is happy to announce that we are now an Authorized Mares dealer.

New PADI Open Water Diver Course starts November 16th in Southington, CT

Learn how to dive in Connecticut, our next PADI Open Water Diver certification course starts at 4:30 p.m. on 11/16/08.

Learn how to dive in Connecticut

Blue Hole Diving in the Bahamas

Here is a myspace photo album of the Lost Blue Hole off Nassau Bahamas.

Onondaga wreck diving pictures.

Some recent photos of our last wreck dive on the Onondaga wreck.

On-line store

Bottom time SCUBA, LLC is starting up a new SCUBA on-line store. Free shipping on all AERIS products. We will be selling: Catalina tanks, McNett care products, Akona, NeoSport, Innovative SCUBA, JBL Spearguns & more.

Visit the on-line SCUBA store .

Boulder County Business Report - Online!

Boulder County Business Report - Online!: "BOULDER - Dive instructor Graham Casden has purchased Boulder-based dive school and shop Scuba Joe and will change its name to Ocean First Divers at a reopening celebration June 2."

Local & State News - Tampa Bay's 10 - tampabays10.com

Local & State News - Tampa Bay's 10 - tampabays10.com: "Authorities are investigating the death of a scuba driver who apparently drowned today about three-quarters of a mile off the coast of Pompano Beach.
Kyril Sabeff, of Evansville, Indiana, and six other divers took a boat this afternoon to explore the wreck “Sea Emperor”."

Man teaches injured soldiers how to scuba dive

Twice a week, John W. Thompson now teaches a scuba diving class for soldiers with amputations and other injuries at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.No stranger to the water, Thompson, 41, has been teaching scuba diving for 10 years and has been diving for 20 years. Thompson grew up in Sallisaw. His grandfather, the late Guy L. Thompson, was mayor of Sallisaw, and his father, the late Guy C. Thompson, was state chairman of the Democratic Party of Oklahoma.

Aircraft carrier sunk for artificial reef.

A U.S. Navy warship whose service stretched from the Korean to the Vietnam wars surrendered to the sea Wednesday after explosive charges sent the vessel to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.Contrary to Navy engineers' predictions of a sinking lasting as long as five hours, the decommissioned aircraft carrier Oriskany went down in just 36 minutes.

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060518/NEWS01/605180328/1006

New SCUBA group on Youtube.com

I've created a new scuba group on youtube.com. View scuba videos online.

CDNN :: PADI Dive Shop Owner Jovial One Day after Wife's Scuba Diving Death

CDNN :: PADI Dive Shop Owner Jovial One Day after Wife's Scuba Diving Death: "David Swain, accused of killing his wife almost seven years ago during a scuba-diving vacation, appeared briefly in the Superior Courthouse yesterday to meet privately with the judge presiding over his civil trial. Then, as an accountant in the adjacent courtroom prepared to tell a jury how Swain collected more than $570,000 after Shelley Tyre's death, Swain turned his back on the proceedings and walked outside."

CDNN :: Scuttle Calypso as Scuba Diving Reef to End Cousteau Family Feud?

CDNN :: Scuttle Calypso as Scuba Diving Reef to End Cousteau Family Feud?: "Nine years after the commander's death, the ship has fallen victim to a bitter family feud and its chances of a new life as a museum or research centre � let alone taking to the sea again � appear to be receding into the depths.
'We had an expert's report done recently and they said it was no longer a question of repairing the boat, but of rebuilding it,' said Marc Parnaudeau, who is in charge of the Calypso dossier at the La Rochelle town hall."

CDNN :: Scuba Diver Drowns Near Cape Town

CDNN :: Scuba Diver Drowns Near Cape Town: "A 35-year-old man apparently drowned while scuba diving at Kommetjie near Cape Town."

CDNN :: Asphyxia led to scuba diver's death

CDNN :: Asphyxia led to scuba diver's death: " A scuba diver who was found dead in the pool at Thunder Reef Divers on Monday ran out of air while using a rebreather, a highly technical device that allows divers to breathe the gases in their equipment over and over.
Harvey L. Harris, 51, died of accidental drowning due to asphyxia, Don Phillips, an investigator for the Clark County medical examiner, said Friday.
If a rebreathing system isn't working properly, the diver can breathe too much carbon dioxide and too little oxygen, lose consciousness and drown, Phillips said."

Xinhua - English

Xinhua - English: "Singapore adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow broke the Guinness World Record for the longest scuba dive on Sunday by staying underwater for 220 hours, Channel NewsAsia reported Sunday night. "

CDNN :: Two Missing Scuba Divers Rescued in Cook Strait

CDNN :: Two Missing Scuba Divers Rescued in Cook Strait: "The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter found two missing divers in Cook Strait."

Blue Grotto, popular recreation spot, offered at auction - OrlandoSentinel.com: State News

Blue Grotto, popular recreation spot, offered at auction - OrlandoSentinel.com: State News: "WILLISTON -- The deep, clear, refreshing waters of Blue Grotto, which have lured Tiger Woods, the prince of Thailand and thousands of other divers, was offered at auction Thursday to a pool of potential investors who were considering a riskier plunge.

But the top bid of $1.5 million fell 'considerably' short of the price owner Edward Paradiso sought, and he immediately exercised his right to refuse it, said Tommy Bone, vice president of the National Auction Group, which arranged the sale at the water's edge.

Blue Grotto, in Levy County about 25 miles northwest of Ocala, is the largest clear-water cavern in the state and reputed to be among the best scuba-dive locations in Florida. Water in the 100-foot-deep cavern is 72 degrees no matter the season or depth."