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.

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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."

CBS News | 'Scuba Santa' Swims With Sharks | December 12, 2005?12:33:26

CBS News | 'Scuba Santa' Swims With Sharks | December 12, 2005?12:33:26: "Lots of people have had their pictures taken with Santa Claus at the mall. But in Kentucky, folks line up in a very different place for those photos: the Newport Aquarium.

Visitors of all ages come to see the man they call 'Scuba Santa' (video) cavort with sharks and other sea creatures in the aquarium's shark tank.

Many of the visitors back up against the tank's glass and have their picture taken as Scuba Santa comes up front, making it seem almost as if they're in the tank with him. "

CDNN :: Scuba Divers Rescue Humpback Whale Near Farallon Islands

CDNN :: Scuba Divers Rescue Humpback Whale Near Farallon Islands: "Scuba divers working with the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito have rescued a 50-ton humpback whale."

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Lifeguards rescue scuba diver trapped by high surf

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Lifeguards rescue scuba diver trapped by high surf: "Swimmers rescued a scuba diver who was buffeted by high surf after he became trapped in a depression at the side of a cliff in La Jolla Cove, a lifeguard lieutenant said. "

Farang Untamed Travel:Underwater planet

Farang Untamed Travel:Underwater planet: "When you plan a trip to Thailand that may possibly include scuba diving, the first place to put on your itinerary has got to be Koh Tao. It?s a small, idyllic island with about as many residents as bungalows, which has become the most popular dive-training site in SE Asia, banging out over 15,000 PADI certifications annually, as well as about 100 instructors. "

Reuters AlertNet - Mexican divers try to fix storm-wracked coral reef

Reuters AlertNet - Mexican divers try to fix storm-wracked coral reef: "Mexican scuba divers are struggling in surging seas to repair one of the world's biggest coral reefs after it was badly damaged by Hurricane Wilma last month.
Buffeted by strong currents, it takes three divers to hold broken chunks of coral in place and tie them down with plastic straps that are tricky to fasten even above the surface.
After an hour of silent underwater work in Mexico's turquoise Caribbean waters, several pieces of the fragile coral gardens are back in place."

Solomon Is. To Block Kerzner Dolphin Import

Solomon Is. To Block Kerzner Dolphin Import: "The government sent a team to the Solomon Islands to inspect a facility from which Kerzner International plans to bring in a pod of dolphins, but it looks like that export will never happen.
The owner of the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island is developing a new dolphin attraction facility as part of the resort?s Phase III expansion, but a law passed in parliament recently prevents dolphins from being taken out of Bahamian waters.
It means that Kerzner will have to bring the friendly mammals in, but at this point it?s not clear where the company will get them from.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Thursday that the Solomons government said it has never changed its decision to ban exporting dolphins.
The report said the ban on the export of live dolphins from Solomon Islands is due to be officially legalised and the permanent secretary of Fisheries confirmed that it was do to be gazetted this week.
It was also reported that international environmental groups have threatened to ban the import of tuna from the Solomon Islands if more dolphins are exported.
Kerzner International has had little to say on the issue, except that its dolphin attraction facility is in the planning stage and international reports on the planned import are inaccurate.
Earlier in the week Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries V. Alfred Gray said that he was satisfied that the facility where the dolphins are being kept in the Solomon Islands are up to standard and he said once the mammals are transported to the Kerzner facility in The Bahamas 'they would not even know where they are', meaning they would also be well cared for at the Kerzner facility.
The World Society for the Protection of Animals blew the whistle on the planned import, saying that it was illegal under international law and pointing to the Solomons ban. "

Minnesota's Underwater Adventures Welcomes New Georgia Aquarium

Minnesota's Underwater Adventures Welcomes New Georgia Aquarium: "Beyond viewing this wide array of fish, visitors to Underwater Adventures
can actually Swim with the Sharks (one of only two facilities in the country
to allow SCUBA certified divers dive unfettered in the aquarium) and Sleep
with the Sharks (a slumber party event in which participants spend the night
in the glass tunnel where sharks swim overhead)."

HighWire Press -- Medline Abstract

HighWire Press -- Medline Abstract: "Worldwide, more than 1000 scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) diving injuries per year requiring hyperbaric recompression are documented. Approximately 80 to 90 fatalities per year are reported in North America. On average, there were 16 diving injuries requiring hyperbaric recompression therapy in scuba divers aged 19 years and younger in North America between 1988 and 2002. The youngest injured diver was 11 years old, and the youngest fatality was 14 years old during this time period. In the year 2000, certifying recreational scuba diving organizations lowered the minimum age to 8 from age 12 years for participation in the sport. We report a case of a highly trained adolescent scuba diver who, despite having advanced diving certifications, had 2 separate episodes of diving-related injuries requiring hyperbaric recompression therapy. A discussion of medical considerations in the care of the child and adolescent scuba diver is included."