Like many, I’ve been fortunate to have made it through my diving career without any serious injuries. While I’ve definitely had my share of urchin spines and swallowed more a …

No stranger to controversy, Dr. Lee Spence is an internationally known expert on shipwrecks and sunken treasures. He is one of five people in the world with a Doctor of …

I first saw Amos Nachoum’s pictures of his cage-less scuba dives with white sharks online, shortly after returning from my initial trip to Guadalupe Island. I was floored. I knew …

Your instructor signs your dive log and you hand in your paperwork. You’re done. After four sessions in the classroom, a similar number in the pool, and a handful of …

Whiteout! Well, it shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise. We were, after all, driving along the northern coast of Iceland at the end of winter. 50 MPH (25mps) …

Cited for the crime was Michael Kwong, 42, the owner of Kwong Yip, Inc. Investigators allegedly found his business full of shark fins, ready for sale. Investigators collected 2,138 pounds …

Kirk McGuire was born in Placerville, California – less than a 3 hour drive to the ocean. Ironically, he didn’t actually get to see it until he was 17 years …

The meandering topography of Puget Sound, my home since 2004, offers in winter a good number of shore dive sites sheltered from inclement weather. However, its relentless overcast sky can …

Scuba Schools International (SSI), recently announced they have been acquired by diving equipment manufacturer Mares and Mares parent sporting goods and sportswear company Head. The acquisition is effective January 1, 2014. There is no word …

On December 25th, Darrin Spivey, 35, and his 15 year-old son, Dillon Sanchez, went cave diving in an area known as the Eagle’s Nest Sink in northwestern Hernando County, Florida.  …