Scuba Diving the First Submarine Base in the United States
New Suffolk is a sleepy little hamlet tucked into a corner of the North Fork of New York’s Long Island and situated on the shores of the Peconic Bay. Historic …
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Current and future scuba diving events in California
Dive Industry Raises More Than $220,000 for Conception Families
Divers and dive industry organizations have raised $220,961 for the families who lost loved ones in the Conception disaster. Thirty-four divers perished when the vessel caught fire on September 2 …
Scuba Diving Antigua: Lord Horatio Nelson’s Island
Scuba Divers travelling to the Caribbean often end up on islands steeped in diving lore: The Cayman Islands, Bonaire, The US Virgin islands and the British Virgin Islands are a …
Annual DEMA Dive Show Brings Industry Professionals Together
The professional scuba diving community is a worldwide network of individuals and companies ranging from recreational, professional, and technical skill levels. Once a year, over 9,000 of these individuals meet …
Documenting WWII History: Tech Divers Explore San Diego’s SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber
On a clear, sunny day on Aug. 24, 1943, U.S. Navy pilots William Parks and Richard Moore were flying their SBD Dauntless dive bomber on a training exercise off the …
Conception Boat Fire Investigation Continues; No Cause Found
After concluding a two-week examination of the charred wreckage of the Conception dive boat, investigators led by the National Response Team of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives …
Whistling Death: Diving Hawaii’s Sunken Corsair Fighter Plane
It took only ten minutes to cover the 3-mile distance from the Hawaii Kai marina on Oahu’s south-east side to the dive site and now a little over 110 feet …
Tahoe Divers Join Coastal Cleanup Day In Preparation for 2020 Cleanup
Coastal Cleanup Day – the world’s largest volunteer day to protect our environment – took place on Saturday, September 21. In California, the annual cleanup wasn’t limited to the coastline …
Light & Motion Shares Battery Bulletin for SOLA Dive Lights
Our friends at Light & Motion have shared this important notice to divers who use their products. They have always built quality products and it’s great that they’re taking a …
Fire on the Conception Dive Boat: 25 Dead, 9 Missing
An early morning fire on the dive boat Conception has taken the lives of dozens of scuba divers who were on a 3-day liveaboard dive trip to San Miguel and …