Browsing Month April, 2008
Meet Larry Dague from ScubaToys.com
By Scuba Herald at April 30, 2008 | 8:18 pm | 0 Comment
Larry Dague knew it would be a challenge to open a scuba-gear shop in landlocked North Texas. He decided to use in-store Webcams, online forums and other Internet strategies to reach customers and develop close bonds with them. His $6 million ScubaToys is now one of the largest such retailers in the country. A college dropout and former musician has made North Texas the more...
South Africa: No Shark Diving Today
By Scuba Herald at April 16, 2008 | 2:16 am | 0 Comment
Shark-diving expeditions were canceled for a second day on Monday as the industry mourned the deaths of three foreign tourists in a boating accident near Gansbaai on Sunday. The three men were on board the 11-meter Shark Team when a wave described by witnesses as "massive" and "tsunami-like" overturned the catamaran about half a nautical mile off Kleinbaai. Christopher more...
HMAS Sydney Wreck : A Horrible death
By Scuba Herald at April 8, 2008 | 1:43 am | 0 Comment
Australia: by Jonathan Dart and Les Kennedy IN THE account of German Captain Theodore Detmers, the Kormoran lured HMAS Sydney to within "somewhat more than a mile" before it hoisted the German naval flag and unleashed the full brunt of its armaments at 5.30pm on November 19, 1941. Yesterday the extent of the horror visited upon the men aboard the Sydney in the hour of more...
PADI Asia Pacific Member Awards 2008 Finalists
By Scuba Herald at April 2, 2008 | 8:34 pm | 1 Comments
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Asia Pacific is proud to announce the finalists of the PADI Asia Pacific Member Awards for 2008. At the end of 2004 PADI Asia Pacific undertook the initiative to build a more rewarding and recognition based benefit program for PADI Members. Continuing the enormous success of the newly revised program, PADI Asia more...
