Browsing Month September, 2008
This is why we dive
By Scuba Herald at September 27, 2008 | 4:17 pm | 0 Comment
We could write a long article about this photo... but sometimes, a scuba photo is better than 1000 underwater words. This is why we more...
New Caledonia Scuba Diving Accident
By Scuba Herald at September 27, 2008 | 4:15 pm | 0 Comment
A 48-year-old male Japanese tourist who died on Tuesday in New Caledonia following a severe diving accident has been identified as a Matsumoto Hiroaki from Kobe, local radio reports. Meanwhile, an inquiry has been launched in order to determine the circumstances surrounding what has been described as a rare diving accident. Several witnesses have already been more...
Dude: where is my diving boat?
By Scuba Herald at September 27, 2008 | 4:12 pm | 0 Comment
New Zealand: Two scuba divers had to swim up to three hours after their boat sank near Howe Point, in the Bay of Islands.The two men went diving at 1.45pm but when they failed to return at 10.30, one of the men's partners rang the Coastguard.Duty officer Katherine Andrews said the Coastguard boat Daydream searched the Howe Rock area, stopping every few miles for crew to more...
Valerie Taylor: 70 years and still playing with Sharks
By Scuba Herald at September 23, 2008 | 6:13 pm | 2 Comments
If you think you are to old to dive with sharks, think again: for many, retirement means daytime chat shows on the telly and a slowing of the pace of life. But it is fair to say Ron and Valerie Taylor are not your average OAPs as they celebrate more than 40 years of getting up close and personal with sharks. If you consider yourself a diver and you don't know who more...
New cool PADI Toy
By Scuba Herald at September 20, 2008 | 6:24 pm | 0 Comment
PADI Americas is rolling out the next generation in electronic dive planning - the Electronic Recreational Dive Planner, Multilevel version (eRDPML). Developed by Diving Science and Technology (DSAT) and distributed by PADI, the new product makes planning single depth and multilevel dives easier than ever. The eRDPML is not a dive computer, but an electronic more...
Dubai Aquarium Tiger Sharks Turn a Killer
By Scuba Herald at September 19, 2008 | 6:21 pm | 0 Comment
So again, we see that you really can't "domesticate" nature, as we see in the Dubai Aquarium last week, where sand Tiger sharks have killed at least 40 smaller reef sharks and been aggressive towards divers at The Dubai Mall Aquarium, Khaleej Times has learn. Divers carrying out tasks in the tank, without a cage, have had their equipment substantially damaged and more...
Aqua Lung Recall
By Scuba Herald at September 13, 2008 | 2:12 am | 0 Comment
Aqua Lung USA is recalling Titan DIN 1st Stage Scuba Regulators and Titan/Conshelf DIN Scuba Adaptors sold nationwide from January 1997 to September 2008. Over-tightening of the DIN retainer by a technician during installation can result in the retainer breaking under pressure, a rapid escape of air from the scuba cylinder, and the regulator detaching from the scuba more...
