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Diving since 1961 – with a background in military, commercial, recreational and technical diving – David Strike has dived extensively throughout the Asia Pacific region, has authored several hundred articles about diving, is the recipient of the ADEX ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for contributions to Technical Diving, a Fellow of the Explorers Club of New York, and the former owner and organiser of the biennial OZTeK Technical Diving Conference and a regular speaker and presenter at regional and international diving events. He is presently engaged in producing a series of diving-related books.
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Raising the ‘Vasa’
Launched in 1627, the Swedish warship, ‘Vasa’, capsized and sank in Stockholm harbour in 1628 while setting out on her maiden voyage. Although most of her cannons were recovered in 1664, the warship remained largely undisturbed until its rediscovery in… Read More ›
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“Hazardous And Arduous Service” – Part 2
X-Craft Developed by the Royal Navy, in 1942 during WWII, as a more potent undersea weapon than the ‘Chariots’, the X-craft were midget submarines manned by a crew of four – one of whom was the designated diver. Embodying… Read More ›
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“Hazardous And Arduous Service” – Part 1
Inspired by the successful WWII attack by six Italian divers riding three manned torpedoes on the British battleships, HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth, then – in December, 1941 – at anchor in Alexandria Harbour, the British Prime Minister, Winston… Read More ›
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Is It Dark In There? By Steve Lewis
Reviewing a book is made so much easier when the reviewer has, at the very least, a smidgeon of insider knowledge regarding the topic. Regrettably, pride often stands in the way when it comes to confessing one’s ignorance. Which is… Read More ›
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The ‘Perfumed Harbour’ and the Cannon
I’ve told the story before, but looking through an early diving log book, I see that it’s now almost 59-years since I made the entry, “Search for ceremonial brass cannon, basin, HMS Tamar, Hong Kong. Search unsuccessful. Poor visibility.” It… Read More ›
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A Chat with Bret Gilliam
The 2019 impact of Covid, with its subsequent lockdowns and event cancelations, encouraged on-line ‘catch-ups’ and Zoom presentations and talks. One of those so affected, was Singapore’s annual ADEX Show – a regional dive event that, since its inception in… Read More ›
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