Salvage diving has always been an aspect of diving that I’ve considered getting my teeth into. ———– A fly-speck on the map, Addu Atoll and the island of Gan are located just below the equator at the southernmost tip of… Read More ›
ADEX
“Ain’t nobody here but us chickens.”
Strategically located at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula close to the eastern approaches to the Red Sea (and the Suez Canal’s sea-route connection between Europe and Asia) Aden was, in 1965, still a British protectorate; one that, two years… Read More ›
Happy New Year Thoughts. (Or, In with the Old; Out with the New?)
Have any of you noticed that tomatoes are becoming tasteless? It’s the same story with most vegetables, isn’t it? The size and texture are fine – the result of genetic engineering – but the flavour is sadly lacking. I have… Read More ›
Getting the third degree
The problem with leaving my radio-alarm volume turned down to a gentle background drone is that while I’m slowly waking up to another day, I often confuse the tail end of dreams with news reports; a state of affairs that,… Read More ›
The Working Diver
A well respected commercial diving supervisor working on the offshore oil and gas rigs once told me that, ‘the ability to dive is not a panacea for the skills one lacks.’; a piece of wisdom that’s often overlooked by those… Read More ›
Heads … and tails.
There’s no finer place for keeping abreast of all that’s happening in diving than the front bar of the “The Sozzled Cod”. As a gathering point for divers of every level of experience and underwater interest, it’s a place where… Read More ›
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