A Corkhead’s Chronicle: Experiences of a Royal Navy Clearance Diver 1955 – 76 By: David J Lott BEM A riveting page-turner, ‘A Corkhead’s Chronicle’ is an enthralling, warts-and-all account of one man’s life and experiences as a Royal Navy Clearance… Read More ›
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Deep thoughts
If Archimedes had been taking a shower instead of a bath then it might have been centuries before somebody else came along and defined the principles of buoyancy. It was a random thought that popped into my head while I… Read More ›
Diving & The Media: A Survival Guide – 5
Continuing with extracts from the Crisis Management section of the Media Survival Guide: ________________ WHAT NOT TO SAY It is a natural reaction for any person involved in a diving incident to try to present themselves and their organisation in… Read More ›
Artificial Reefs
It has long been recognised that fish are attracted to old wrecks, debris and other man-made structures such as offshore gas and oil platforms. Offering static surfaces that drifting marine life can cling onto, they provide refuge and shelter for… Read More ›
A talk with John Bennett – Deep Diver
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” – Sir Isaac Newton, 1676. The nature of technical diving is to push back the boundaries of knowledge, not through reckless bravado, but rather through… Read More ›
“The ‘Beagle’ has stranded.”
Without doubt one of the best-remembered events of the last century will be that moment, in July 1969, when Neil Armstrong announced to a waiting audience back on Earth, “The Eagle has landed”. Climbing down from the lunar landing module… Read More ›