Five kilometres off-shore from Long Reef, on Sydney’s northern beaches, a handful of wrecks scuttled in 50-plus metres attract large numbers of recreational divers. For two technical divers attempting one of the deeper wrecks, a carefully planned dive turned to… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Despite the objections of sceptics, lots of folks like to keep their options open when it comes to superstitious behaviour. It’s probably a hangover from childhood when we still believed that there might be magic in the world. Continuing to… Read More ›
For many divers, the dream of one day owning their own boat remains just that, a dream. But for those who opt to take the plunge, and who buy wisely, the benefits are enormous: the flexibility of regular access to… Read More ›
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