I wrote the following to our daughter on the occasion of her 21st Birthday …. ————— The years have gone by so quickly since you were born, and in that time, I have been remiss in advising, counselling and guiding… Read More ›
Underwater photography
For Whom The Bell Tolls
In 1799, HMS Lutine, a British frigate carrying 1,000 bars of gold and 500 bars of silver insured for £900,000 ( at least £80 million at today’s value) sank in a storm in just 40 feet of water within sight… Read More ›
A Simple Swap
Harry Wardle – later becoming the Royal Navy’s Deputy Superintendent of Diving, but, in 1947, the Officer in Charge of the Royal Navy Diving School – recalls his meeting with Cousteau and the R.N.’s first – brief – flirtation with… Read More ›
The Six Bolt Helmet
Tasked with updating the Standard Dress diving equipment then in use in the early part of the 20th Century, Robert. H. Davis – the Managing Director of legendary diving equipment company, Siebe, Gorman & Co. – designed a helmet attached… Read More ›
‘Technically Speaking’ – by Simon Pridmore
Offering an engaging, beautifully written, and meticulously researched insight into the phenomenon of Technical Diving, and its impact on a single decade of diving’s evolving history, Simon Pridmore’s new book, ‘Technically Speaking’ is an outstanding tour de force from one… Read More ›
“Fins ain’t wot they used to be.”
Although a seemingly simple device, fins are a comparatively modern invention made possible by the introduction of vulcanised rubber. In 1929 the inventor, a Frenchman by the name of Louis de Corlieu, produced a prototype fin made from this material… Read More ›
