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 ›
wreck divers
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 ›
Diving & The Media: A Survival Guide – 4
THE SPOKESPERSON Continuing with extracts from the Crisis Management section of the Media Survival Guide – and following on from the previous segment suggesting ways of controlling the flow of information – following are further desirable attributes to consider when… Read More ›
Missile Fins
Power When You Need It Most Most divers have found themselves in a situation requiring unusual reserves of energy. It may be when swimming into a current; positioning an anchor; assisting a distressed diver, or during a long surface swim… Read More ›
Getting Wrecked In Australia – SS Yongala
The coastlines of Australia and its near Pacific neighbours are littered with ship-wrecks. Victims to the forces of nature, piracy and battle, many have collapsed into the surrounding sea floor, identifiable only through the symmetry of coral encrustations. Others remain… Read More ›
Weigh-2-Go: For the traveling diver
For those divers who, when traveling, prefer the convenience of using their own equipment, Zymurgy Inc., have developed a range of portable weights that won’t put your airline baggage allowance over the top. The brain-child of Zymurgy Inc.’s Junior Design… Read More ›