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Nautilus Belle Amie, Guadalupe Island, Mexico , eye-to-eye with a great white
Another Treasure Find Claim
Rigid Rules for Flying with Lithium Batteries
Stay Away from that Propeller!
Little Corn Island, Nicaragua , the Caribbean of yesteryear
A Hard Lesson Learned
Getting Your Teeth into Scuba
Our Bilikiki Confusion
Would You Opt For In-Water Recompression? , when remote dive sites mean there’s no alternative
Hyperbaric Help Might Not Be Close At Hand in Florida
Book Review: Secrets of the Seas
Sri Lanka Aggressor Cancels Early Trips
Judge Rules in Deceased Diver’s Family’s Favor , when the liability waiver doesn’t hold up
Book Review: Shark Doc, Shark Lab
A Legal Opinion on Liability Waivers , does the Hambrook Case Make a Difference?
Vanishing Warships
An Appeal by a Shark Lover
A Social Media Lionfish Hoax
Six Deaths in Five Days Call for Tougher Aussie Standards
Those Little Blue Pills Offer Risk to Male Divers
The Terror of the Irukandji , is a tiny invisible jellyfish the most lethal?
Get Off the Air, Will You? , it’s time to dive with nitrox
How You Use Your Tank Valve May Be Wrong: The Quarter Turn That Can Kill
NEW! Want a Printed Copy at 50% Off?
Flotsam & Jetsam
MV Kate, Tiger Beach, The Bahamas , don’t forget, you are still prey
Keep Away from the Sharp End!
Shark Bytes
Scuba Diving In His Living Room?
Papua Explorers, Raja Ampat, Indonesia , well worth the time and expense
A New Way to Get Killed!
Kill ’em but Don’t Feed ’em? , a campaign to ban shark feeding!
Three More Popular Wrecks Lost Forever
Toilet Paper, Dirty Money, Tiny Cockroaches , Undercurrent subscribers tell it like it is
Vivid-Pix JPEG Picture-Fix
A Long Swim to Safety
Now Kelp Forests Take a Beating
Stop Critter Manipulation Photos
Tweaking the Inwater Recompression Protocol , medical experts share concerns about safety
A Day in the Chamber and I Wasn’t Bent
Those Dreaded Liability Waivers , a reminder that the risk is all yours
Checking the Internet While Diving
Flotsam & Jetsam
MV Thailand Aggressor, Similan Islands , where have all the sharks gone? Soup!
Urban Diving after a Rain Storm
Fancy Bikini?
Have You the Proper Travel Documents?
Belize, Vieques, Indonesia, Molokai , Christmas crowds, lousy food, white tips and mantas
Award Winning Scuba Travel Guides
Laurel Silver-Valker’s Sons Sue
Treasure Trove in Lake Travis
Well-Known Rebreather Diver in the News Again
Dolphins Getting High?
A Cozumel Tragedy , sometimes only a buddy knows what happened
Coral Cuts Can Be Costly
The Pros and Cons of Shark-Feeding Dives , our readers respond
Does Human Interaction Affect Shark Behavior?
Shark Dives Operating in The Bahamas
Download the Responsible Shark and Ray Tourism Guide
Great White Sharks are Back in Florida and You Can Track Them
Faulty Gear or Bad Judgment? , tragedies that might have been handled differently
A Pocket Guide for Diving in Southeast Asia
Woes Aboard the Sri Lanka Aggressor , and it’s out of business
A Blue-Fingered Diver in Warm Waters
PADI, from $200K to $700,000K in 32 Years
Problems with Braided Regulator Hoses , an alert from DAN
Flotsam & Jetsam
Aldora Divers, Cozumel, Mexico , concierge diving . . . and the other Cozumel
Silent Rebreather Diving Doesn’t Make You Invisible
An Inter-Agency Blacklist Needed?
Are You Ready to Drop Your Weights?
More Snake Oil?
MV Pelagian, Wakatobi, Indonesia , near perfection, but with safety glitches
Pelagian and Fantasea II – A Bit of Diving History
Has Your Wetsuit Shrunk Since You Bought It?
Tropical Ice, an Eco-thriller , if you like Undercurrent, you’ll love this
Can Robots Take on the Lionfish Menace? A Kickstarter Campaign to Find Out
Coral Reefs Are Dying Everywhere , and divers should be up in arms
Skin Bends? A New Study Suggests Serious Ramifications!
Good Luck and Bad Luck
Bye Bye Palau? Too Many Divers in this Island Paradise?
The Cause of All These Diving Deaths? , heart attacks lead the way
Fake News or an Error in Social Media?
What Has the EU Done for American Divers? , when it comes to dive gear, plenty!
Are You a Wreck Diver or a Liveaboard Diver? , either way, it’s not a bedroom, it’s a cabin
Orca Slaughter at St. Vincent
Flotsam & Jetsam
Paradise Taveuni, Taveuni Island, Fiji , coral and cultural paradise
The Endless Acquisitions of Scuba Businesses
Sharks Continue to be the Movie Villains
Retire in Margaritaville?
Hugyfot Case Makes GoPro Serious
Belize, Utila, Palau, Komodo, Bonaire , Caribbean whalesharks, missing hammerheads
Son of Australian Underwater Legend Sues
Don’t be a Diving Heart Attack Victim
Shooting RAW on your iPhone
Tropical Ice
Surely Not Another Scuba Kickstarter?
Fancy Buying a Dive Resort Operation in the Sun? , it’s not for the faint-hearted!
That Kosrae Dive Resort Lottery Winner
Why Don’t Some Divers Drop Weights in an Emergency?
More on those Disappearing Warships , how does an entire shipwreck disappear?
Great White v Orcas? Orcas Win
Diving in Sri Lanka is Not All Bad
Fire Aboard a Red Sea Liveaboard , and a crew ill-equipped to deal with it
New 360 degree Underwater Camera, a Small Fortune
How Safe to Fly After Diving? At Last, Some Empirical Evidence
Flotsam & Jetsam
Top Dive, French Polynesia: Part I , exciting diving for the experienced
Touch Me Not! Leave the Dolphins Alone
My Word, It’s Ugly Down There!
Goodbye American Pioneer Diver
Out-of-Practice, but I Want to Dive French Polynesia
Dominica, Fiji, Belize, Costa Rica, Florida , big animals, no head counts, free flowing regulators
Advanced Danish POV Camera Finally Available
Trouble Seeing Your Gauges?
Two Cameras to Start your Underwater Photographer Career
Those Internet-Based Dive Travel Websites , what they mean for you and the industry
Harassing Animals and Coral to Attract Business
Use the 24-Hour Rule to Your Advantage
Don’t Wash a Wound with Sea Water
The Only Time You Should Hold Your Breath
The Florida Shark Diving Saga Continues , a bite and an attack raise more issues
Sea Turtles Under Threat
Finding Your Way Aided by a Compass , an item of equipment that’s often overlooked
A Bad Weekend At a Training Lake
What Do You Have in Your Dive Bag? , better to have it and not need it
Flotsam & Jetsam
Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia, the Caribbean , it’s not just for diving
Neal Watson and Bimini Big Game Club Get Sued
Book Review – Muck Diving by Nigel Marsh
Bora Bora and Tikehau, French Polynesia , ... not for your scuba bucket list
Poisonous Air — It’s Very Serious When It Happens
Shark Movies: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Villa Markisa, Tulamben, and Bali, Indonesia , spend a fortune or a pittance
Tigers Get Around
A Hidden Killer in Our Midst , breathlessness is the clue
Worse Things Happen at Sea!
Is It One Up, All Up? , it could be a matter of life and death
Undercurrent Aids Subscriber with Travel Problems
Suunto Recalls ALL Computer Transmitters and PODs
Online Dive Trip Booking Portals: Part II , they fall far short on personal service
Tropical Ice, in paperback – “Perhaps the best scuba thriller ever”
Underwater Wineries
Flotsam & Jetsam
Little Cayman Beach Resort, Cayman Islands , whether you have had one dive or one thousand
Divemaster or Dive Guide?
Grand Cayman Scuba Tank Floats 800 Miles North!
MV Saman Explorer, Oman, Arabian Sea , hot, damned hot; dives with highs and lows
The Great Risks of Golf Ball Diving
Oman
Ambergris, the Red Sea, Raja Ampat , bad briefings, free flowing regulators, overflowing toilets
Your Reports Are Important
Hands off those Underwater Mediterranean Treasures
DEMA and the Paris Climate Accord: Support at Last
Tropical Ice, a Scuba Thriller Set in Belize
Two Divers Missing Off North Carolina , and the plan that saved them
Analysis of an Accident
Was This That Hidden Killer?
A Fast Trip to the Top Is Disastrous , faulty gear or lack of familiarity can kill
Atlantic Diving Supply Scams the Military
Scubapro First Stage Explodes: Eleven-Year-Old Recall Notice Missed
“The Most Dangerous Dive Site in the World” Claims Free Diver
Enraptured or Anxious? – You’re Narked , nitrogen narcosis lies in wait for the unwary
Keep Goliath Groupers for Divers
Sherwood is Shirking its Responsibility for Diver Safety
Flotsam & Jetsam
Okeanos Aggressor II, Cocos Island, Costa Rica , hammerhead heaven, but not for the faint of heart
Older, Deeper, Longer and a Guinness Record
Transmit Video While Diving?
Charting Marine Litter Levels
Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, Australia , diving (what’s left of) the GBR
Pulmonary Edema and Those Little Blue Pills
The Great Barrier Reef; Dive it Now
Are Hurricanes Damaging Your Dive Plans? , consecutive storms wreck Caribbean infrastructure
A Close Encounter in the Baltic?
Diving in Freezing Water? U.S. Navy Tests Flunk Some Regulators
Were These Divers Electrocuted?
A Tax-Deductible Dive Trip , but too good to be true
Ear Infections and the ProEar Solution
The Winner Sometimes Loses!
Is It Time To Hang Up Our Fins? , If you’re in shape, 80 is the new 60
Bahamas Conch Populations in Jeopardy
Stuart Cove Guide Fired for Pummeling a Shark
Are Some Snorkels and Snorkel Masks Death Traps? , concern for the safety of snorkelers in Hawaii
Bali Disaster Pending?
Flotsam & Jetsam
Crystal Blue Resort, Anilao, Philippines , making much of the muck
What You Need to Know About The Philippines
A New Tip on Avoiding a Cold that Could Ruin Your Dive Trip
Hey, Divers, Don’t Eat the Reef Fish
Roatan, the Brac, Sulawesi, Fiji … , and a lot of bad diving behavior
Others Want To Read About Your Trips
Are Octopuses Taking Over?
California’s Giant Sea Bass — Friend or Food?
Is That Warranty Worth the Paper It’s Written On?
Double Depth-Record Bids End in Tragedies
Will Your Liveaboard’s Insurance Cover Your Loss? , many will, some may not
Deadly Air Kills Experienced Diver
Aqua Lung Safety Notice
Awake to a New Kittiwake
Are Today’s Regulators Better than of Old? , Yes, but get yourself one approved by the EU
Who Fact Checks “Oxygen-Breathing Diver”?
New Critters to Spot Along the West Coast
This Time, Frogfish in Kauai , is it right to take fish from the water?
Looking for a Holiday Gift? Here Are Three Great Books
If You Make a Mistake … , don’t be afraid to talk about it
Regulating Scuba Diving
Over-sized Pinnae?
Flotsam & Jetsam
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