Scubadiving has been my passion for many years, and now I have the opportunity to share this with many of you. I have been a witness of the wonders of our oceans and their living beings...no other words than Amazing and Incredible! This is an awesome opportunity to share with you great places to visit, outstanding experiences to live and die for, and even to get some valuable information regarding our scubadivers and oceans.This is going to take you places you never knew existed!!!
Saturday, May 26, 2012
La Boca, Camaguey, Cuba
What is the difference between snorkeling and scubadiving?
Snorkeling doesn't require that you wear tanks and other equipment like regulators. Snorkelers stay on the surface, allowing you to breathe with your face down, and free dive to see the marine life. Scuba diving allows you to breathe underwater, diving several feet in depth.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Top News
A team of bold technical divers with the help of rebreathers carried out 16 amazing trimix dives to a depth of 300 ft during May first week, 2012 in order to retrieve stolen gold believed to have been lost in the Kuda Maru shipwreck.
These dives were performed on an area of the WWII shipwreck, which is considered to be of the Kuda Maru off the Cebu coast in Philippines.AP Diving manufactured rebreathers were used by the team. Life support systems were manufactured by AP Diving for the dive vessel of James Cameron. This vessel was recently used to dive into the ocean’s deepest area.
The Kuda Maru is believed to have contained stolen gold that myths say is now guarded by the Japanese sailors’ ghosts who perished during WWII. The aim of the journey was to discover the shipwreck positively as the Kuda Maru.
According to Theuns van Niekerk, spokesperson of the expedition, they were unable to spend over 45 min at the bottom portion, because it was really deep and there was a need for long decompression times. It was difficult to find the name on the shipwreck’s hull, as the ship was present at a considerable depth and was corroded for 70 years. Wide HD video of the shipwreck was taken. For further identifications, a comparison will be made between the drawings and pictures of Kuda Maru and the wreck’s specific features, Theuns stated.
Scotty's Action Sports Network in Philippines sponsored this expedition. Damjan Perenic, Lou Holder, Patrice Laborda, Scott Livingston, and Theuns van Niekerk were the expedition divers.
Source: http://www.apdiving.com/
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Facts of the day
Who Can Scuba
Dive: Almost anyone can learn scubadiving There is a basic level of health and fitness that you need to have
in order to be safe and to enjoy your time underwater. You will be required to
fill out a medical form before starting a certification class. In some cases,
you may have to see a doctor before you begin training. There are
many scuba diving classes for kids under 14 years of age. Being a senior citizen is not a
problem either, provided you have a fair level of fitness and approval from a
doctor. There are also training programs for the disabled so they too can enjoy
the sport of scuba diving.What Does the Word S.C.U.B.A. Stand For: It
is an acronym for
Self-Contained-Underwater-Breathing-Apparatus.
A scuba system allows autonomous diving (diving without an air line to the
surface). The word also describes the sport of scuba diving. The term
scuba originated during WWII. It was used to describe navy divers who used
oxygen rebreathers to attack enemy ships from underwater. Today you can use the
word scuba to refer to the sport of scuba diving or to the equipment used by
those who participate in the sport.
Monday, May 21, 2012
News
Meyer achieved a new world record in the dive modality of
Skandalopetra, reaching a depth of 68.9 meters. For more info go to www.scubadiving.com/news
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