Scuba Diver Magazine

This week, I’m going to be covering the death of Jared Hires who was a very well known and loved member of the diving community and general manager of Dive Rite who died this week on a dive in the Plura Cave system in Norway which is the same cave system as the 2016 documentary Diving into the unknown where a team of divers risk their lives and legal repercussions to recover the remains of their friend who also died in the cave system.Now, I’m going to be reading through the DAN preliminary accident analysis and explaining anything that may be complicatedhttps://divernet.com/scuba-diving/cave-diver-jared-hires-dies-in-norways-plura/https://dan.org/safety-prevention/diver-safety/divers-blog/preliminary-accident-analysis/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, the first ever woman cave diver is being recognised into the Women Divers Hall Of Fame. A study has shown that MPAs are making a huge difference in the waters where they’re enforced and there’s a new underwater museum being created with loads of artifacts for you to check out.https://divernet.com/scuba-news/first-woman-cave-diver-enters-hall-of-fame/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/case-closed-strict-mpa-enforcement-is-win-win/https://www.scubadivermag.com/shark-trust-asks-divers-for-assistance-during-citizen-science-month/https://www.scubadivermag.com/saudi-gets-ready-for-divers-with-disabilities/https://www.scubadivermag.com/bends-concerns-as-oban-pot-forced-to-close/https://www.scubadivermag.com/black-sea-archaeopark-for-divers-on-the-way/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week an extreme shift in the weather conditions in Malta led to emergency services rescuing 17 divers out at sea. The department of wildlife and fish is facing a 30 thousand dollar fine following the death of one of their staff during a routing snorkelling survey. A new nominee is to be inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to the diving world. And this month PADI has introduced their youngest course director to date at just 21.https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/diver-dies-17-rescued-at-windy-malta-shore-dive-site/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/state-agency-fines-another-for-snorkellers-death/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/margo-peyton-to-be-inducted-into-international-scuba-diving-hall-of-fame/https://www.scubadivermag.com/holly-wakely-becomes-worlds-youngest-female-course-director/https://www.scubadivermag.com/are-you-ready-for-an-intro2tech/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week a very sad story where a son loses his father on a dive only weeks after losing his mother to cancer, a study on coral reef restoration has found a new way to speed up coral growth and by identifying the guns of a shipwreck that was first found over thirty years agohttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/diver-dies-as-son-ascends-fast-to-get-help/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/restored-coral-reefs-grow-as-fast-as-healthy-ones/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/wrecks/5-guns-prove-florida-shipwreck-is-hms-tyger/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, two divers have been sucked into a dam inlet on a dive, highlighting the dangers of diving around dams and waterways, trolling in Malta is putting scuba divers in serious dangers leading to protests, and two new specialty courses have been released.https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/ccr-scooter-divers-were-sucked-into-dam-inlet/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/trolling-puts-divers-at-risk-in-malta/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/bsac-introduces-underwater-surveyor-course/https://www.scubadivermag.com/photo-dive-team-help-to-id-unknown-wrasse/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/padi-partners-with-gopro-for-new-specialty-course/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/marine-biology/europe-cracks-down-on-underwater-noise/ Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, The RNLI celebrates its 200th anniversary, two more liveaboard fires have been reported, a breakdown for last weekend’s GO Diving Show here in the UK, a seal has been biting scuba divers in South Africa and more storiesRNLIhttps://divernet.com/scuba-diving/how-many-divers-has-200-year-old-rnli-saved/ Liveaboard Fireshttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/oceanic-liveaboard-catches-fire-in-indonesia/ https://taucher.net/diveinside-fire_on_the_m_y_sea_legend-kaz9201Missing Apple Watcheshttps://www.scubadivermag.com/diver-returns-iphone-but-beware-old-apple-watch-straps/Biting Seal in SAhttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/seal-bites-six-scuba-divers-cause-unknown/Beneath The Surfacehttps://divernet.com/scuba-diving/missing-persons-volunteer-divers-step-up-in-uk/ Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

Ghostship Oil Spill in Tobago #scuba #news #podcasthttps://godivingshow.comThis week on the podcast, an oil-spill caused by an unidentified ship that made no distress calls in Tobago is under investigation, a newly discovered shipwreck in the Black Sea is yet to be identified due to the large amount of ghost gear that needs to be removed first and a spooked shark collides with several scuba divers in the Maldiveshttps://www.scubadivermag.com/dive-sites-spared-as-mystery-oil-spill-hits-tobago/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/wrecks/black-sea-wrecks-identity-hidden-by-ghost-nets/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/spooked-sharks-hit-divers-in-maldives/https://uk.aqualung.com/products/reveal-ultrafit-dive-maskWebsitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, Plans for the defunct National Diving & Activity Centre (NDAC) inland diving facility to get a new lease of life at a location near Neath in south Wales have taken a step forward. A van stolen from a dive center in sheffield has been recovered and a documentary film maker is asking for any footage of wild orcas any divers may have.econature.prod@gmail.comhttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/calling-divers-with-wild-orca-footage/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/new-ndac-a-step-closer-in-south-wales/https://www.scubadivermag.com/diveworld-van-stolen-from-sheffield/https://www.diveshow.ru/news/1855/ Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, a US marine robotics company believes it found the remains of Amelia Earhart’s long-lost aeroplane 5km deep in the Pacific. British Divers use their skills and emergency equipment to save an old lady and there’s a new alternative to Valentine's Day flowers that helps coral reefs.https://divernet.com/scuba-news/wrecks/5km-deep-is-this-earharts-lost-electra-aircraft/https://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/health/video-shows-hemel-hempstead-scuba-divers-providing-vital-first-aid-to-woman-who-had-fallen-ill-outside-co-op-4497774https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/coral-bouquet-alt-gift-for-valentines-day/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/freediving/doping-violations-cmas-penalises-croatian-freedivers/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, a diver has been injured by a propellor strike in the maldives, a report has found the oil company responsible of the death of four divers due to gross negligence and a reef in the US has been named the largest in the world.https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/prop-severs-female-divers-leg-in-maldives/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/diver-pipeline-deaths-blamed-on-oil-companys-gross-negligence/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/marine-biology/deep-coral-reef-is-worlds-biggest-known/https://www.mares.com/en_GB/magellan-hd-417231Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, SDI has a new professional rationing for Instructors to fill in a gap in their Instructor hierarchy. A boy has been bitten by a shark in an aquarium experience. Divers discovered and then had to recover human remains because the local police force doesn’t have a dive team and more stories.https://www.tdisdi.com/sdi/get-certified/elite-scuba-instructor/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/stuart-coves-investigates-after-shark-bites-boy/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srMYougI3B0https://divernet.com/scuba-news/wrecks/greek-divers-find-luftwaffe-aircraft-wreck-at-60m/https://www.instagram.com/p/C2PruydtC6G/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, some new dive equipment more than a few accidents this week, there’s a nice story about a guy who’s making art out of beach debris but, a few divers have been hurt and killed recently and DAN insurance have responded with how they plan to improve their procedures. There’s also an interesting statement, from the training agency RAID that seems to be a response to an unconfirmed statement from PADI about dive centers in Egypt.https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/florida-teen-transforms-trash-into-art-for-ocean-conservation/https://www.etvbharat.com/english/state/west-bengal/scuba-diver-dies-at-teesta-dam-in-west-bengals-kalimpong/na20240109152424223223642https://divernet.com/scuba-news/marine-biology/killing-of-iconic-blue-fish-angers-divers/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-killed-shark-diving-for-scallops-mexico-pacific-coast/https://dan.org/safety-prevention/diver-safety/divers-blog/abaco-cave-diver-evacuation/https://www.mares.com/en_GB/avanti-quattro-18https://fourthelement.com/product-category/arctic/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, scuba divers have solved two more cold cases, a capsized dive boat has left two people lost at sea, a new study has shown how shipwrecks impact the ecosystem around them and much more https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/divers-solve-two-more-cold-case-mysteries/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/british-woman-thai-cook-missing-as-dive-boat-capsizes/https://www.scubadivermag.com/study-shows-how-shipwrecks-impact-ecosystem-around-them/https://www.scubadivermag.com/artificial-intelligence-is-a-conservation-game-changer/https://www.scubadivermag.com/diver-discovers-treasures-from-plymouth-pier/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

https://scubapro.comThis week on the podcast, a new scuba diving app that might help you find your next diving course or career, the DeepBlu App servers are going offline, and a new behind the scenes footage of James Cameron’s The Abyss is set to be released with the 4K version of the film.https://www.scubadivermag.com/salty-careers-launches-groundbreaking-platform/https://www.scubadivermag.com/deepblu-app-servers-going-offline/https://www.scubadivermag.com/scubapro-partners-with-mote-marine-laboratory-to-protect-coral-reefs/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/hyundai-partners-with-healthy-seas-and-ghost-diving-usa/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/marine-biology/megamouth-sharks-prove-internal-egg-theory/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/james-cameron-abyss-dive-training-blu-ray-4k-1235834400/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, a statement from the company behind Indo Siren after the fire last week, plans for a new deep diving pool in the US, a pair of manatees are to be released from a theme park and UK divers have discovered the deepest evidence for coral bleaching at 90m underwater.https://www.scubadivermag.com/indo-siren-ravaged-by-fire-all-guests-safely-evacuated/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/blaze-consumes-indo-siren-liveaboard/https://www.deeperblue.com/therapeutic-scuba-will-go-deeper-with-divehearts-newest-pool/https://www.scubadivermag.com/manatees-romeo-and-juliet-to-be-freed-from-theme-park/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/90m-down-coral-bleaching-is-cutting-deep/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

https://scubapro.comThis week on the podcast, a missing German scuba diver in the Bahamas, a court settlement for a commercial diver sucked into an opening in a dam, a British diver has received the women of the future award, the manta trust is on the search for a new ambassador, A Swedish energy company has used a rebreather in an effort to create the worlds first carbon negative radio advert and it’s that festive time of year again and the date for the Vobster Santa dive has been set.https://www.scubadivermag.com/german-diver-missing-at-tiger-beach/https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/diver-sucked-into-dam-pipe-operator-settles/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/uk-diver-wins-women-of-the-future-award/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/ocean-ambassador-call-out-from-the-manta-trust/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/ccr-used-to-create-worlds-first-carbon-negative-radio-advert/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/vobster-santas-2023/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

Chinese Navy Sonar Pings Divers #scuba #news #podcastThis week on the podcast, we have an underwater magician, a terrifying dive while the Chinese Navy continued to use sonar when they knew divers were in the water around them. The GO Diving Show is heading to Australia next year, A cave diver has set a new depth record of 308m and PADI has been invited to a first ever underwater panel.Underwater Magichttps://divernet.com/scuba-diving/youngest-scuba-magician-smashes-world-record/Chinese Sonarhttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/unsafe-unprofessional-chinese-sonar-hits-divers/ GO Diving Show ANZhttps://www.scubadivermag.com/go-diving-show-anz-set-to-make-a-splash-in-2024/ Cave Diver 308m Record Divehttps://www.scubadivermag.com/cave-diver-sets-308m-depth-record/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P8sKi_tl_I OceanShothttps://www.scubadivermag.com/oceanshot-invites-padi-to-first-ever-underwater-panel/ Navy Plane Crashhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-plane-overshoots-runway-marine-corps-base-hawaii-ends-up-kaneohe-bay/ Neolithic Shipwreckhttps://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/11/divers-recover-obsidian-cores-from-neolithic-shipwreck/149565Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

https://scubapro.comThis week on the podcast, some interesting news coming out of the DEMA show, police are searching for a surfer who rescued a diver in Australia, a new underwater depth record, an underwater earthquake was filmed by unexpecting divers and the historic diver Don Walsh has passed away.Garmin Descent Mk3ihttps://www.scubadivermag.com/garmin-launches-new-descent-mk3-mk3i-and-t2-transceiver/Shearwater Stern TXhttps://www.shearwater.com/tern/ Divesoft DNAhttps://www.divesoft.com/en/products/analyzers/dnaUnderwater Earthquakehttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/caught-on-camera-divers-rocked-by-earthquake/ Police Seek Hero Surferhttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/police-seek-surfer-who-rescued-scuba-diver/Underwater Photo Shoothttps://divernet.com/photography/photographers/world-dive-record-as-chilled-model-poses-five-times-deeper/Don Walshhttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/deepest-diver-don-walsh-dies-at-92/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, a recreational diver found a ridiculous number of bronze coins while out on a dive, The Captain of the Conception liveaboard has been found guilty and is due to be sentenced and a recent diver death in Scapa has been found to be caused by a boat strike.Diver Finds Roman Coinshttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/archaeology/divers-find-up-to-50k-roman-coins-off-sardinia/ Conception Captain Found Guiltyhttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/guilty-dive-boat-captain-showed-unpardonable-cowardice/Boat Strike Investigationhttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/scapa-dive-boat-hit-diver-on-deco-stop/ Scubapro FREE Octo Offerhttps://scubapro.johnsonoutdoors.com/eu/en-gb/free-octopus Apeks Regulator Recyclehttps://www.scubadivermag.com/apeks-deal-trade-in-your-old-regulator-against-a-new-ocea/ Santi Women’s Kangohttps://santidiving.com/kango,1286,enWebsitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, analysis of the BSAC 2022 incident report that showed the fewest diver deaths in 45 years, divers discover the largest underwater drug stash ever in the UK and some interesting business manoeuvring from Blue O TwoBSAC Reporthttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/training/fewest-uk-diver-deaths-for-45-years/ Drug Stashhttps://divernet.com/scuba-news/divers-locate-biggest-uk-underwater-drugs-stash/ Blue O Twohttps://www.scubadivermag.com/master-liveaboards-introduce-3-new-vessels-and-2-new-destinations/ Santi Kango Women’shttps://www.instagram.com/reel/CzEqDiJt72y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Zenobia Body Foundhttps://www.scubadivermag.com/body-found-in-search-for-missing-zenobia-diver/Scapa Flowhttps://www.scubadivermag.com/scapa-flow-one-diver-dead-one-hospitalised/Websitehttps://www.scubadivermag.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/Scuba Diver Magazinescubadivermag.com/subscriptions