Founder and president of Ocean Education Int’l, Dr. Alex Brylske explains his evolution from “reaper”—have chisel and hack saw, will pillage— to an environmentally-aware wreck diver...
What are the advantages of using rebreathers for cave diving? It’s a question that cave instructor and author Stratis Kas, and colleague Lionel Wolovitz explore in...
Rebreather instructor trainer Dave Gration takes us for a dive into one of the newest breathers on the block, the Lungfish Orca V6, which attracted lots...
Cave explorer and inventor Bill Stone recounts being introduced to Dr. John Zumrick (1946-2021) by his mentor, the legendary Sheck Exley in the early days of...
Scientific diving veteran Bill High, founder of Professional Scuba Inspectors (PSI), recounts the origins of scientific diving in the US, and the development of early operational...
We kick off the new year with 14-hand curated stories that we believe were our most important, engaging and or intriguing stories from 2023. Dive in!
Until recently, diving the HMS Britannic meant a major expedition with special permitting and the funding to deal with the complex logistics involved in conducting this...
By Michael Menduno. The views and opinions expressed are strictly my own. Photos courtesy of PADI unless noted. This October at the annual Diving Equipment &...
Conducting a deep dive with a chest or sidemount rebreather using "Dilout" ( a combination of off-board diluent and bailout) has become more common with the...
The spate of recent cave diving fatalities and near misses gave this new, 23-year old cave diver, Liam Mcllwain a profound reason to seek advice and...
