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PodDiver and DAN on Narcosis

Friday, April 13th, 2007

The other great scuba diving podcast I listen to is PodDiver Radio.
In Episode 067 of PodDiver, Joe talks with Dr Richard Vann of Divers Alert Network on the topic of inert gas narcosis (among other great topics).
This was a great discussion, and Dr Vann explained narcosis in one of the simplest, most straightforward way’s I’ve [...]

Tsunami Photos from Gizo | SolomOnline.com

Friday, April 6th, 2007

Some amazing photos from Gizo showing the destruction of the tsunami.
Tsunami Photos from Gizo | SolomOnline.com.
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A Wrap Up on OzTek 07 - The Ultimate Underwater Adventure

Friday, April 6th, 2007

Focussed on the excitement and adventure inherent in every aspect of diving, the fifth OZTeK Dive Exhibition and Conference, (held in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend of the 17th – 18th March 2007) has now firmly established its worth as a diving event of international significance.
From its official opening through to the post-show Gala Awards [...]

The OZTeK’07 Gala Dinner: Awards, Prizes and Surprises

Friday, April 6th, 2007

The final event in a weekend given over to diving excitement, the OZTeK’07 Gala Awards dinner - held at Dockside, Darling Harbour, on Sunday 18th March – proved a sell-out social occasion given over to Prizes and Surprises.
Supported by Rolex Australia, sponsors of the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society, (OW-USS) and with the OW-USS President and [...]

Google My Map of Bass Point Dive Sites

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Google has released a beta enhancement to their Google Maps service.
I’ve played around quickly with this, and have created a Map of Bass Point Dive Sites.  I’ve marked 7 or so of the commonly dived sites, and put brief annotations about them.
Enjoy.

NSW Tsunami Warning

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

The NSW State Emergency Service advises that:

People at the beach should leave the beach, and any areas exposed to surf, and move to higher ground.
People in boats in shallow water should immediately return to land, secure vessels and move to higher ground.
Boats and ships at sea should move to deep water and not return to [...]

New on BlueBeyond.com.au: The PLACEBO Principle

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

A few years ago I devised a mnemonic – PLACEBO – to help me to remember some of the key steps to getting the most out of my underwater photography.  I wrote an article that was published in Issue 8 of UwP Mag, and have now updated that article, and published in the Photography Articles [...]

Shadow Divers Movie Update

Friday, December 1st, 2006

Divester provides an update on the movie based on the book Shadow Divers, the true story of John Chatterton and Richie Kohler as they sought to identify the famous “U-who” wreck off the NE United States.
Certainly some big names behind this one.

Today, it looks like Ridley Scott is out and Peter Weir, who directed Witness, [...]

The Surface Interval Show - Next Episode in the Works

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Its been too long since our last episode of Surface Interval. 
But, Bear, Andrew and Des are going to get the next ep out very soon.  Next day or 2 in fact.
We want your input.  So please post a comment to this post if there are any topics you’d like us to discuss in future episodes.  [...]

The OzTek07 Photo Competition: Image is Everything

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

There’s no better way of sharing the thrill and adventure of diving than by capturing that perfect underwater moment on camera.  Recognising the increasing popularity of digital photography and its impact on diving, the third OZTeK Underwater Imagery Competition allows underwater photographers and videographers the opportunity to show their creative talents and win some great [...]