July 1 2008 Indonesia 2009 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest Do you have the perfect Raja Ampat photo? Is it one that truly captures the excitement and beauty of Raja Ampat diving? Do you want to see it printed 4,000 times and attached to BCD’s the world over? If so, then enter the official Raja Ampat 2009 park entrance tag design contest (in association with Wetpixel.com) Enter up to two photos or graphic designs to www.wetpixel.com/raja before August 28, 2008. After finalists are accepted, you – the public – will vote for the best until September 25, 2008. The winner will be announced on the October 1, 2008.  Please submit digital images at a medium resolution image (up to 1024 x 1024 pixels maximum, no more than 500Kb in file size) in jpg format. On September 15th, finalists will be selected and asked to submit high resolution images.   Full story...

July 2 2008 AustraliaTerry Cummins Receives Prestigious Oceanic Legends AwardEach year, leading scuba equipment supplier - Oceanic Australia convenes the Oceanic Scuba Centres Conference. This year the Conference was held in beautiful Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia and involved the country’s finest scuba retailers and an array of very impressive local and international speakers.   As part of the Conference, Oceanic Australia sponsors a prestigious award - the Oceanic Legends Award. The Award recognizes industry peers who have made a significant and outstanding contribution to scuba diving. Terry Cummins, currently International Vice President Marketing Metrics & Performance for PADI Worldwide, was presented with this year’s Award. Terry’s roots lie in the pioneering days of spear fishing, dive instruction, dive retailing and the early exploration of Australian diving sites including the underwater caves of Mount Gambier, South Australia.Notably in 2007 Terry was presented with the OZTeK Award for his “Contribution to Technical Diving in Australia”, but back in the early 80s, Terry together with his partners in Pro Dive; Rick Poole, Russell de Groot and Kevin Deacon (now of Dive 2000) were busy establishing the world’s first dive retail franchise chain.  Instrumental in establishing PADI as a training agency within Australia from the early 70’s, Terry left Pro Dive as its Managing Director in 1982 and co-found PADI Australia - a licensee of PADI International and the first PADI office in Australia. Terry served first as PADI Australia’s Training Director and later CEO and also went on to assist with the founding of PADI New Zealand and contributed to the introduction of formal training standards in several Pacific Islands.   Full story...

June 28 2008 PhilippinesMuroami divers tried to loot capsized ferry  Some fishermen, locally known in the Philippines as muroami divers, reportedly tried to enter and loot the Sulpicio Lines’ capsized ferry, MV Princess of the Stars. Using improvised air compressors, were able to get near to the vessel despite the presence of the Philippine Marines and Philippine coastguard rescue vessels. A radio reporter and a photographer saw at least 11 looters and the photographer was able to take pictures of some them, which police hope to use for identification.Meanwhile, officials have suspended diving operations aimed at recovering bodies form the stricken ferry after it was disclosed that the vessel was carrying 10 tons of endosulfan, a restricted pesticide. “We aborted the retrieval operations because of the pesticide inside the ship,” Philippine Vice President Noli De Castro said. “It's dangerous and no divers are allowed in the area now.”Sulpicio Lines, the owners of the ferry, has come under fire for failing to disclose  the nature of the cargo. So far only 56 of the passengers are reported by the Philippine Coast Guard to have been found alive.   Full story...

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Apeks recall
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Announcing a limited recall of Apeks TX, ATX and XTX 2nd Stages. This is limited to those 2nd stages/octopus purchased before July 2008 that have not undergone an authorised annual service.

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Poseidon W50 BCD Manufacturing Error
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Image Poseidon has issued the following product information pertaining to its W50 BCD:

There seems to be a manufacturing error on the inner bladder that is mounted in our W50 wings that causes the seam that holds the two inner bladder halves together to break, making the wing unfit as a floating device.

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New Boating Set from Beuchat
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ImageDesigned for boat owners, the new Boat Set from Beuchat fills a void in the market by supplying everything needed to inspect and effect in-water repairs and maintenance tasks on the hulls of pleasure craft.  
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Bauer Introduces the Poseidon Edition Pure Power
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ImageThe Poseidon edition from Bauer is not only a new range of compressors but also a completely new system concept offering an optimum price/performance ratio. We are heading into new directions concerning system configurations that are attuned to the conditions of use, the actually required operating time, simple operation and low service expenditure. 

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USA Pulsar redundant air system unveiled
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ImageH2Odyssey is proud to unveil the Pulsar, the latest in its family of redundant air systems. The Pulsar is the world’s first environmentally sealed, balanced diaphragm first stage that is made to thread into any standard tank, from 4 cu ft to 120 cu ft. (patent pending).

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ImageApeks recall 

Poseidon W50 BCD Manufacturing Error

New Boating Set from Beuchat

Bauer Introduces the Poseidon Edition Pure Power 

USA Pulsar redundant air system unveiled

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Have BCD, will travel
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ImageThe new Beuchat Masterlift Voyager BCD has been designed to fit the needs of the divers who travel. combining light weight, comfort and quality.

It folds into its mesh bag and it won’t take up much space in your luggage and weighs less than 3kg (M size). 

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Beuchats VR 200 regulator2
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Image Beuchat make top of the line regulators, using state-of-the-art materials in the first stage and user-friendly features in the second stage to make breathing easier and safer.
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Sea Quest
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Sea Quest's new Fusion BCVol.3 No.1
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Fusion BC - Pushing the envelope

Sea Quest has once again pushed the envelope in BC design with the creation of the Fusion BC. This innovative design (patent pending) captures the best qualities of a traditional jacket style BC and back inflation BC to create a new category of buoyancy compensator - The Fusion!

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L&W: Leading Compressor Manufacturer
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Image L&W: Leading Compressor Manufacturer

The German manufacturer L&W (Lenhardt & Wagner Kompressoren) has been expanding and beginning to network into the Asian market, setting up an Asian sales and support office in Singapore.

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