August 25 2008 HawaiiArchaeologists have located British whaler sunk by bad weather in 1837 off Kure Atoll Artefacts from the remains of a wreck believed to be of the British whaling vessel Gledstanes lost for 171 years have been found off Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The artefacts include four large anchors, cannons and cannonballs. The Gledstanes is the fourth whaling vessel found in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, evidence of the area's significance as a 19th-century whaling area.  The divers who found the shipwreck were taking part in the 2008 Maritime Heritage Expedition, sponsored by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries.  Full story...

February 18 2009 Cayman IslandsNew International scuba Diving Hall Of Fame Inductees The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) has recognized four international pioneers and two Cayman Island honorees for their contributions to the recreational scuba diving industry. In a ceremony held on Grand Cayman Island on January 29, 2009, awards for the Inductees and local Ministry of Tourism Honorees were presented by the Hon. Charles E. Clifford, JP, Minister for Tourism, Environment, Investment & Commerce in Cayman.  The Honorable Minister praised the newest Inductees as dedicated and professional individuals who have taken their love for diving and applied it through various disciplines to promote awareness of the aquatic environment, maintain the admirable safety record of diving, and establish a foundation for the worldwide development of the sport.  The evening’s Master of Ceremonies was Leslie Leaney, President of the Historical Diving Society in the US. Leslie is a NOGI award winner and member of the Board of Directors for the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame.  International Inductees for 2009 are: more..  Full story...

February 3 2009 AustraliaAre YOU the Face of Australia?The Underwater Channel (UWC) in association with PADI is looking for you! The Underwater Channel (www.theunderwaterchannel.tv) in association with PADI (www.PADI.com) are looking to light up diving in Australia for UWC’s viewers around the world!  To do so we have launched an international competition to find an experienced and knowledgeable Aussie diver with bags of confidence and charisma to join The Underwater Channel’s team of presenters (aka Faces!) around the world to become the Face of Australia.  After an initial pre-selection of 6 semi-finalists a series of TV programs will be broadcast on UWC with a UWC/PADI judging panel who will feature the videos and comment (in a friendly fashion) upon the applications!  The viewing public will then be invited to vote, first for the semi-finalists and finally for the winner!   The Face of Australia will be chosen by our viewers!more...  Full story...

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Dive into Adventure

Keeping the passion alive by putting the thrill-factor back into diving, the OZTeK’09 Diving Conference & Exhibition’s tenth anniversary event is rapidly gathering momentum to again prove that, “few shows in the world can pack a punch quite like Australia’s OZTeK”.

A highlight event on the calendar of international diving shows, OZTeK’09 returns to Australian Technology Park in Sydney, Australia, over the weekend of the 21 – 22 March 2009 and will again feature an exhibition showcasing the very best that the world of diving has to offer complemented by an international cast of speakers and presenters acknowledged as being among the worlds leading authorities in their respective fields of diving expertise.

With a full programme of theatre presentations, seminars and workshops spanning the complete range of diving interests - including deep wreck and cave explorations, underwater photography and film-making, hyperbaric medicine, diving safety, developments in diving technology, marine conservation and more - the topics and talks will be both informative and entertaining, and provide the diving community with the opportunity to meet, listen to and learn from, some of modern diving’s most accomplished personalities.   Appealing to diving enthusiasts at every level of experience and interest, the OZTeK’09 Exhibition will feature the very best and latest in equipment trends and innovations, technology, training, underwater photography and travel opportunities. 

With over 70% of the available stand space already booked by exhibitors keen to tap into the affluent and influential audience of conference attendees and exhibition visitors, those companies and organisations exhibiting at the show already include: Aqua Tech; Apeks; Aqualung; Aquanaut; Cape Byron Imports; Cave Divers Association of Australia; Delta P Technology; DAN Asia-Pacific; Dive Adventures; Dive Log Australasia; Dive Pacific; Dive Rite; DiveTek; Dive Tub; Dive 2000; Draeger Safety Pacific; DUI; GreenForce; Halcyon Australia; Historical Diving Society; Jetsam Technologies; Luxfer; Lissenung Island Resort; MetalSub Australia; Mike Ball Dive Expeditions; Neptune Sports; Oceanic Australia; OMS/Northern Divers; PADI Asia Pacific; PNG Diving Association; Scuba Imports; Scubapix; Scubapro/Uwatec; Scuba Warehouse; SDI Australia; Sea & Sea; Seemann; SeaQuest; Southern Cross Divers; Sport Diving Magazine; Scuba Schools International; Sterling Leisure; Suunto; TDI Australia; Technisub; Underwater Kinetics, and Zeagle.

Helping enhance the underwater experience, the Exhibition features everything that divers require; from cameras to compressors, regulators to rebreathers, snorkels to scooters, facemasks to fins – and not forgetting exotic overseas dive resorts and great liveaboard trips - the world’s leading equipment brands, accessories and travel destinations will all be on show at OZTeK’09. Now regarded as one of the world’s premier forums and showcases for divers who – at every level of experience - seek a greater knowledge and a better understanding of all that diving has to offer, the OZTeK’09 Diving Conference & Exhibition is much more than just another dive show; it’s a dynamic event focussed on excitement and tomorrow’s world of diving adventures.With Conference Passes scheduled to go on sale in August, further information on all that’s happening at OZTeK’09 can be viewed on the website at: www.diveoztek.com.au  or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

 
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