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...

August 10 2008 UK Bogus bends nets Divers £250,000  A pair of divers swindled £250,000 (US$500,000) from the National Health Service for treating bogus cases of the bends.  David Welsh, 49, and diving instructor Michael Brass, 43, are facing prison sentences after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the NHS and perverting the course of justice. Welsh ran the Fort Bovisand diving centre, which had its own recompression chamber.  They paid strangers they met in pubs up to £200 to pose as divers who needed recompression treatment, they only needed only the real names, addresses, dates of birth and national insurance numbers of the supposed victims to work the fraud. Most had never been underwater and some could barely swim.  Welsh billed National Health Trusts from all over the UK £6,500 a time for treating the 37 fake victims.  The fraud was discovered when police investigated two cases of divers from Liverpool who were supposedly treated for the bends at the recompression chamber.    Full story...

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The OCEANUS comes lighter both in weight and colour. t is equipped with brushed stainless steel frame and carrying handle.Also, the new grey colour of the V-belt and flywheel cover makes it stand out prominently from the Junior II.

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New patented design of snorkel from

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The world's first compact snorkel

'The Avid' features a unique foldaway design allowing it to be  stored in BCD pockets whilst diving, and as it is only worn when required it eliminates any submerged snorkel drag!

When you want to use it simply flip open the top, extend the corrugated tube and clip it to your mask; it's that simple.

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Counter Strike
"So when I asked, at the end of the dive briefing, 'Does everybody feel confident about doing this dive?' and you answered with 'Yes', what you actually meant to say was 'No'?"

"Yes! But only 'cause I was confused by all of those acro-thingies and I was too embarrassed to admit that I don't know my AAS from my elbow!"

"And then when I asked - just before you and your buddy entered the water - 'Do you both understand the time, depth and air supply parameters of this dive?', and you said 'Yes', you really meant to say, 'No'? "
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