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...

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...

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PADI Dry Suit Specialty Course

ImageAnywhere, Anytime

Learn not to let cold water restrict where and when you dive. As the leaves on the trees begin to fall, so does the water temperature of places we dive.

Like ducks migrating, my buddy and I often plan to leave these sites, packing up our dive gear to head to warmer climates.  It needn’t be like that.

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Sri Lanka

Presidential Awards for Travel & Tourism

Februaury saw the launch of the first ever Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism in Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka with the
recommendation of the Ministry of Tourism and Sri Lanka Tourism rewarded stakeholders in the Travel and Tourism Industry in recognition of the tremendous contribution that they make towards National Development. 

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China

ImageEFR for Beijing Olympic Triathlon support team  

After negotiations during December 2007 between the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad, the Administration of Triathlon Competition Team and PADI Asia Pacific, the Emergency First Response CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) AED (Automated External Defibrillator)  

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TEC REC Program Major Highlight in Korea

Image PADI Asia Pacific organised a very successful DSAT Tec Rec Seminar at Suwon World Cup Swimming Pool, on November 11, 2007. Suwon is located approximately 30km south SE of Seoul, Korea.

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New NAUI Approved Rebreathers
The Inspiration and Evolution added to the list of NAUI approved Rebreathers. 

NAUI is happy to announce the addition of the Inspiration and Evolution Rebreathers manufactured by Ambient Pressure Diving Ltd.

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Record IRRA Membership Reached at PADI Asia Pacific
PADI Asia Pacific is pleased to announce that its professional membership continues to grow rapidly as more Asia Pacific dive operators and individuals join PADI, the world’s largest Diver Training Organisation.  August 2007 saw PADI Asia Pacific reach its highest Membership level to date with the significant milestone of 1,009 Dive Centres & Resort Members of the PADI International Resort and Retailer Associations (IRRA).
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PADI & SSI

PADI and SSI Share the Stage for Peak Performance Business Solutions at DEMA 

Innovative business program open to all retail and resort operators.

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 18 September 2007 - The rules for growing your business have changed, as have the rules for growing the industry, which is why PADI Worldwide President and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Drew Richardson, and Scuba Schools International Vice President and Executive Director of International Sales, Doug McNeese, are cohosting an unprecedented seminar that delivers real-world answers to today’s changing dive business environment. All dive center and resort operators are invited to attend Peak Performance Business Solutions hosted at The Rosen Centre hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA on 30 October 2007.

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DAN and SSI announce an alliance

DAN and SSI are to work together to promote diver safety. SSI dive stores will encourage divers to participate in DAN safety and protection programmes.

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Fijian PADI Instructors

ImageFijian PADI Instructors

PADI IRRA Resort, Pro Dive Taveuni proudly reported recently that they had two new Fijian PADI Dive Instructors.

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Terry Cummins Recognised Twice for Significant Achievements In 2007
Image Terry Cummins, International Vice President Marketing Metrics & Performance – PADI Worldwide, has received two major awards for his contribution to the growth and development of diving.
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