Dive Safety
Scuba diving safety news, from accidents, incidents and misadventure to new developments in helping divers navigate the challenges of existing underwater
Italian ‘king of the deep’ dies cave diving at Su Gologone Springs, Sardinia
Italian 'king of the deep' dies while exploring the karst system at Su Gologone Springs on the Italian island of Sardinia
German woman dies scuba diving off Dwejra, Gozo
A German woman scuba diver has sadly died after being pulled from the water off Dwejra, Gozo, home of Malta's famous Blue Hole
Great Barrier Reef tour operator fined following death of British snorkeller
Cairns-based tour operator fined after failing to search for a missing snorkeller, despite being twice alerted to his disappearance
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Bollywood star singer Zubeen Garg’s Singapore death ‘not scuba diving’
Indian star singer Zubeen Garg was swimming when he died in Singapore, not scuba diving, as early reports suggested.
Divers Alert Network names Cliff Richardson as new president
Former NAUI CEO, US Army Veteran and instructor, Cliff Richardson, has been appointed as DAN's new president and CEO
Diver dies at Houton Pier in Orkney, Scotland
A diver has died at Houton Pier in Orkney, Scotland, on the north side of Scapa Flow, according to local reports
Diver dies during night dive at Puget Sound’s Redondo Beach
A scuba diver has died and his two buddies hospitalised for possible decompression illness during a night dive in Puget Sound, Washington
Teenager ‘seriously injured’ by scuba tank explosion in Montenegro
A 14-year-old boy has been seriously injured by a scuba tank explosion at Ploče Beach in Budvar, Montenegro
UK swimmers warned to keep clear of Reggie the dancing dolphin
UK visitors to Lyme Bay have been warned to stay away from a 'friendly' dolphin after it became aggressive towards two women swimmers
Female diver survives 24-hour cold-water drift off Russia
An 'elderly' Russian woman diver has survived a 24-hour ordeal drifting in the cold waters of the Tatar Strait
Florida prop death captain sentenced to eight years
A Florida man has been jailed for 8 years for Seaman's Manslaughter over the death of a diver who became entangled in his boat's propeller
Two Philippine Navy officers die together while diving
The Philippine Navy has announced an investigation into the deaths of two of its personnel while diving in southwest Mindanao
Wreck-hunter Joe Mazraani dies during Atlantic steam ship expedition
Renowned technical diver and wreck-hunter Joe Mazraani has died off the coast of Cape Cod during an expedition to a lost Atlantic steam ship
Chinese diver survives five days trapped in cave
A scuba diver has 'miraculously' survived a five-day ordeal trapped inside an underwater cave in Xiangxi, central China.
Diver suffers serious decompression injuries at Germany’s Kreidesee
Two scuba divers were hospitalised, one with a serious case of DCS, following a dive at Germany's Kreidesee inland dive site
77-year-old diver dies off Pompano Beach, Florida
A 77-year-old 'experienced diver' has tragically died after suffering a medical emergency while diving off Pompano Beach in Florida
Garmin Descent S1 Buoy enables surface-underwater diver comms
Garmin has launched a game-changing two-way communications device for scuba divers and surface support with the Descent S1 Buoy
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