Dive Safety
Scuba diving safety news, from accidents, incidents and misadventure to new developments in helping divers navigate the challenges of existing underwater
Divers praised for catching ‘serial offender’ thief at Gozo dive site
A man has been arrested after being detained by scuba divers who caught him attempting to steal kit from their van at a dive site in Gozo
No equipment defects found after fatal Lake Constance dive
German investigators have found no evidence of equipment failure in the deaths of two highly experienced tech divers in Bodensee in August
Ukrainian scuba diver dies off Malta
A 48-year-old Ukrainian scuba diver has died after getting into difficulty during a dive off Sliema, in Malta
Diver dies during recreational dive off Alvor, Portugal
A 56-year-old man has died after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest while recreational diving off the Algarve coast in southern Portugal
Mexican spearfisher rescued after 15 days trapped in flooded cave
A 31-year-old Mexican spearfisher has been rescued alive after surviving 15 days inside a flooded cave system in Oaxaca southern Mexico
Four tech divers found safe after surfacing away from boat in Samaesan, Thailand
Four technical divers were found safe after failing to return from a training dive off Samaesan in Chonburi, near Pattaya in Thailand.
Malta diver may have died after entanglement with bluefin tuna
Police are investigating the death of a professional diver in Malta after a possible entanglement with an Atlantic bluefin tuna
Freediving filmmaker dies after propeller strike off Lampedusa
A freediving filmmaker has been killed by a speedboat properller off Lampedusa, Italy, despite deploying a surface marker buoy
Two experienced tech divers die after emergency ascent at Lake Constance
Wetnotes writer Séverine Bär and her partner died after an emergency ascent from approximately 80m at the Bodensee dive site Tennisplätze
South Carolina police diver dies during dive team training
A police diver with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department in South Carolina has died during an underwater training exercise
Two women scuba divers die in Loch Fyne, Scotland
Two women aged 24 and 26 have died in a scuba diving incident at Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute, on Scotland's west coast
Malaysian woman dies during dive off Pulau Tioman
A 31-year-old Malaysian diver has died during a recreational dive off Pulau Tioman after becoming separated from her group
Calls for change after tourist boat catches fire in Hurghada, Egypt
Calls for change after another tourist boat catches fire in Hurghada, just days after a liveaboard sank in the Gulf of Suez
Crew member reportedly dies after Red Sea liveaboard Sea Spirit sinks
A crew member has reportedly died after the Red Sea liveaboard Sea Spirit sank off Ras Ghareb in Egypt's Gulf of Suez on Tuesday, 14 July.
Missing Florida diver rescued thanks to surface marker buoy
A diver who went missing during a diver in Florida was rescued thanks to his use of a delayed surface marker buoy
Instructor charged with homicide after student diver death in Argentina
An Argentinian scuba diving instructor has been charged with negligence manslaughter over the death of 23-year-old student diver Sofía Devries
Philippine watchdog fines Boracay dive operators for price-fixing
An association of dive operators on the island of Boracay has been fined by the Philippine Competition Commission for price-fixing
Turkish national arrested after diver injured by jet ski in Montenegro
A 34-year-old Turkish man has been arrested in Montenegro after allegedly striking a diver with a jet ski and fleeing the scene
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