Dive Safety
Scuba diving safety news, from accidents, incidents and misadventure to new developments in helping divers navigate the challenges of existing underwater
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
Missing scuba diver found dead off Florida’s Treasure Island
The body of a scuba diver reported missing after failing to return from a dive off Treasure Island Beach, Florida, has been recovered
Safety recall issued for Apeks XL4 second stages
Apeks has initiated a product safety recall for its XL4, XL4+ and Ocea regulator second stages manufactured between April 2025 and April 2026
One diver dies, another missing, following Biarritz cliff collapse
One diver has been killed and another remains missing after the collapse of a section of cliff near Biarritz lighthouse in southwest France
Tennessee diver dies after surfacing during Florida charter trip
A 60-year-old diver from Tennessee died after surfacing from a recreational dive in the Gulf of Mexico off Venice, Florida
Halcyon issues safety warning for Symbios oxygen MAV regulators
Halcyon has issued a safety inspection and service warning for all oxygen MAV regulators used with its Symbios CCR
‘Rescue Diver Ready’ programme launches in Florida with DAN and PADI support
A new initiative to enhance Rescue Diver training has been announced, with support from PADI, Divers Alert Network and Garmin
Utah diver dies during high-altitude deep dive
A 56-year-old man from West Valley City, Utah, has died following a scuba diving incident at Bear Lake in Northern Utah
Philippine Siren 2 liveaboard runs aground in Tubbataha
The Philippine Coast Guard reports that the liveaboard Philippine Siren 2 has been grounded in Tubbataha Reefs National Park
Third spearfished killed by shark in Australian waters within a month
A spearfisher has been killed by a shark off Albany, Western Australia - the third such fatality in Australian waters in under four weeks
Italian President honours three Finnish divers for Maldives cave recovery
Italian President Sergio Mattarella hounours the Finnish cave divers who recovered the bodies of four Italian divers from a Maldives cave.
PADI Foundation announces grant increase for diving physiology research and safety
The PADI Foundation says it will expand grants to up to US$15,000 for research projects relating to scuba diving physiology and dive safety
62-year-old Ohio diver dies on wreck of SS Cedarville, Lake Huron
A 62-year-old diver from Sylvania, Ohio, has died during a dive on the wreck of SS Cedarville in northern Lake Huron, Michigan
Canadian tourist dies after night diving incident in Curaçao
A Canadian tourist has died following a night diving incident near Parke di Lucha in the Rif area of Otrobanda, Curaçao.
Five villagers found alive in flooded Laos cave as search continues for two others
Five of seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in central Laos have been found alive after more than a week trapped underground.
Thai cave rescue veterans join operation to reach seven trapped in flooded Laos cave
Cave divers from the 2018 rescue of the Thai youth football team have joined the operation to reach 7 people trapped in a flooded Laos cave
Great Barrier Reef spearfisher killed by shark bite
A spearfisher has been killed by shark on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the second fatal incident in just over a week
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