Technical Diving
British cave diver identified after fatal dive in French system
British cave diver Andy Rice has been identified after his death in France. His body has been recovered and taken…
The incompatibility of scuba diving and hubris
Why divers need to know that limits shouldn’t be broken, even if we know they can be. At the time…
Body of missing British cave diver found deep in French cave
The body of a 43-year-old British cave diver, who had been missing in the Gouffre de Saint-Sauveur cave system since…
Dutch diver dies after emergency ascent during 100m dive in Attersee
A 57-year-old Dutch diver has died after making an emergency ascent from approximately 80m during an attempted 100-metre dive in…
No equipment defects found after fatal Lake Constance dive
German investigators have found no evidence of technical failure in the equipment used by two tech divers who died following…
Four tech divers found safe after surfacing away from boat in Samaesan, Thailand
Four technical divers were found safe on the evening of 14 August after failing to return from a training dive…
Closed Circuit Recalibration – how rebreathers transform your diving
Conservation filmmaker, marine scientist and underwater photographer Jasmine Corbett describes how closed circuit rebreather training transforms not just your underwater…
Halcyon issues safety warning for Symbios oxygen MAV regulators
Tech diving specialist Halcyon has issued a mandatory safety inspection and service campaign for all oxygen MAV regulators used with…
First underwater footage of Mediterranean great white shark
What is believed to be the first underwater footage of a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea has been…
Tawianese rebreather diver dies in mine recovery mission
A Taiwanese technical diver has died during an expedition to recover human remains from a flooded Second World War-era coal…
Search ends for missing cave diver at Font-Estramar in southern France
Search operations have ended for a cave diver who went missing at the Font-Estramar cave system in southern France. The…
Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences announces 2026 NOGI Award winners
The Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences (AUAS) has announced the recipients of the 2026 NOGI Awards, recognising individuals whose…
Review: Northern Diver Odyssey full face mask
Experienced commercial, tech and CCR diver Ants Stern reviews the Northern Diver Odyssey full face mask I’ve dived with a…
Scuba diving world mourns the loss of Divetech pioneer Nancy Easterborrok
The scuba diving world has sadly said farewell to another technical diving pioneer with the passing of Nancy Easterbrook, founder…
Michael ‘M2’ Menduno dies following stroke
Pioneering technical diver and journalist, Michael ‘M2’ Menduno, has died after suffering a stroke in early September. The news has…
Body of Wales quarry diver was found 85m underwater
The body of a diver that was recovered from Dorothea Quarry in Gwynedd, North Wales, on 31 May was found…
Scuba diver dies in North Wales’ Dorothea Quarry
A 60-year-old man has died while scuba diving at Dorothea Quarry, a disused slate quarry used as a dive site…
Halcyon offers Symbios Ecosystem discounts for instructors
Halcyon Dive Systems is offering dive instructors a discounted offer on its Symbios Ecosystem, an integrated dive package consisting of…
RAID Launches new Nitrox Plus and Decompression Diver courses
Dive training agency RAID has launched two new courses designed to bridge the gap between recreational and full-on technical diving.…
Garmin launches Descent X50i large-format dive computer
Wearable tech specialist Garmin has launched its first large-format dive computer, the Descent X50i, featuring a 3-inch colour touchscreen display,…
Wrecks of the Aegean: Italian torpedo boat, Aldebaran
The Aegean Sea saw a huge amount of action during the First and Second World Wars. Greek Explorers Kostas Thoctarides…
Deep Dive Dubai to host Technical Diving Summit
Four-day tech summit at world’s deepest dive pool will bring together industry experts and innovators for exclusive workshops and presentations…
Wreck of ‘hit-and-run’ passenger ship Le Lyonnais found off Massachusetts
The wreck of Le Lyonnais, a sail-and-steam passenger ship that sank in 1856 with the loss of 114 lives, has…
Shearwater veteran Curtis ‘Curt’ McNamee retires
Shearwater Research Inc’s long-standing sales and service technician, Curtis ‘Curt’ McNamee, has announced his retirement, 20 years after joining founders…
Two Polish divers die exploring Malta’s Le Polynesien wreck
Two Polish divers have died following a dive to the wreck of the SS Polynesien, a First World War shipwreck…
Jared Hires’ cause of death – DAN preliminary report
Preliminary report names medical event, not mechanical failure, as the cause of the celebrated diver’s death The Divers Alert Network…
Dive Rite’s Jared Hires dies in Norway’s Plura cave system
Update 11 April: DAN has issued a preliminary report into Mr Hires death – attributing it to a medical event,…
Search for missing German U-boat to be revealed in BBC documentary
The search for a lost German First World War submarine and the British ship that sank her – and sank…
BSAC launches Divesoft Liberty rebreather course
The British Sub-Aqua Club is bolstering access to technical dive training with its new BSAC Divesoft Liberty CCR course, the…
The Women Divers Hall of Fame welcomes seven new members in 2024
The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) has announced it is welcoming seven new members for 2024, including the first…





























