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Mark 'Crowley' Russell in Wakatobi

Mark 'Crowley' Russell - Senior Correspondent

Crowley (known to his mum as Mark) began diving in 2000 in Sharm El Sheikh, before quitting a 10-year IT career and moving to Thailand to take his PADI IDC in 2005. He moved from Thailand to Australia and Curaçao before returning to Sharm as an instructor in 2009. He managed a Nusa Lembongan dive centre between 2013-14 before hanging up his instructor booties and returning to the UK. Crowley started writing a regular column for DIVE in 2010, and now looks after DIVE's daily online content and writes regular features for the print magazine. In his spare time, Crowley is an enthusiastic guitar player, devoted motorcyclist, dedicated gamer, and door-opening expert for two cats.


SS United States one step closer to becoming world’s largest artifical reef

SS United States one step closer to becoming world’s largest artifical reef

The deal to sink the SS United States off Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida is close to being finalised by Okaloosa County Council
DIVE Magazine Autumn 2024 preview

DIVE Magazine Autumn 2024 preview

DIVE’s Autumn 24 magazine is here, filled as always with a host of fascinating stories. Subscribe now with our £1 for 3 months trial offer
Dived Up partners with Nautilus UK for book distribution

Dived Up partners with Nautilus UK for book distribution

Dived Up Publications announces a new partnership with the UK's Nautilus Group Ltd to handle distribution of Dived Up's book catalogue
SECORE’s coral seeding proves resistant to bleaching

SECORE’s coral seeding proves resistant to bleaching

Laboratory-grown corals of SECORE's Coral Seeding programme proved resistant to bleaching during the 2023 Caribbean marine heatwave
scapa flow wreck of one of the blockships at the surface

Missed pre-dive safety check led to Scapa Flow diver’s death

Coroner's report says a disconnected wing inflator hose led to the accidental death of a diver in Scapa Flow in 2021
New species of hammerhead shark discovered

New species of hammerhead shark discovered

Sphyrna alleni, a new hammerhead shark from the Caribbean and the Southwest Atlantic joins the nine previously described species
an aerial view of las palmas in gran canaria

German woman dies in Gran Canaria after losing leg in shark attack

A 30-year-old German woman has reportedly died after having her leg severed by a shark in internaional waters south of the Canary Islands
SS United States could become world’s largest artificial reef

SS United States could become world’s largest artificial reef

The SS United States, the last holder of the Blue Riband award for the fastest transatlantic crossing, could be sunk as an artificial reef
Great British Beach Clean starts this Friday!

Great British Beach Clean starts this Friday!

The Marine Conservation Society's 2024 Great British Beach Clean begins this Friday (2) and runs until 29 September
a helicopter and a rescue boat recovering divers from rough seas around malta

Five divers rescued near Malta’s Wied iż-Żurrieq

Five divers were rescued in a joing operation by Armed Forces Malta and the Civil Protection department off Wied iż-Żurrieq
Wreck of ‘hit-and-run’ passenger ship Lyonnais found off Massachusetts

Wreck of ‘hit-and-run’ passenger ship Lyonnais found off Massachusetts

The 1856 wreck of Lyonnais, a passenger ship that sank with the loss of 114 lives, has been discovered by a team from Atlantic Wreck Salvage
CompressorShop UK’s deals on COLTRI breathing air compressors for divers

CompressorShop UK’s deals on COLTRI breathing air compressors for divers

CompressorShop UK is offering some great deals on top-of-the-range COLTRI breathing air compressors for scuba divers and diving clubs
New seamount and species discovered in Nazca Ridge

New seamount and species discovered in Nazca Ridge

A team of oceanographers led by scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute has found 20 new species and a new Nazca seamount
two orcas breach the surface of puget sound with a commercial ship behind them

Puget Sound’s orcas given relief from shipping noise

Quiet Sound - a voluntary shipping speed reduction initiative in Puget Sound - is helping to protect the Southern Resident orca population
Fire Alert – Improving liveaboard fire safety for divers

Fire Alert – Improving liveaboard fire safety for divers

Fires on liveaboards are extremely rare, but they do happen, so what can we do to help make life at sea safer for all divers?
hvaldimir the white beluga whale

‘Russian spy’ white beluga whale ‘shot dead’ off Norway

Campaigners say Hvaldimir, a white beluga whale thought to have been used in Russian spy operations, was shot dead off the coast of Norway
DIVE’s Big Shot – Bright and Beautiful

DIVE’s Big Shot – Bright and Beautiful

Enter DIVE's Big Shot Bright & Beautiful underwater photography competition to win an Aggressor Adventures liveaboard trip to the British Virgin Islands
a boat in front of the cliffs at manta point nusa penia

Australian scuba diver dies at Nusa Penida’s Manta Point

Tragedy as a 67-year-old Australian woman dies after suddenly surfacing while scuba diving at Manta Point in Nusa Penida, Indonesia
scuba divers and snorkellers at playa chica beach in lanzarote

British scuba diver dies in Lanzarote

A British scuba diver has died after getting into difficulty in Puerto del Carmen, on the Spanish island of Lanzarote
a crab walking over polymetallic nodules in the deep ocean

‘Dark oxygen’ discovery – deep sea mining needs a rethink

The discovery that oxygen is produced in the bathypelagic zone means deep sea mining - and the origin of life - needs a serious rethink
philippines aggressor ii

Aggressor Adventures’ Philippines Aggressor liveaboard highlights

Aggressor Adventures' Philippines liveaboard itineraries showcase the best of Tubbataha National Park and The Visayas Islands
Florida’s recent bleaching sees severe decline in elkhorn coral diversity

Florida’s recent bleaching sees severe decline in elkhorn coral diversity

The marine heatwave of Summer 2023 has resulted in a huge reduction in the biodiversity of Florida's elkhorn coral
Dive & Discover St Helena with Dive Worldwide

Dive & Discover St Helena with Dive Worldwide

Clear blue water, endemic species, whale shark gatherings and a sub-tropical climate make St Helena a beautiful year-round diving destination
Scientists find there are three distinct types of great white shark

Scientists find there are three distinct types of great white shark

Scientists from Norway's Nord University have found that there are three genetically distinct types of great white shark
Taking the Lead – the women of Indonesia’s Coral Catch

Taking the Lead – the women of Indonesia’s Coral Catch

Coral Catch’s restoration scholarship doesn’t just revitalise reefs, it propels Indonesian women into the ocean science industry
Great Barrier Reef coral cover is high – but scientists urge caution over mass bleaching

Great Barrier Reef coral cover is high – but scientists urge caution over mass bleaching

Coral cover along the Great Barrier Reef remains high, but the latest surveys were done before this year's mass bleaching event
Malaysian resort denies responsibility for death of teen diver

Malaysian resort denies responsibility for death of teen diver

The Malaysian resort being sued for negligence over the death of teen diver Nathen Chesters has denied all responsibility for the tragedy
freediver swimming underwater near coral with an insta360 x4 camera

New Insta360 X4 camera delivers 360° video in 8K

Insta360's groundbreaking 360° camera has received a much-anticipated update to 8K resolution with the launch of the new Insta360 X4
First report from 2024 expedition to wreck of the San José

First report from 2024 expedition to wreck of the San José

The first expedition to the San José returns with new archaeological findings, but no mention of its reported $20 billion worth of treasure
Working Together – saving sharks and rays in Indonesia

Working Together – saving sharks and rays in Indonesia

Artist and conservationist Francesca Page travels to Sumatra to report on a project safeguarding the future of shark and ray populations.
Collaborative study highlights global shipping threat to whale sharks

Collaborative study highlights global shipping threat to whale sharks

A new study details the threat posed by heavily used shipping lanes as they regularly pass through seasonal whale shark aggregations
Scuba diving in the breathtaking beauty of Saint Lucia

Scuba diving in the breathtaking beauty of Saint Lucia

The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia is a picture-perfect, scuba diving paradise, with plenty to see and do - both above and below the surface
The best places in the world for scuba diving

The best places in the world for scuba diving

Need ideas for your next scuba diving adventure? Here's a rundown of the best places in the world to scuba dive, according to DIVE's readers.
Aggressor Adventures’ Roatan Aggressor liveaboard highlights

Aggressor Adventures’ Roatan Aggressor liveaboard highlights

The Roatan Aggressor from leading liveaboard specialist, Aggressor Adventures, takes divers to the best of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Ocean Film Festival World Tour splashes into the UK!

Ocean Film Festival World Tour splashes into the UK!

The Ocean Film Festival is bringing some more wild seafaring voyages and fascinating marine-life to the big screen in September this year
80 per cent drop in carrier bags on UK beaches – MCS

80 per cent drop in carrier bags on UK beaches – MCS

The MCS beach clean programme has recorded an average 80 per cent drop in plastic bags found washed up on UK beaches since 2015
wreckage of the ss arcadian taken from a remote operated vehicle

Wreck of British WWI liner SS Arcadian identified in Aegean Sea

The wreck of the British liner SS Arcadian, sunk by a German torpedo during WWI, has been located off the Greek island of Sifnos.
Texas divers rescued after spending 36 hours adrift

Texas divers rescued after spending 36 hours adrift

A scuba diving couple has been rescued off the coast of Matagorda, Texas, having drifted for 36 hours after becoming separated during a storm
Search for missing 20-year-old diver near Swanage called off

Search for missing 20-year-old diver near Swanage called off

The family of a 20-year-old diver missing off Old Harry Rocks near Swanage, UK, has issued a statement after the search to locate her was called off
Belgian diver dies off the coast of Co Donegal

Belgian diver dies off the coast of Co Donegal

A Belgian diver in his 50s has reportedly died after getting into difficulty off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland.
Brazil sharks test positive for cocaine

Brazil sharks test positive for cocaine

Sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, which may be affecting their behaviour, health and reproduction
Below the Line – Mexico’s Tren Maya is destroying Yucatán’s cenotes

Below the Line – Mexico’s Tren Maya is destroying Yucatán’s cenotes

Mexico's cenotes are being extensively damaged by the construction of Tren Maya - the 'Mayan Train' - being driven through the Yucatán jungle
Mass Orkney pilot whale stranding

Mass Orkney pilot whale stranding

A pod of 77 long-finned pilot whales have all died after a mass stranding on a beach in the Scottish Orkney Islands
Wreck-desecrating vessel Chuan Hong 68 detained – again

Wreck-desecrating vessel Chuan Hong 68 detained – again

The Chinese salvage vessel allegedly responsible for desecrating two British WWII shipwrecks has be detained by the MMEA - again.
wreck of the ss polynesien shot from the stern

Two Polish divers die exploring Malta’s Le Polynesien wreck

Two Polish divers have died following a dive to the wreck of Le Polynesien, a First World War shipwreck off Żonqor Point, Marsascala, Malta.
Buying your first scuba diving regulators

Buying your first scuba diving regulators

Regulators are the most important - and most expensive - piece of scuba diving gear. Here's some helpful advice for buying your first set
Scubapro’s summer Steamer promotion

Scubapro’s summer Steamer promotion

Scubapro is offering a 20 per cent discount and free accessory set with purchases of its Everflex Yulex Dive 5mm or 7.5mm Steamer wetsuits.
Scubapro launches masks and snorkel in new colours

Scubapro launches masks and snorkel in new colours

Scubapro has history of producing colourful dive gear, and has announced three more mask models and a snorkel have been given a makeover
PADI launches Divemaster Internship programme

PADI launches Divemaster Internship programme

PADI has announced that its EMEA dive centres and resorts are inviting divers to sign up for its newly launched Divemaster Internship
Popular French liveaboard, Exocet, sinks near Marsa Alam

Popular French liveaboard, Exocet, sinks near Marsa Alam

24 French divers have been safely rescued after their liveaboard, MV Exocet, sank after striking the corals of Sataya Reef
World’s oldest deep-sea shipwreck discovered off Israel coast

World’s oldest deep-sea shipwreck discovered off Israel coast

The oldest known deep-sea shipwreck, containing hundreds of intact amphorae, has been discovered 90km off the coast of Israel.
Family of teen who died after drifting for three days sue Malaysian dive resort

Family of teen who died after drifting for three days sue Malaysian dive resort

The parents of Nathen Chesters, who died after drifting at sea for 3 days, are taking legal action against the resort they were diving with
New Suunto Ocean dive computer and GPS sports watch

New Suunto Ocean dive computer and GPS sports watch

Suunto launches its first new dive computer model for some time with the new sports-watch-style Suunto Ocean with GPS and activity tracking
DIVE Magazine Summer 2024 preview

DIVE Magazine Summer 2024 preview

DIVE’s Summer 24 magazine is here and this summer, we're exploring some deep issues. Subscribe now with our £1 for 3 months trial offer
Brooding deep-sea squid is probably a new species – report

Brooding deep-sea squid is probably a new species – report

A female squid first filmed in 2015 carrying 'giant' eggs has recently been determined to be an as yet undescribed species
Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, found in Labrador Sea

Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, found in Labrador Sea

The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Quest, has been located off the Labrador coast by Royal Canadian Geographical Society-led team
USS Jacob Jones’ bell returns home

USS Jacob Jones’ bell returns home

The ship's bell of the USS Jacob Jones, the first US Navy destroyer to be sunk by enemy action during WWI, has been returned to the US Navy
Mortar Wreck: grave slabs recovered from oldest British shipwreck

Mortar Wreck: grave slabs recovered from oldest British shipwreck

Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University have recovered two medieval grave slabs from the remains of the 13th Century Mortar Wreck
SeaLife launches new SportDiver ULTRA Smartphone housing

SeaLife launches new SportDiver ULTRA Smartphone housing

SeaLife annouces new SportDiver Ultra Smartphone housing, designed to accommodate larger models of iPhones and Android smartphones
Tragedy as unconscious diver dies in Devon, UK

Tragedy as unconscious diver dies in Devon, UK

A male scuba diver in his 60s has reportedly died after being found unconscious on a beach near Plymouth, Devon, on the south coast of England
Shearwater Research announces Avelo mode for Teric dive computer

Shearwater Research announces Avelo mode for Teric dive computer

Shearwater has announced a firmware update for its popular Teric dive computer that will integrate the computer with the Avelo scuba system.
The best dive computers for 2024

The best dive computers for 2024

Dive computers are essential scuba diving kit. Here's some of the best on the market, from entry-level to advanced tech and rebreathers
DIVE’s Big Shot – Caves, Caverns and Overhangs

DIVE’s Big Shot – Caves, Caverns and Overhangs

Enter DIVE's Big Shot Caves, Caverns and Overhangs underwater photography competition to win an Aggressor Adventures liveaboard trip Thailand
Great Shark Snapshot returns for 2024

Great Shark Snapshot returns for 2024

The Great Shark Snapshot, one of the Shark Trust’s citizen scientist initiatives, in which divers and snorkellers around the world…

curled octopus filmed on north wales beach

Rare curled octopus filmed in Wales

MCS Hiraeth Yn Y Môr Project Assistant records footage of a curled octopus changing colour in rare footage shot on a Welsh beach
Fourth Element announces Shoreline throw-on for divers

Fourth Element announces Shoreline throw-on for divers

Fourth Element announces Shoreline, a versatile new travel throw-on for adventuring scuba divers made with 100% recycled materials
Aqualung Group sells Stohlquist to Sport Dimension Inc.

Aqualung Group sells Stohlquist to Sport Dimension Inc.

Sport Dimension Inc. has announced the acquisition of the Stohlquist watersports brand from Aqualung Group.
Decoding sperm whales’ ‘phonetic alphabet’

Decoding sperm whales’ ‘phonetic alphabet’

Scientists have analysed sperm whales' clicks and found they are combined in a way that strongly suggests a form of language
Working Together- Mexico’s bull shark dives

Working Together- Mexico’s bull shark dives

The bull shark feeding dives of Mexico's Playa del Carman are an integral part of a programme which combines science, conservation and tourism
Saudi Arabia offers to buy part of Sharm El Sheikh from Egypt

Saudi Arabia offers to buy part of Sharm El Sheikh from Egypt

Saudia Arabia has made an offer to the Egyptian government to purchase Ras Ghamila, part of the popular resort town of Sharm El Sheikh
Diving ‘Wreck Week’ in the British Virgin Islands

Diving ‘Wreck Week’ in the British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands is known for many things; beautiful beaches, secluded islands, vibrant culture - and some fascinating shipwrecks
Shearwater Research announces new Peregrine TX

Shearwater Research announces new Peregrine TX

Shearwater's new Peregrine TX model adds air integration capability and a digital compass to the popular Peregrine recreational dive computer
Mexico’s deepest blue hole is found to be record-breakingly deeper

Mexico’s deepest blue hole is found to be record-breakingly deeper

The Taam Ja’ Blue Hole, in Chetumal Bay, Mexico, has been found to be much deeper than first thought, and the deepest so far known to science
New CMAS men’s Dynamic No Fins world record

New CMAS men’s Dynamic No Fins world record

Poland's Mateusz Malina set a new World Record in the Dynamic No Fins (DNF) discipline at the CMAS World Cup Indoor Series held in Poland
Conception captain Jerry Boylan sentenced to four years

Conception captain Jerry Boylan sentenced to four years

The captain of the MV Conception, which caught fire with the loss of 34 lives, has been sentenced to prison time by a Los Angeles court
Insiders’ insights into Wakatobi’s Pelagian liveaboard

Insiders’ insights into Wakatobi’s Pelagian liveaboard

Underwater photographer Walt Stearns talks to Pelagian's cruise directors about why Wakatobi's liveaboard earns such high praise
Video: Wrecks4All 2.0 conference wraps up in Kotor

Video: Wrecks4All 2.0 conference wraps up in Kotor

Check out some videos from the launch of the next phase in the Wrecks4All 2.0 project, bringing the wrecks of the Adriatic Sea to life
Bioluminescence evolved 300 million years earlier than thought

Bioluminescence evolved 300 million years earlier than thought

A new study sheds light on the ancient origins of bioluminescence, suggesting it evolved nearly 300 million years earlier than first thought
Nitrogen Narcosis – beware the Rapture of the Deep

Nitrogen Narcosis – beware the Rapture of the Deep

Nitrogen narcosis is often thought of as slightly comic, but scuba divers are often unaware of the potential severity of its impact
Marine Conservation Society’s open letter to political leaders

Marine Conservation Society’s open letter to political leaders

Help drive change in UK political commitment to the oceans by signing the Marine Conservation Society's petition
Marine conservationists among prestigious Whitley Award winners

Marine conservationists among prestigious Whitley Award winners

Papua New Guinea marine biologist Naomi Longa and Cameroon manatee expert, Aristide Kamla, declared prestigious Whitley Award winners
MV Conception tragedy captain’s appeal rejected

MV Conception tragedy captain’s appeal rejected

The captain of the Conception liveaboard convicted for the manslaughter of 34 people when it caught fire has had his appeal for a new trial denied
British snorkeller’s death attributed to Immersion Pulmonary Oedema

British snorkeller’s death attributed to Immersion Pulmonary Oedema

The death of a British snorkeller in Dahab in February this year has been attributed to Immersion Pulmonary Oedema (IPO)
a picture of freediver alessia zecchini holding her 104m world record sign

Alessia Zecchini sets new CMAS freediving world record

Italian freediver Alessia Zecchini breaks her own freediving world record at the Philippines' Camotes Freediving Challenge
Featured Photographer – Rowan Dear

Featured Photographer – Rowan Dear

Check out some of the stunning shots from award-winning photographer, Rowan Dear, originally from Wales, UK, now living in Australia
‘Secrets of the Octopus’ – a brilliant new Nat Geo docu-series

‘Secrets of the Octopus’ – a brilliant new Nat Geo docu-series

A new three-part docu-series is coming to Nat Geo LIVE this Earth Day - a fantastic glimpse into the lives and behaviours of octopuses
Scientists confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event

Scientists confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event

Scientists from NOAA have announced that the a global mass coral bleaching event is underway, the second in the last ten years
claudia gas tanker sitting on the coral reef in Sharm El Sheikh

Gas tanker runs aground in Sharm El Sheikh

A Libyan-flagged gas tanker has been seized by Egyptian authorities after running aground at Ras Nasrani in Sharm El Sheikh.
Caskets filled with coral settlement substrates hanging in the pools

SECORE International’s Caribbean-wide coral restoration success

SECORE International‘s coral seeding programme is hailed a great success, with its reef restoration initiative present in nine Caribbean nations
a photo of jared hires wearing a ccr rebreather

Jared Hires’ cause of death – DAN preliminary report

The Divers Alert Network has issued a preliminary report into the death of Jared Hires, who died in Norway's Plura cave system on 3 April
picture of a scuba diver in thailand touching a whale shark's tail

Scuba diver fined for pulling whale shark tail in Thailand

A scuba diver has been fined by Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation for touching a whale shark's tail
a photo of jared hires wearing a ccr rebreather

Dive Rite’s Jared Hires dies in Norway’s Plura cave system

Cave-diving expert and Dive Rite General Manager, Jared Hires, has died while diving Norways's popular Plura cave system
Marine Curios #11 – order Xiphosura, or horseshoe crabs

Marine Curios #11 – order Xiphosura, or horseshoe crabs

Horseshoe crabs are living fossils threatened by a unique usefulness to human science (and they're not related to crabs)
Citizen shark scientists required!

Citizen shark scientists required!

The Shark Trust is asking divers and snorkellers to help with shark sightings during Global Citizen Science Month
using the mcs good fish guide

MCS recommendations for more sustainable seafood shopping

The Marine Conservation Society recommends swapping some fish for more sustainable options, based on the latest Good Fish Guide updates
Aqualung Group sells US Divers brand

Aqualung Group sells US Divers brand

Aqualung Group has sold its US Divers brand to focus on scuba diving gear production, and supplying military and professional divers
MMF records first-ever sighting of mimic octopus in Mozambique

MMF records first-ever sighting of mimic octopus in Mozambique

Marine Megafauna Foundation scientists' report the surprise discovery of the shape-shifting mimic octopus in Mozambique 
Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

The Marine Conservation Society shares ideas for how to get involved with National Citizen Science Month this April
the bay at cirkewwa in malta

Dutch diver dies; 17 rescued off Ċirkewwa, Malta

Strong winds and high seas led to the tragic death of a 45-year-old scuba diver at the popular Ċirkewwa reef, off the coast of Malta
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