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A British-born commercial diver has died after failing to resurface during a vehicle recovery operation in Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada.

Turkish scuba instructor Mazlum Kibar has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest open saltwater scuba dive in cold water.

A scuba diver found a Crusader-era sword off Israel’s Mediterranean coast, in the same area where he recovered a similar weapon in 2021.

Aggressor Adventures is celebrating St Patrick’s Day with a limited-time 15 per cent discount on selected 2026 dive trips

Two Swiss divers and a Seychellois crew member are missing after the liveaboard Galatea sank early on Friday morning

From takeaway containers to tiny plastic fragments, marine litter remains a daily reality on UK’s shores, despite signs of progress

A boat captain who left two people on his small boat while he went solo scuba diving off the south…

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of 38 new species following an Ocean Census expedition off the coast of Japan

A Greek-Cypriot scuba diving instructor has died after getting into difficulty during a training dive on the Zenobia wreck off Larnaca, Cyprus

Aggressor Adventures CEO Wayne Brown has died at the age of 65, following a private 1.5-year battle with cancer

US safety regulators have warned snorkellers to stop using a brand of full-face snorkel masks sold on Amazon for the last seven years

US appeals court upholds the manslaughter conviction of Conception dive boat captain Jerry Boylan over the 2019 fire in which 34 people died

Citizen scientist mother and daughter discover what could be the largest single coral colony in the world on the Great Barrier Reef

Red Sea liveaboard Golden Dolphin II has been seriously damaged by fire in Hurghada, just weeks after her sister vessel was destroyed.

Matty Smith's image of two Southern elephant seal pups has been crowned winner of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026.

A British dive instructor previously imprisoned for child sex offences has been detained by Philippine Immigration authorities.

A recall notice has been issued for some Hollis 200LX second-stage regulators, after reports some of its components are prone to failure

The Cave Divers Association of Australia releases the findings of its investigation into the November 2025 death of a diver at Tank Cave