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I just received this email from Nautilus about my May 15 trip to Socorro aboard the Explorer: In light of the borders being closed due to COVID-19, we are shutting down the boats until further notice. We will start running trips again as soon as it's safe. We are doing our very best for...

We will be right next door to Secrets the same time you are there. We are staying at Residencias Reefs. We dive with Aldora and they will pick us up at the pier in front of Secrets but most any operator will pick you up either at the pier or via the beach. Have fun on your trip. Maybe we will...

Thanks MMM for the update on the port opening. I don’t arrive until this Wednesday. My question was general in nature. Is the port typically closed when the wind is anywhere out of the north (N, NE, NW)? Or are there exceptions? Dave alluded that the port can be open during a NW wind. I...

Dave, will they keep the port open if the wind is northeast? I thought they closed the port for anything north. I fly in Wednesday and wind guru shows another system arriving late Friday. Hope it’s wrong.

Having learned of this scam in advance of my flight to Cabo on January 8, I took all my camera gear out of my Pelican case and put it in a backpack. I took additional measures to avoid attention by packing all of our dive gear into a hard-sided generic suitcase instead of our Seac bag to look...

Having learned of this scam in advance of my flight to Cabo on January 8, I took all my camera gear out of my Pelican case and put it in a backpack. I took additional precautions by packing all of our dive gear into a hard-sided generic suitcase instead of our Seac bag to avoid attention and to...

The most plausible root cause of this event is testosterone and folly of youth.

You are right. I couldn’t resist the urge. I’m definitely going to Hell.

Unbeknown to most people and the one silver lining to this tragic “unavoidable” mass out-of-air near death event was that these extremely experienced professional divers became technical advisors on the movie ‘47 Meters Down’.

As I stated above, all the passengers, including children under the age of 10, were dry. There were no scuba tanks on the catamaran. This looked like a snorkel excursion that had just embarked.

I so sorry for your loss. The only consolation is that if this were a fatal event, regardless of where he was at the time he was struck, he died doing something remarkable. I hope that was the case with your father. I always tell my children that if I should ever die in a scuba accident to...

I am not sure why the man’s body was not removed but I imagine that there is some sort of inquiry that takes place after a fatality involving tourists and/or perhaps the body could not be removed until a government official gave permission. All conjecture on my part. Either way, I am sure they...

We witnessed a tragic event unfold while having breakfast at the Presidente pier yesterday. A catamaran full of guests pulled up to the pier and CPR was being performed on an elderly man. Once the ambulance arrived, CPR was discontinued and the man’s body was covered in a sheet. A woman...

That’s what I was afraid of. Isn’t the shuttle $17/pp regardless of destination? If so, that is $102 to get 6 people to Aldora and we still need to catch a cab to Presidente. Can I arrange pickup at 65th?

Can anyone recommend a private van that will pick up 6 passengers at the Cozumel airport this Thursday, stop at Aldora downtown for approximately 10 minutes and then take us to our final destination at the Presidente? Normally my husband and I drag our bags off the terminal to catch a cab...

This is why I am a DAN member and insurance holder. It’s a ridiculously small price to pay for the peace of mind in knowing that in the event of a dive emergency, DAN coordinates and covers the expense for treatment/medevac and post treatment. It’s a no brainer. I don’t blame authorities for...

The fact that the explosion appears to eminate from the top deck coupled with the timing of when passengers disembarking and no one remaining in the passenger cabin all seems a bit too much of a coincidence. It just doesn’t pass my smell test.

I definitely wouldn’t dive until you get a medical clearance from an ENT. Best of luck. Please let us know what you find out.

I ruptured my left eardrum during a severe case of cold and bronchitis. My experience was the same as yours beginning with severe pain followed by a popping sound and bloody discharge which brought immediate relief. My eardrum reformed a mucous plug at the rupture site a week later and...

I’m glad you survived the attack diverdog1. Where in the Gulf of Mexico were you diving when attacked? One of my favorite dives is in the Flower Gardens Marine Sanctuary. Given its 110 mile distance from shore and the fact that it is surrounded by deep blue water, it attracts large Pelagic...