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Rescue crews search for missing scuba diver off Kauai - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL Rescue crews search for missing scuba diver off Kauai POIPU, KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow) -The Kauai Fire Department (KFD) is assisting in a multi-agency search for a missing scuba diver in Poipu. KFD personnel...

Scuba diving assault caught on camera off Kona Coast Posted: Monday, May 12, 2014 10:39 PM EDT Updated: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:08 PM EDT By Tim Sakahara - bio | email KONA, HAWAII (HawaiiNewsNow) - An assault is caught on camera 50 feet underwater. The video shows one diver ripping off the air...

Green laser leads to rescue of Oahu diver lost at sea By Lisa Kubota KAENA POINT (HawaiiNewsNow) - An experienced diver is glad to be back at home after drifting at sea for eight hours off Kaena Point. Shining a laser at an aircraft is usually a crime, but this time it...

Lifeguards rescue two scuba divers off Makapuu By Star-Advertiser staff POSTED: 02:58 p.m. HST, Apr 11, 2013...

How many degrees of separation do you think the worldwide scuba community has? They say that scuba is a good way to meet new people and it seems to be true, and they also say that the whole world is only separated by around 6 degrees of separation, so scuba is definitely less than that. My...

A few months ago I started this thread http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/basic-scuba-discussions/414269-where-can-someone-get-advanced-training.html to ask where one can get "better than normal" training. I got a few helpful answers, some vague answers, and of course Fundies. So this time, let...

Besides cost(sometimes a big cost), compression(can be offset with the cost of a new suit and probably not that big a deal for a 3mm), and durability(also offset by cost) is there any other reason NOT to use a freedive or spearfishing wetsuit for scuba? Camo pattern is, of course, subjective...

Man pulled unconscious from waters off Sans Souci Beach - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser Man pulled unconscious from waters off Sans Souci Beach...

Not a diver, but a one of our shallow water cousins in critical condition: --------------------------------------------------------- Maui snorkeler pulled from ocean in critical condition By Star-Advertiser...

After posting a news story in A&I, it got me thinking. Do freedivers always dive with a buddy? In the news story, his freind realized something wasnt right TWO HOURS LATER. Some answers might be: always, never, sometimes, usually, even numbered days, not if there are a lot of good sized fish...

Coast Guard and fire rescuers search for missing free diver By Star-Advertiser staff The Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department rescue crews are searching for a missing 50-year-old man last...

Night diver fatality. Might be a spearfisher, just a guess though. Diving fatality is identified as Waianae man, 28 - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser and not really a diver, but still a water fatality. Body found in area where swimmer swept out to sea - Hawaii News - Honolulu...

Its a weird question I know, but searching on the NAUI Dive Center Locator, I only see UH-Hilo, one shop each on Kauai, Oahu, and the Big Island, and what looks like one independent. I thought there were a lot more before, though I cant name them.. :zen:

Let me start by saying I hope this is not the start of the Rescue or not, DM or not, DM vs MD, which standard course, GUE or not, tech or not, or PADI vs whoever thread... So in the mostly lurking I do in this forum, I see the recurring idea that new divers want to get to DM to become a...

How do you safely ascend to some altitude after diving at sea level on a computer? I have seen the "Required Surface Interval Before Ascent to Altitude After Diving" table posted here and in the NOAA manual. It seems like you need pressure groups to use that table right? I dont think...

Would it be acceptable to log a SNUBA dive in your logbook? I know there are no logbook police, so I am just curious as to what is considered "fair." Also, i just passed the one year mark since certification. Woo hoo! :zen:

A 32-year-old Wisconsin man died after being pulled from waters off Haena Beach Park on Kauai on Friday. According to the Kauai Fire Department, Chester Stoda of Black River Falls, Wis., scuba diving with a friend near Tunnels Beach. Lifeguard John Cammak watched the pair as they dove and...

...the NOAA Diving Manual, 4th ed. hardcover since it went "on sale." I am guessing the 5th edition will be out soon. Haven't really read it yet, so I was wondering what sections do i need to learn, what is nice to learn, and what can be skipped. I probably won't skip any parts, just might...

If my BCD inflator were to get stuck open, how much time to I have to disconnect/vent before it could lead to injury? I know there are a few different factors such as depth, starting position, and how open the inflator got stuck, so what are the different scenarios that you have actually...

OK, setting myself up for massive flames, but here goes...:landmine: Is a Dive Master a better diver...:confused: ...statistically speaking, as compared to someone who has dived similar environments, has a similar number of dives (including DM cert dives), and same overall level of mental...