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Typical poor news article but sounds like another tragic cylinder filling accident https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/man-seriously-injured-in-diving-shop-explosion/news-story/bfee1b48a8ec34d11d7ec823f7aec6b0

I saw this on the FB "Scuba accident" group. I can't seem to see it mentioned here. maybe I just need to work on my searching skills :-) Diver died on deep air-dive - Divernet

I've seen on other forums where some key words in posts automatically are given a hover-over popup with some alternate text. I was wondering if it might be possible to code some basic unit conversions covering Depth - 50 ft or 50ft would have a hover-over showing 15m (and visa versa) Pressure -...

Firstly for those unfamiliar with Immersion Pulmonary Edema's: Immersion Pulmonary Edema | The Heart & Diving - DAN Health & Diving Immersion Pulmonary Oedema - UKDMC This is both mine and my wife’s perspective of an IPE event. Ask away if you have any questions after my novel below. We have...

Help request from the SB community. My wife had a diving accident yesterday. I'm trying pull the dive off the ****** rental computer (naturally hers broke the night before). I've sourced a cable but need a friend with a laptop who is willing to installithe oceanic software and help me pull the...

Hi! My wife and I will be Belize & Mexico for a month from the end of March this year. We're putting together the itinerary, and probably will spend 1.5 weeks in Belize then head up to the Yucatan peninsular (Belize seems really expensive compared?) Anyway, it's likely we will only have time to...

Does anyone use the Hero5 Session with an underwater case? I can't seem to find any threads on it here. The closest I found was someone saying they were not happy with Hero4 Session. I was severely let down by my Hero2 after spending a decent chunk on the camera and accessories - continual...

Hi, I was wondering whether anyone could give me advice on whether all 3 of my battery packs are likely dead. I have 2x DR slimline lights, 3 battery packs, and 2 chargers. All are the older trailer plug NiMh style. The batteries are of various age, and the two chargers are also different. I've...

So I've just completed the TDI O2 Service Tech course which certifies you to clean gear for O2 service (nothing unexpected in the course really) including tanks and valves. As the owner of a large number of tanks and valves already (and growing) and as we have to Hyrdro our stuff every single...

I'm obviously missing something obvious. Why do some dive ops / dive places ban reef hooks? I've recently been diving in some magical places that ban reef hooks yet have high current. The result? Divers hanging on with their hands, wedging themselves into gaps, or kicking the hell out of the...

Is there any reason that all the can-light hinges rust in the same place? Should I be concerned that this hinge is going to eventually rust away I wonder? All my lights are rusted in exactly the same way - it's as though you used a different alloy for that particular hinge pin. Even a light...

How do Mares reccomend that you keep the contacts clean on the Icon? I find as soon as they get a little dirty or coroded that the charging doesn't work very well. And those little pits on the contacts are damned hard to keep clean. I've tried a toothbrush and vinegar without much luck. The best...

I'm curios to hear peoples opinions on whether they would ask for a credit or refund in the following situation. My fellow live-aboard guests were very divided according to their backgrounds. Long story short - I just got off a 7 day liveaboard. While I have absolutely no complaints about the...

It's a little hard to precisely define what the biggest lesson from this dive was. Maybe it was that you should vet your dive guide before a penetration dive just as you would your buddy. Or maybe it's the old adage of never being afraid of thumbing a dive. For me it highlights exactly what the...

Well the start of the diving holiday has been interesting. I discovered on my first tank that my analyzer does in fact read above 001 when I got a read of 15ppm on the first tank I tested. Immediately rejecting it, I managed to find two tanks that were down around 7ppm. As the dive was only a...

Girl, 17, in critical condition after West Vancouver scuba diving accident [/COLOR][/LEFT]

I have a number of people coming to my wedding who are going to be doing Discovery Dives. A couple of them have asked about doing any pre-study, and I thought it might be useful if I could send them an ebook or to a website that has a good explanation of the basics. I figure it might actually...

Anyone want to recommend any good dive shops in both Coron and Malapascua? I was looking at Discovery Divers in Coron, but haven't really found any recommendations at all for Malapascua. Thanks!

Does anyone know where I could source a replacement nipple for the LPI inflator? The ones that came with the 23# wing are out of spec, and don't clip into any LPI hose I can find apart from the ones that came with the wing. I have about a dozen inflator hoses, and neither of the 23# wing...

I debated whether to post this or not, but I figure that Chris and co always taken constructive criticism. I own 4 hog plates - 2 red ali and 2 steel. I've posted how much I love the red ali plate with the 23# wing in several other threads on SB as my travel wing. But I've noticed that after ~...