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Student drowns during last OW training dive (Taiwan, July 31, 2016) Media article (Chinese): 最後一堂潛水課... 女學員溺斃 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報 Summary: - group of 2 instructors, 2 students, 1 diver - the drowned student is 34yo female; it was their last OW training dive (shore, North-East Cape of Taiwan) - the...

I've read many old threads on vomiting, and I could not find any notion of dry air being a factor to vomiting. My instructor told me that dry air does trigger vomiting when your throat get too dry for some people, and I also noticed this to be true, for me anyway. Can anyone confirm if dry...

So I decided to create a FB public group, mainly to provide more information for the Taiwan scuba community because our information here is very limited. Log into Facebook | Facebook I've created a chart of fatalities with details from the past (or whatever that I could find on the internet)...

Taiwan, Kenting national park News (in Chinese): 為拍水下美照　伊林女模嗆水身亡 | 即時新聞 | 20160516 | 蘋果日報 A 25-year-old Taiwanese professional model, Olivia Ku, drowned yesterday during an underwater photo shoot in Kenting national park, Taiwan. According to the news and community information, this happened...

Here are my videos from my recent trip to LanYu island, a remote island nearby Taiwan. Awesome vis and scenery, though not much critters. Diving: (12min) 2014-10-24 ???? Diving GoPro on Vimeo Scooter tour around the island: (8min) 2014-10-24 ???? GoPro on Vimeo Sent from Tapatalk mobile

March 2014, I traveled with my buddies to Cebu on a diving trip. On my return trip at the Manila international airport, at the final check point, this happened: After my carry-on bag was scanned and I passed the gate and was about to leave the gate with my stuff, this young guy in uniform came...

Is there anywhere that is selling short diving knives? Overall length 10cm or so (plastic handle 7cm, blade 3cm, blunt tip) My coach has one that is on display because it is no longer available. I already have the trilo and want to get a smaller knife, I hate big knives :shocked2:

Given the safety concern (life & death) when underwater, equipment reliability is the ultimate question when we weigh Cost vs Durability. (yes, provided you always do regular maintenance & safety checks..etc. Leave this out for now) Is there such industry data to show a manufacturer's product...

I own a pair of the Poseidon jet fins and I love them being shorter and lighter. My question is: Can anyone actually make beautiful frogkick with this fins?? I've had it for 2 years now, and while I am still adjusting my frogkicks, I still cannot do it anywhere near how the pros do it, as show...

Does anyone also bring a mirror underwater? I had this idea of bringing a mirror underwater, mainly for self-inspection, and to help me check who is behind/above me easily. So I recently tried it and was very happy with the result. I used the little wide-angle mirror (for cars and bikes) and...