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I'm keen to dive the HMAS Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast. The local dive shops' websites say that dives are limited to 50 minutes. That seems rather short for a big boat. I'm tec / advanced wreck trained.. and would prefer to do one long dive than 2 short ones... Any ideas if this is feasible...

Hi I've posted here before about recurrent otitis externa and got some helpful ideas... However, am just back from a diving holiday with a rip-roaring otitis externa. I'm not using vosol as a preventor currently as it irritates my ears. I do have the 'ear dryer' and use that. I also use almond...

I've been struggling with recurrent otitis externa post tropical diving and am after any suggestions for prevention. I used to get otitis externa prior to diving / when I wasn't diving so guess I am a little prone to it. I am a bit atopic and often have 'itchy' ears when my hayfever is bad. i...

I’ve just done an ice diving trip to Lake Baikal and thought I’d share my experience. I’d wanted to dive in Baikal for a while but had struggled to find information on it… so here is my story to share my (awesome!) experience. I’m not even sure whether to post this in the Eastern Europe or...

Diver dies in Doubtful Sound, rescuers flown to hospital

Hi. I'm looking at doing a week long liveaboard in the Maldives in march 2018. I'm looking at Scubaspa Yang for their "Central Atolls" trip versus Emperor Orion for their Southern Central 7 Atolls trip. Any thoughts... as a boat Scuba Spa looks amazing, but does have a lot of people on board. I...

Questions raised as NZ's diver death toll surges

I've seen a local dive trip advertised to Gallipoli to dive the World War 1 wrecks. From a historical perspective it sounds incredible. I understand the wrecks have more recently opened up to divers, but I'm struggling to find information and probably more importantly for me, reviews. The...

I have a conference to go to in Noumea in October (woohoo!) and am looking at extending my stay to do some diving. I was wondering about 2-3 days diving in Noumea pre conference and then heading over to the north - east coast for 3 days post conference. I'm after advice re dive shops / where...

I was on a liveaboard in Fiji last year when a fellow diver got bent. It was scarey as hell and has made me reconsider a few things regarding my diving. Some parts of this story are vague as I don't know what / why things happened and others I've kept vague for privacy reasons. Day 2 of a...

Yesterday I went for a dive at Goat Island. I haven't been there for years but I recall snorkelling amonst huge snapper, fish everywhere and yesterday I was appalled at the lack of marine life... a few small snapper, a few crays but hard to find, no kina. The vis wasn't great and there was a...

I think this is more of an 'incident' than an 'accident'... Body of mystery diver found tied to a post with his throat slit off Thai beach The body of a diver believed to have been a Westerner has been found with his throat slit and tied to a concrete post in waters off the resort city of...

Diver missing for 12 hours found alive

I'm just back from Rowley Shoals & for anyone interested, here is my review... Rowley Shoals Trip October 2016, aboard “Odyssey” (Odyssey Expeditions). Rowley Shoals are a group of 3 more or less submerged atolls several hundred kms off the coast of Broome. They can only be dived a few months...

I'm just back from this trip and since I use sites such as scubaboard to book trips, I feel obliged to provide a trip report for others to see. To summarise in one word 'awesome' in 5 words 'best trip I've ever done'. I booked the trip through liveaboard.com, no problems there. The Galapagos...

A review of my recent dive trip. Mike Ball Expeditions Dive fly 4 night trip. Overall a fantastic trip that I’d happily recommend. The booking process was smooth and efficient and the office staff very easy to deal with. Website easy to follow and had good information. I checked in on the...

Hi. I am looking at booking a trip on the Amira next January to Cenderawasih Bay. The boat looks good but I can't find any reviws. I understand it has a swiss owner - I was wondering if most of the punters on board are European / reviews are in German?? Has anybody been on the Amira and have...

I was wondering if any others have encountered similar problems. I don't usually get heartburn or reflux. Occasionally I will if I have a heavy night of drinking but it would be pretty unusual. I went on a week long liveaboard trip in March and loved it but toward the end was suffering from...