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  1. John Bantin

    This morning in Egypt ...

  2. John Bantin

    When a dive center's insurance is merely window dressing

    https://www.undercurrent.org/members/UCnow/dive_magazine/2023/InjuryCompensation202305.html This will be available to non-subscribers soon, and there will be a legal follow-up article in the July issue.
  3. John Bantin

    Don't Share Your Air

    Somebody said, "Your freedom ends where the next person's freedom begins." Undercurrent recently sent out an email - You can read it here: Current Upwellings in the Scuba Diving Community, June 25, 2020
  4. John Bantin

    Is COVID-19 Especially Bad News for Divers?

    Is COVID-19 Especially Bad News for Divers? The medical profession is still learning about the Corona-virus but when Dr Frank Hartig of Innsbruck University Clinic suggested the infection might preclude divers from carrying on their sport, diving magazines and online sites went viral...
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    Harrowing Tales from the Red Sea Aggressor I Fire

    It didn't get much coverage in American media, although it was well covered on Scubaboard Harrowing Tales from the Red Sea Aggressor I Fire: Undercurrent 01/2020
  6. John Bantin

    Diving air to 60m

    During the 1990s and 2000s, I repeatedly took groups of divers to that depth to compare the performances of a range of regulators. We used air because it was the most challenging gas for a regulator to deliver. They each made detailed notes at that depth that independently corresponded to the...
  7. John Bantin

    Metric measurements?

    I wonder how many Scubaboard users are familiar with metric measurements (m, kg, litres, °C, bar, etc)? Obviously, everyone outside of the US now uses metric but how many American divers get it?
  8. John Bantin

    A Unique Article from Undercurrent.

    A unique article from Undercurrent - Enjoy! https://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/AMP201904.php
  9. John Bantin

    This month in Undercurrent:

    For subscribers: This month in Undercurrent.org: Exciting moments on the Kona Aggressor, Hawaii Strobes don’t hurt the marine life Dive sites rich in history in St.Eustatius Should you let a shrimp clean your teeth? Do these shark repellants really work? Fatal effects of the rapture of the deep...
  10. John Bantin

    Just Desserts.

    Diver who rescued Thai football team from cave receives George Medal
  11. John Bantin

    Plastic is suffocating the oceans and the diving industry is culpable.

    Since I took a part-time job in a big dive store (after I retired from full-time diving), I've been shocked at the amount of disposable plastic used by the diving industry. It made me write an article about it for Undercurrent. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post a link but here it is anyway...
  12. John Bantin

    Would you ever opt for In-Water Recompression?

    If you were suffering DCI symptoms somewhere remote, would you opt for in-water recompression? There's a free-to-read article about this controversial subject in this month's Undercurrent. What's your opinion? www.undercurrent.org
  13. John Bantin

    Hello from London

    I've done a bit of diving, written a couple of thousand articles and three books on scuba. Still learning!
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