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Been a busy summer for the Coast Guard looking for missing divers and dealing with casualties. Hope these two are found shortly. https://www.wfla.com/news/national/u-s-coast-guard-searching-for-2-scuba-divers-who-vanished-in-the-waters-off-coffin-island/

Saw something about a 61YO male having CPR conducted on the way in from Molasses Reef yesterday, pronounced deceased at the hospital. Anyone have any clue what happened?

Diver reported missing since yesterday afternoon, last seen south of Big Pine Key lobstering with a partner. He is wearing a wetsuit and has a pink 63 cu ft tank.

Anyone here a keys local? Particularly if you are in Key West, hit me up!

Looking at taking up the hobby/adventure of developing a computer model of a wreck. For someone with no modeling background, this will likely be a steep learning curve, but just seeing if anyone has done such a thing on here, and what software was used?

Last weekend I lost my light while diving on the Vandenberg. Boat was moored to ball four, sitting off the port side due to current. route I took was through the room with the POW/MIA table, flag room, and along the port side of the wreck. Light could be anywhere there, or in the sand. After a...

Good morning all, Got clued into a project that is happening this upcoming September. A piece of artwork consisting of an 8-ton piece of the foundational cement of the World Trade Centers is being placed on the bow of the Vandy. Sounds like an interesting venture, and I must admit I am curious...

I was watching a new episode of Dive Talk on YT last night (wonderful channel, highly recommend), and they were reacting to an instance where a DM had what appeared to be an O-ring burst at depth. The entire incident was handled very well. They then went into a discussion of hose failures. The...

Outstanding dives last Sunday. U-352 had about 70 feet of vis, no current, and water temp right around 68 degrees. Huge bait balls all over the wreck. SPAR had about 60 feet of visibility, water a little cooler at 66. Sand Tigers all over, with some rays settled in the sand. All in all, a very...

Just read a sheriff report on an incident involving an 11 year old diving with family and a dive master off Looe Key, Florida. Apparently surfaced and began convulsing, taken to lower keys medical center then airlifted to Miami. More details to follow.

Good day! I'm making a trip home up to coastal VA here in a few weeks and wanted to take advantage of my time to make a detour down to Morehead and hopefully splash on the U-352 wreck. Just wondering what the average water temp/vis is in late April. As a Keys diver I know I am going to freeze haha!

Good morning all! Hopefully this post is permitted, I just started a FB group called Keys Dive Club. I've noticed there is a Southeast Florida Dive Club, but not one specific to the Conch Republic. My aim is to create a group welcome all levels of divers, as long as they are committed to safe...

Just got wind of a possible missing diver (female) from this morning on the Vandenberg. Has anyone else heard anything?

Good morning all, I recently made the dive (pun intended) into the world of underwater photography, finally upgrading from a gopro to a full camera and tray setup. Prior to splashing with it, I wanted to get some input for the best way to attach it to my person, since the last thing I would...

Would be nice to have a sub-forum dedicated to those who are in search of a partner who shares our passion...or maybe that would just be inviting too much trouble on here?

I've been doing some searching lately for deck plans of the USNS Vandenberg. I've located some that are fairly dated and do not accurately reflect the ship as it is now. Are there any newer versions floating around? A set that has the cutouts marked on it would be even better. Thanks!

Hey scubaboard, I recently won a Mares Quad Air computer (computer only, no pod) in a dive shop raffle. I'm looking to hear anyone's opinions or experiences with this computer. I currently dive with a Cressi Leonardo, and love the simplicity of that computer. Is the Mares as user friendly...

Has anyone read this book? I just ordered it on Amazon and am looking for some reviews? If not, I will post a review up here in a few days after I have read it. Thanks!

Divers: Myself, a brand new DMC. 26 years old, generally in good shape. Diver 1, about 40, has considerable experience and is a little heavyset, but appears to be in decent shape. Diver 2, also about mid 20's, some experience and in good shape. Both were AOW, myself having complete rescue diver...

So I am in the middle of my Divemaster training (PADI) and just completed the 400m swim, 800m fin, and water tread. Of these, the only that I feel I did really well was the water tread, in which I scored a 5. Both the 400m swim and 800m event I only scored a 2. While I am very comfortable in the...