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    Shooting yourself in the foot (slightly graphic warning)

    Ouch. I have no idea what is the story behind the photo.
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    Diver pulls hook from fin of 5m tiger shark

    Video at the link. This diver has either balls of steel or no common sense or maybe both. https://nypost.com/video/diver-removes-fishing-hook-from-tiger-sharks-fin/
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    Fort Campbell, dive training fatality

    Soldier lost his life during diver training at Joe Swing Park Reservoir. https://www.newschannel5.com/news/fort-campbell-soldier-dies-in-training-exercise
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    Shot through the heart (somewhat graphic warning)

    Turkish spearfisherman Oğuzhan Sonugür, 33, was speared in the heart while out diving recently. (He survived!) https://www.facebook.com/NARescueLLC/
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    Missing diver/Ponce Inlet, Florida

    Search underway for missing diver in Volusia County, officials say 30 miles out, 3 went down 2 came back. Search underway.
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    How much oxygen to carry for emergencies?

    I am wondering how much oxygen people are carrying for first aid purposes on their boats? I hadn't given it much thought since our dives these days are recreational and at most are within an hour of land (and minutes by chopper), and I'm carrying a D size tank which is 406 liters. But in the...
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    Bonaire/luxury hotel?

    Can anyone based on recent experience recommend a hotel in Bonaire - my son and I are not choosy, but my wife (who is a former divemaster) is now at a point where she likes luxury and sitting on the beach. So I need a hotel that's posh and where a whole day can be spent without feeling like...
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    Using a DPV to flee the police

    California man, 44, wanted over $35m Ponzi scheme tried to flee FBI agents using an underwater 'SEA SCOOTER' in freezing Lake Shasta before being arrested when he surfaced after 25 minutes Suspect Wanted By FBI Attempts Underwater Escape On Sea Scooter
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    Polish navy divers work to defuse "tallboy" bomb, with vid

    "The five-day operation requires the dive team to remove some of the mud around the bomb to give them enough access. When preparations are complete, they will remotely ignite (not detonate) the bomb's contents, burning it out in a controlled manner. As it is close to a ferry crossing and a...
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    Submarine USS Grenadier almost certainly discovered in Malacca Strait

    Interesting story. Photos at the link. https://www.wnep.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/divers-in-southeast-asia-may-have-found-us-submarine-lost-in-wwii/507-c1dc0577-2924-42be-ad46-55aeb04ada2f
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    Neat older tank, some photos

    I snapped this one at a local shop. Old 72 cu ft tank with the "AMF" logo and a pillar valve. Looks like it was born 12-61. oops, realized I can't post links. Click through here 01-AMF 02-AMF 03-amf
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