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In July I'll be spending a few days in southern Zanzibar (Kizimkazi, which looks to be away from the majority of the diving centres). I'll be with a large family group containing eight divers of varying experience and skill levels. I'd very much welcome any advice or recommendations that...

400 BC. Pretty cool.... This is the world's oldest intact shipwreck - CNN

Wasn't quite sure where to post this, but a fantastic article from the BBC about a deep cave body recovery. It's a bit long, but pretty gripping. And with unusually good attention to diving detail for a journalistic piece. The cave divers who went back for their friends

Because it is never really lost... just misplaced temporarily. Camera rescued after two years underwater

My 10 year old is an avid snorkeller, but he needs glasses. I am looking to get him a prescription mask for his birthday. Because of where we live that most likely means ordering over the internet. If you Google it there are plenty of people who offer this service, but I worry about mask fit...

Thought I would post an article from Linked In on this topic in case it was of wider interest. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sunken-treasure-law-colin-riegels

I was listening to the radio last night and heard for the first time the cover version performed by Disturbed of the Simon & Garfunkel classic, The Sound of Silence. I thought it might be the best cover version of a song I had ever heard. That guy has pretty good vocal range for a heavy metal...

I appreciate most people on SB follow American sports if they follow sports at all, but one of the most remarkable sports stories of all time is nearing its conclusion in the UK. In the English premiership it is often said that there can be no "Cinderella" teams. European sports have no draft...

Surely one of the most depressing stories of the year: Why are Chinese fishermen destroying coral reefs in the South China Sea? - BBC News

I was on a dive boat the other day, and we were all chatting about what the key indicators of a "good" diver are. It was an interesting discussion (which hopefully we can replicate here). I recalled to mind something my instructor said to me when I was 15 and doing my AOW classes. "If you...

BBC News - Raiders of the lost wrecks fined

Any bets on the winner?

Although I said I was going to let this incident go, I just can't quite... Coming to Grand Cayman on business for a week, so decided to tack on the weekend before and the weekend after to get in some diving. After a bit of humming and hawing decided this would be a good chance to do some...

I have to travel to Mauritius on business and I will be "stuck" in Calodyne, Mauritius over a weekend. Any recommendations for diving / dive ops?

I was diving on Saturday and about 15 minutes into the dive the alarm on my Suunto D9 started sounding frantically. I looked at it, and my computer was shreiking with alarm that I was racing towards the surface at a high rate. Having taken a moment to verify that I was still stationary at about...

Quick report of a five day trip to Okinawa in March/April 2013. Diving. I would describe the diving in Okinawa as good but not great (it rates a 4 on the Rhone Man’s Diving Guide Destinations Scale™). Reefs are not as vibrant as typical Asian tropical coral reefs that you might see in, say...

Just arrived in Okinawa for a few days off and some diving, and at the airport a very polite customs official decided to search my bag. Having removed all my dive gear and placed it carefully next to my bag, he eyed me suspiciously and said in broken English: "where is your BCD?" I held up my...

Planning to visit Okinawa over the Easter break and get some diving in - hopefully including the USS Emmons. The consensus advice on SB seems to be to use Reef Encounters, and they look solid. Any other advice on places to stay or things to do / not do?

Happy 2013 to everyone on SB! I have made a firm resolution that 2013 is going to be the year that I finally get my trimix cert (planning to take a week off and fly down to Malapascua). Anyone else got any resolutions (positive or negative) for the upcoming year?

I recently conducted a slightly informal experiment on my personal SAC rates recently. Two weekends ago I was in Cayman, and I did a total of eight guided dives over two days. Very relaxed slow pace, led by a DM. According to my computer my SAC rate varied between 0.37 and 0.39 cu ft per min...