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Depth-record bid ended in tragedy

Teodora Balabanova, 45, died on the dive at Toroneos Bay, Halkidiki, and her husband Mihail, 47, is reported to remain in a critical condition after being airlifted to hospital in…

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Scuba News

Scubapro Hydros Pro BC

Built using Scubapro’s ‘Fluid-Form 3D Gel System’, the Hydros Pro is unlike any other BC on the market, says the manufacturer. Its “BC-4-Life” modular design makes it easy to customise…

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Scuba News

Dive Rite Helmet

As technical diving becomes more popular, more divers employ helmets to prevent injuries in overhead environments such as caves and wrecks, especially when using scooters. They also provide a convenient…

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World Dives

Dangers and delights at Aliwal

SOUTH AFRICA DIVER MELISSA HOBSON hoped the reality of diving the Aliwal Shoal in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, would live up to her high expectations – but quickly encountered even…

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Scuba Diving

Horse Latitudes

INDONESIA DIVER Horse LatitudesLembeh Strait is the go-to part of the world for muck-diving, but sometimes it seems to excel even itself. STEW SMITH suddenly finds himself spoilt for seahorses…

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World Dives

Snake Island To Rhino City

LIVEABOARD DIVER Three remote areas, three different seas, mind-boggling biodiversity – only a liveaboard trip could deliver PETER DE MAAGT to visit some of those hidden gems of Indonesia that…

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Living The Dream 20 Years On

LIVEABOARD DIVER IT WAS A WINTERY Wednesday night in the basement of a London student’s union when I first heard whispers of an island swarming with hammerhead sharks. I had…

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Medical

You Should Get That Examined

We all know that a blue-ringed octopus like this one can inflict serious injury, but what about other octopuses? PAYAL RAZDAN offers a thought-provoking case history… The diver was a…

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World Dives

The Last Dive Trip

Underwater photo-journalist and DIVER’s Technical Editor Nigel Wade enjoyed a week on a liveaboard in the southern Maldives shortly before his untimely death earlier this year. The trip proved outstanding…

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Scuba Diving

The Normal Sharks

SHARK DIVER What is a ‘normal’ shark? The sort we see on shark feeds in the Caribbean, or swimming around, often in the distance, at so many exotic locations? Think…

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Underwater Photography

Under Exposed

PHOTO DIVER Under Exposed Outdoor Photographer of the Year underwater category winner. IT’S THE SIXTH YEAR of the Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition but only the second in which…

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A manta ray at Daedalus.
World Dives

Beyond The Wobble

LIVEABOARD DIVER Marine-science TV presenter MAYA PLASS has largely concentrated on diving in British waters, so her first liveaboard trip to dive with sharks and rays in the Red Sea…

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