Scuba With Bill

Albert Schwartz has a nice little writeup and album from his recent scuba trip to Phuket. Worth checking out.

When couples promise each other for better or for worse, they probably don’t think the “for worse” part could happen as soon as the wedding ceremony. But Barbra Anderson and Jason Skubitz took that chance when they got married in the shark tank at the Mall of America’s Underwater Adventures aquarium on Valentine’s Day.

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Three generations worth of the Springer family dive Cayman Brac.

SURAT THANI: More than 720 people from at least 35 countries have set a world record for the most divers diving simultaneously off Koh Tao, as part of the Koh Tao Underwater Day festival.

The event was held to promote awareness of how global climate change is slowly killing coral and to mark the coming into effect today of the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty signed by 136 nations, and aimed at reducing the amount of carbon dioxide produced globally. Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gasses that produce globl warming.

Paul Foley, a consultant to the event�s organizer, Koh Tao Dive Operators’ Club, said, “We have chosen to focus upon climate change - more often called global warming - with current trends, there may be no coral left in 20 years.

“The glaciers and icecaps are melting. The time for action from policymakers and consumers is long overdue. We need change now.”

Rico Stapel, of nearb y Koh Samui�s community magazine told the Gazette that thousands turned out for the event, which also included a Miss Dive Shop contest, a longtail boat race and a naval exercise by the Royal Thai Navy.

Brought to you by: The Phuket Gazette

Don’t let the headaches spoil your dive trip

Diving Sardinia is looking for people to share experiences about diving in Italy.

From about 3 days before the full moon to 3 days after last quarter moon during the months of March to June, Whale Sharks can found be in the waters of southern Belize.

See DeeperBlue for more details

So does the US Navy who crashed a submarine into an underwater mountain not marked on naval charts.

Interesting post about the FBI collecting diver recrods and new tools being used by the Coast Guard to battle terrorism.