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Diving

Scuba, freediving and the people who go under: safety, training, incidents and the water itself.

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Diving

Inside the DAN Europe Mission That Brought the Maldives Divers Home

Finnish cave specialists, Maldivian coast guard divers and DAN Europe medics carried out a coordinated recovery after the Vaavu Atoll cave tragedy.

May 22, 2026/4 min read

A coast guard vessel with dive support crew on deck during an open-water recovery operation

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Five Italian Divers Die in Maldives Cave, Rescuer Also Lost

Five Italian divers died in a Maldives cave near Vaavu Atoll on 14 May 2026, and a Maldivian rescue diver died during the search that followed.

May 15, 2026/4 min read

A technical diver silhouetted at the entrance of a deep underwater cave, lit by a dive torch

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Spearfishing and Freediving: The Overlap and the Added Risk

Spearfishing shares its breath hold physiology with freediving, but a hunting mindset changes the risk calculation entirely, and blackout remains the top cause of death.

Apr 8, 2026/4 min read

A freediver with a speargun along a rocky reef

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Wetsuit Thickness, Fit and Neoprene: a Buying Guide That Starts With the Water Temperature

A wetsuit that fits badly is a wetsuit of any thickness that does not work. Match millimetres to the water, check the fit at the neck, the small of the back and the wrists, and know which neoprene you are paying for.

Apr 7, 2026/4 min read

Divers pulling on wetsuits aboard a dive boat, in a NASA photograph from the NEEMO 6 mission in July 2004

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Dive Computers and Algorithms: What They Cannot Know About You

A dive computer tracks pressure and time with precision, but the model behind it cannot see the diver wearing it. Here is what that gap actually means.

Mar 19, 2026/5 min read

A close-up of a scuba diver's wrist-mounted dive computer showing depth and time readouts underwater

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Sharks and Divers: What the Data Says Versus the Reputation

Shark bites made headlines again in 2025. The numbers behind those headlines tell a very different story for the people actually diving with sharks.

Mar 5, 2026/4 min read

A reef shark swimming past a scuba diver in clear open water

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Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Opens Up: What Dive Tourism Actually Offers

New resorts, new dive licences and a scaled-back masterplan. Here is the real state of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea diving push, not the pitch deck version.

Feb 10, 2026/4 min read

Healthy coral reef with tropical fish along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastline

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The Freediving Depth Records and Who Actually Holds Them

The current constant weight world records, the athletes behind them, and the federations, AIDA and CMAS, that ratify every metre added to the books.

Jan 15, 2026/4 min read

A freediver wearing a monofin descends along a guide line into deep open water

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The Path Into Technical Diving: What Changes at Depth

Technical diving begins the moment a diver can no longer go straight to the surface. Here is how training builds toward that shift, one course at a time.

Dec 5, 2025/4 min read

A technical diver equipped with staged cylinders preparing to descend near a wreck

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Freediving in the Red Sea and the Gulf: Where People Actually Train

Dahab's Blue Hole draws freedivers year round for a reason: shore access to real depth, warm water, forgiving conditions and an established training community.

Nov 14, 2025/4 min read

A reef wall dropping into deep water with a freediver above

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Manta Rays and Whale Sharks: The Encounters and the Etiquette

The Indian Ocean hosts some of diving's biggest animal encounters. The rules for approaching them properly matter more than most divers realise.

Sep 12, 2025/4 min read

A whale shark swimming near snorkelers in clear Indian Ocean water