Air Versus Mixed Gas Below 50 Metres, Explained
Below 50 metres, ordinary air becomes a liability for divers. Here is the physics behind nitrogen narcosis, rising gas density, and why trimix exists as the technical diving standard.
Jun 8, 2026

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Below 50 metres, ordinary air becomes a liability for divers. Here is the physics behind nitrogen narcosis, rising gas density, and why trimix exists as the technical diving standard.
Jun 8, 2026

One demands breath control and stillness, the other demands equipment discipline. Here is what separates them and where beginners should start.
Jun 24, 2025

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

One Maldivian military diver died in the Vaavu Atoll mission. His service deserves gratitude, while the unanswered questions surrounding his death still demand scrutiny.
Jul 25, 2026

Technical diving instructor Adam Jacoub died on 18 July 2026 following a dive in Hurghada, Egypt. The circumstances remain under investigation.
Jul 20, 2026

Diving emergencies far from shore involve costly medical evacuations and coordination. Here is how that response is actually funded and organised, and who calls the shots.
Jun 25, 2026

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

DAN's annual diving reports track how divers die each year, and the leading cause is rarely the dramatic equipment failure popular imagination assumes it to be.
Jun 19, 2026

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

MNDF Sergeant Major Mohamed Mahudhee died searching a Maldives cave for five missing divers. His death shows the risk that recovery divers accept on behalf of strangers.
May 24, 2026
