Freshen Up With These Freshwater Dive Sites

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A diver in Silfra Canyon. Iceland You don’t always need salt water and sandy beaches to have an amazing dive. While many people primarily think that the ocean is the best and/or only place to go scuba diving, many other locations offer pristine conditions and budding aquatic life in fresh water. Lakes, springs, rivers, sink holes and quarries can offer unbeatable […]

Take the Plunge with the PADI Deep Diver Course

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Two divers on the PADI Deep Diver specialty course Divers are naturally adventurous people. It takes a certain type of person to want to strap on dive gear and swim alongside mysterious sea creatures in what is often uncharted territory. While there certainly is a tame side to recreational diving, there is plenty of room to expand on the natural curiosity that is triggered […]

Scuba Diving Career: FBI Dive Team

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Andy Chambers FBI Dive Team USERT The FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team (USERT) is a highly-trained group of Special Agents who investigate underwater crime scenes at a moment’s notice. The team is made up of specially-trained FBI Special Agents with minimum two years of FBI experience and an open water diver certification. Once selected, the agents go through rigorous scuba […]

Dive Downbelow Marine & Wildlife Adventures

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Another group of Royal Gurkha Rifles visit Borneo!     A group of brave and fearless Royal Gurkha Rifles of the British Army visited Dive Downbelow Marine & Wildlife Adventures – premier PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre on Gaya Island in Borneo recently – to rest and relax from their services and learn the […]

5 Dos and Don’ts of Dive Boat Travel

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Boat Cox When you head out into open water, you are embarking on a great adventure. Whether it is your 1st or 51st time diving from a boat, the fun doesn’t fade. But don’t let excitement get in the way of your manners – you are sharing the boat with other divers, and you don’t want to […]