Underwater Wheelchair for disabled Scuba Divers (Video)

Underwater Wheelchair for disabled Scuba Divers (Video)

With the hopes of changing the perception of the wheelchair, a disabled artist, Sue Austin, designed an underwater wheelchair.

Sue Austin is a British artist who creates multimedia, performance and illustration art.

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Australian Shark Rescue Drones To Save Lives [Video]

Australian Shark Rescue Drones To Save Lives [Video]

Australia is in the process of testing rescue drones to patrol for sharks and save lives.

The “Little Ripper” rescue drone, as it is called is an emergency response drone. 

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Shark Diving With an Armored Suit [video]

Shark Diving With an Armored Suit

 

When it comes to diving with sharks most of us rely on our instincts alone. However, not this diver.

This diver uses both her instinct and an armored suit to dive and interact with a school of sharks.  

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How a BCD Works for Scuba Diving Beginners

How a BCD Works for Scuba Diving Beginners

A2 minute description of how a Buoyancy Compensator Device (BCD) works.

BCDs are described as a glorified life preservers.

There different styles, back inflated or jacked style inflated BCDs.

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99% of Ocean Plastic Pollution Missing

99% of Ocean Plastic Pollution Missing

There is a large patch of floating garbage debris between Hawaii and California. It is just 1 of 5 large garbage debris areas found around the world.

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A Pod Of Orcas Is Now Launching Coordinated Attacks On Boats

A Pod Of Orcas Is Now Launching Coordinated Attacks On Boats

Orcas, for whatever reason, are now launching coordinated attacks on sailing vessels. This is very strange behavior and has researchers baffled.

[updated 11/27/2020]

These recent reports of orcas attacking boats are crazy and kind of scary.

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Scuba Diving With a GoPro Camera

Scuba Diving With a GoPro Camera

Best mount positions for scuba diving with your GoPro Camera.

The best attachment options for Scuba Diving with Your GoPro camera are rated in terms of ease of use, likelihood of snagging, viewpoint, stability and overall performance.

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Eating Underwater While Scuba Diving? [Video]

Eating Underwater While Scuba Diving? [Video]

Who knew … The possibility of having a meal while scuba diving never occurred to me ….

I came across  this first video of a diver eating a banana underwater.

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Scuba Diving Oil Platforms [video]

Scuba Diving Oil Platforms

You wouldn’t think of it at first, but as it turns out, oil platforms are amazing scuba diving sites.

Oil platforms both commissioned and decommissioned  are found to be meccas for sea-life.  

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Free Diving Caves & Mines [Video]

Free Diving Caves & Mines [Video]

Do you know what the difference between exploration as a scuba diver vs. exploration as a free diver?

Christian Redl holds multiple world records in free diving. 

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