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Scuba Diving in The Great Lakes

Scuba Diving in The Great Lakes

Scuba Diving in The Great Lakes
Straddling the border between Canada and the US, the five Great Lakes make up the largest expanse of fresh water on Earth. Conditions in the lakes can be demanding, but the reward is access to some of the best-preserved wrecks in the diving world. freshwater oasis The pine-flanked shores of [...]

Wreck of The Rainbow Warrior

Wreck of The Rainbow Warrior

Scuba Diving in New Zealand, Wreck of The Rainbow Warrior
Perhaps no other shipwreck on Earth has the poignancy of the Rainbow Warrior. Sunk in an act of international espionage that shocked the world, it now lies off the Cavalli Islands, in one of the most beautiful regions of New Zealand.
The conservation vessel Rainbow [...]

Discovering underwater life of Greece

Discovering underwater life of Greece

The landmarks, monuments, culture and history are what attract most people to Greece, but very few tourists realize just how many thrilling sights there are to see under the water in Greece. Sure the museums, ruins and exhibits are worthwhile but there is so much more to explore and discover once you toss on a [...]

Wreck Diving

Wreck Diving

Wreck diving
Exploring wrecks is—for many people—the main reason of scuba diving. This activity is particularly popular in countries without coral reefs to dive on. However, it also has a general appeal, because wrecks give a historical context for a dive and demand mastery of special skills.

Wreck diving is not just about ships; crashed aircraft and [...]

Divers from Cornwall plead guilty

Divers from Cornwall plead guilty

Three wreck divers from Cornwall were forced to plead guilty to crimes, participation in which they denied for six years.
They acknowledged that they stole property from the wrecks of “Don Pedro”, and each received six-month jail term with two years delay and a fine of 4,700 £.
But a divers during six years insisted that they [...]

Cuba: Diving with Sharks

Cuba: Diving with Sharks

The dive is being conducted in a channel called «La Boca» in Cuba. Duration of immersion is usually 45 minutes. Immersion of group is being started from the platform (number 1 in pic). Further diver diving gradually along the vertical walls of the underwater channel. The group gathering all together at depth of 7 meters, [...]

Underwater Park in Izmir ( Turkey )

Underwater Park in Izmir ( Turkey )

Soon another underwater park is going to opened. The purpose of establishing a second underwater park in the world is to attract divers to visit city  Izmir (Turkey).
To protect places of ancient shipwrecks and other cultural resources from flooded looting, Turkey strictly regulated dive sites with wrecks. Turkish laws prohibit the lovers to explore the [...]

Mysterious cave systems in Bahamas

Mysterious cave systems in Bahamas

The Bahamas probably in one the richest places in the world with diversity of dive sites , complexity and abundance of experience.
Only here during one trip and you can feed sharks and dive in the most beautiful and complex caves in the world ( many of those have not been investigated yet ).
Wrecks and walls [...]

Diving in Oahu

Diving in Oahu

Diving in Oahu
What can be expected to be seen? Well – beautiful volcanic landscapes, caves, lava flows, basalt boulders and of course various sea creatures. Very interesting are the so-called volcanic tubes – flowing rivers of lava froze and left behind a long hollow tubes, which over time were covered with hard corals and [...]