No stupid rules – diving with Red Sea pioneer Johann Vifian
Johann diving in Sahl Hasheesh. Photo: Graeme Gourlay Johann Vifian founded Subex in the Red Sea more than 30 years ago. We went diving with him in Sahl Hasheesh Words and photographs Graeme Gourlay After an epic 100-minute dive on a shallow reef wh
...
Red flags for snorkellers: how to stop the quiet deaths - Divernet
Snorkelling is essentially a safe pastime – but the conclusion of the final report from Hawaii’s Snorkel Safety Study is that IPO (Immersive Pulmonary Oedema) is a hidden danger that can render that pastime lethal unless a number of red flags are hee
...Urgent warning for parents over deadly pool mistake
A simple decision of what your child wears in a swimming pool could be the difference between life and death, parents are being warned. A video uploaded to Instagram by Tiny Hearts Education – an organisation that educates parents on first aid and of
...The Linnea Mills case, a perfect example of what is wrong in the recreational diving industry.
You might remember the story of recreational diving student Linnea Mills, who drowned in 2019 during an ice/altitude training dive in Lake McDonald, …Original link
'Lifeguard' drone saved a drowning 14-year-old on a beach in Spain by dropping a life vest
A pioneering drone lifeguard service in operation across Spanish beaches saved the life of a 14-year-old boy this month as he struggled against a powerful tide off a beach in Valencia, its operators have said. The drone dropped a life vest into the s
...'Unlucky' creatures that enter rare Red Sea brine pools are immediately stunned to death
Rare deep-sea brine pools discovered in the Red Sea may hold clues to environmental upheavals in the region that span millennia, and could even shed light on the origins of life on Earth, a new study finds. Deep-sea brine pools are extraordinarily sa
...The Rise, Fall and Underestimated Rule of Kush
The Kingdom of Kush ruled for nearly 2.5 millennia. Its inhabitants built hundreds of pyramids, developed their own alphabet and even conquered their neighbor Egypt. The Kushites also had a strong tradition of revering and respecting female leadershi
...Yemen Is Sitting on a Time Bomb Bigger Than the Exxon Valdez
In the midst of the war in Yemen, there is an ecological time bomb ticking just off the coast: a derelict oil tanker that could cause a disastrous oil spill unless immediate action is taken to avert the catastrophe. Originally used as an offshore sto
...Yemen Is Sitting on a Time Bomb Bigger Than the Exxon Valdez
In the midst of the war in Yemen, there is an ecological time bomb ticking just off the coast: a derelict oil tanker that could cause a disastrous oil spill unless immediate action is taken to avert the catastrophe. Originally used as an offshore sto
...Sudan Has Twice As Many Ancient Pyramids as Egypt
You can't mention the country Egypt without automatically thinking of ancient pyramids. Sudan holds nearly twice as many pyramids as Egypt. Although Egypt is known for the pyramids of Giza, Sudan tops the charts with 255 ancient pyramids, relatively
...Behind the scenes of Nauta's groundbreaking design for Southern Wind 105GT Taniwha
by Nauta Design 20 Nov 08:34 PST Nauta Design has showcased the depth of its design skills in the br
...Women on waves celebrated at Warrawong film festival
news, latest-news, A movie night celebrating female surfers will come to Warrawong's Gala Cinema on
...Silent-Yachts Silent 60 Solar Electric Catamaran
/ Clean, efficient, and nearly noiseless, Silent-Yachts have reimagined the possibilities of clean c
...Mammoth Tusk Found at the Bottom of Pacific Ocean Stuns Scientists
Marine biologists expect to find all sorts of strange stuff in the deep sea, but a mammoth tusk ain’
...We really shouldn't be boiling shellfish
Science confirms what every five-year-old knows intuitively — crab and lobsters feel pain and we pro
...We really shouldn't be boiling shellfish
Science confirms what every five-year-old knows intuitively — crab and lobsters feel pain and we pro
...14 Minutes of Perfectly Raw Footage From Greenmount | The Inertia
Surf Friday November 19, 2021 Surfing is beautiful. And these surfers, in all this raw footage poste
...First electric autonomous cargo ship launched in Norway
[Nov 19, 2021: Pierre-Henry Deshayes] The Yara Birkeland will eliminate the need for around 40,000 t
...To save the reefs, save the trees and the soil they grow in
Tropical rainforests and coral reefs are two of the most vibrant and biodiverse ecosystems in the wo
...Into the Southern Ocean – navigating by sextant in the south - Yachting World
Tom Cunliffe introduces an extract from Andrew Halcrow's book, Into the Southern Ocean, his account
...Scientists peered into an octopus' brain — and were astonished at what they saw
Among the smartest animals on Earth, octopuses are unique for being utterly weird in their evolution
...Why would you drop 27 seismometers on the ocean floor?
Near Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean, a research vessel is currently retrieving 27 seismomete
...By accepting you will be accessing a service provided by a third-party external to https://oc3anclub.com/