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
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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
...‘Simply no scenario’ where humanity can survive on an ocean-free planet
“Simply speaking, our relationship with our planet’s ocean must change”, Assembly President Volkan B
...Penniless fishermen strike gold finding whale vomit in carcass worth £1 million
A group of penniless fishermen found £1.1 million worth of "whale vomit" in the carcass of a mammal.
...Rusting WWII munitions are poisoning Europe's seas
During the 20th century, countless pieces of explosive ammunition were lost or intentionally dumped
...Humans are causing mass extinction at a rate not seen since the last major extinction event
Roughly 66 million years ago, an asteroid or comet struck the planet and wiped out three-quarters of
...A 'Giant' Crustacean Scavenger Has Been Discovered Deep in The Ocean
Eurythenes atacamensis. (Alan Jamieson) Discovering a new species and placing it on the tree of life
...An Outdoor Lover’s Road Trip on the Oregon Coast
It’s not just Oregon’s myriad rivers, Crater Lake National Park, and towering evergreens that make f
...Seaspiracy explored: Why are bottom trawling and bycatch such bad news?
‘Seaspiracy’, the popular Netflix documentary released earlier this year, has made words like ‘bycat
...Look at These Unnerving Photos of Beaches Destroyed by a Ship Burning at Sea
Sri Lankan Navy remove debris washed ashore from MV X-Press Pearl. The ship has been burning for 12
...Sea snot continues to expand in Marmara Sea
The surface of the sea near Erdek in the western Turkish city of Balıkesir has been covered in a thi
...Walrus Found 2,650 Miles South of Habitat
An arctic walrus that likely fell asleep on an iceberg and wound up in Ireland has now moved south t
...Seabirds are Today's Canaries in the Coal Mine, and They Have an Urgent Message
In some cases, seabirds tell us directly about major distress in the oceans. Photo: Shutterstock Jus
...30 Quick Seafood Dinners for Summer in 30 Minutes
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab Poke (pronounced poh-kay), the bite-size marinated fish sal
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