Beer & Booze from Wrecks
Exploring the world of submerged beverages: From 400-year-old liquor to age-defying wines and 19th-century beers, a liquid legacy emerges from the ocean depths.
Apeks DSX
The DSX technical dive computer from Apeks is loaded with cutting-edge features, the manufacturer writes, including sidemount and CCR mode, induction or cable charging and management of up to 6 gasses.
Appeals court clears diver of involuntary manslaughter of diving buddy
On Friday 25 November 2022, a lower court found diver Arthur Castillo, 60, guilty of the involuntary homicide of his long-time dive buddy Christine Gauci, who died following a dive in Mgarr ix-Xini, a bay on the southern coast of Gozo in January 2020. Gauci was an Armed Forces of Malta member, diving instructor and technical diver.
In a ruling that caused outrage in the diving community, the lower court handed Castillo a two-year jail term suspended for four years, which was immediately appealed.
Ecology: Blue-Ringed Octopus — A Flash of Danger
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Wesley Oosthuizen
Photo 4. An angry blue-ringed octopus flashes its bright blue rings as a warning.
Say hello to one of the most venomous marine animals—the blue-ringed octopus. Underwater photographer Wesley Oosthuizen takes a closer look at this small but lethal cephalopod.