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NOGI award honorees are soley nominated by and voted for by previous NOGI award recipients. Membership in this group of fellows is, without question, a unique and distinctive honour.
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The British based independent organization has stated that the practice of stamping of the letter 'V' (to indicate a visual inspection has been carried out) after the unique identifier stamp and the relevant date, should now cease.
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The British company specialises in liveaboard and resort-based scuba diving holidays and had bought flights from the World's oldest travel agent.
"Thomas Cook Group has been placed into administration.
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Now, according to Aaron Hunt, coordinator of the Eco Divers Reef Foundation, the project is beginning to bear fruit. “After two years of the coral nursery program, we have an 85 percent survival rate of our transplanted corals,” he said.
There were 39 people on board, of which 34 souls were lost. (33 passengers and one crew).
,,This fire has been a chilling awakening for the world wide scuba diving community
Read moreOur dive community is still hurting because each of us can place ourselves on that boat and in those bunks. Dan Rodarte, Aqua Lung
The article states that 39-year-old Matthieu Bazil is a passionate watersports enthusiast and scuba diver.
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There has been a plethora of mis-information and wild conjecture by the mainstream media and on social media by divers. Rumours fly and add to the confusion. This should bring some clarity to this devastating incident.
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, ,It was a terrible tragedy, but it was extremely unusual. If you look at the safety record of liveaboard dive boats, the safety record is very good. Jonathan Bird
On Thursday 5 September the lawyers for Truth Aquatics filled a petition asking a judge to eliminate their financial liability, citing a statute from 1851.
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If you know a female diver who has made an outstanding contribution to our underwater world you can nominate them now
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Currently International Training, Inc. (ITI) is made up of three training divisions: ERDI (Emergency Response Diving International), SDI (Scuba Diving International) and TDI (Technical Diving International).
,Read moreThe philosophies of both companies are very much in line with each other, high standards taught by professional educators. Brian Carney, ITI
The group includes Scuba Diving magazine, scubadiving.com, Sport Diver magazine, sportdiver.com and Skin Diver magazine.
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The original business name was the 'Anglesey Diving Centre', and it was established in the late 1970s by Fred and Brenda Hughes.
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The inflator is made by Ferplast and the recall only relates to products that have been fitted with the new type of Ferplast inflator.
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The hand signal is being used to alert a buddy that you have spotted some rubbish and wish to pick it up.
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A number of heartfelt tributes from the likes of the Ashmolean Museum, AP Diving, British School at Rome, Fourth Element, GGGI Initiative, GUE, IKUWA7, Project AWARE, World Animal Protection UK were made on social media, confirming that two highly
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The Explorers Club members carry out or assist in field science expeditions to study unknown or little known destinations or phenomena in order to gain knowledge for humankind.
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