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Missing diver’s body found - Published in NEWS The body of a British diver who went missing for nearly two weeks has been found inside a wreck in Malta. - 17/11/08
Seychelles wreck sunk - Published in NEWS A wreck has been purposely sunk off the Seychelles as an artificial reef for divers. - 14/11/08
BSAC in Greece agreement - Published in NEWS
BSAC has teamed up with a regional tourist development organisation to launch the BSAC diver training system in Greece. - 10/11/08
Miniature Ascent Rate Alarm - Published in KIT The Miniature Ascent Rate Alarm (MARA) is designed to make diving safer by monitoring your ascent rate and reducing the risk of decompression sickness. - 7/11/08
Halcyon H2 Eclipse wing system - Published in KIT While setting up my gear on board a liveaboard in the Faroe Islands recently, I immediately had my fellow dive buddies hovering around me, wanting to take a look at the new Halcyon H2 wing system – always a good sign when I’m testing a new piece of kit. - 7/11/08
Garmin GPSMAP 555s chart plotter - Published in KIT These days, it is a prerequisite that if you are diving from a boat, you will require a GPS (global positioning system), chart plotter and echo sounder to locate your chosen dive site. - 6/11/08
If the suit fits… - Published in KIT If you’re heading off to dive the planet’s more sun-kissed
regions, you’ll probably require a warm-water wetsuit. But
which of the multitude on the market is the best for your
needs? Charles Hood kits up and puts them to the test - 3/11/08
Come for the wrecks, stay for the dolphins - Published in GO DIVING The resident dolphins at Abu Nuhas have a habit of turning good dives into great dives. David Lloyd recounts an enthralling dive in the company of the cetacean with the perma-smile - 7/11/08
Malta wrecks - Published in GO DIVING A long-time favourite with UK holidaymakers, the Maltese archipelago continues to attract divers, but for Charles Hood,
it’s all about the wrecks. Here’s his guide to the best sites - 4/11/08
In the belly of the beast - Published in GO DIVING The Zenobia in Cyprus may be one of the world’s most famous wrecks, but it hasn’t given up all its secrets. - 4/11/08
Loving The Aliens - Published in GO DIVING Mythology depicts them as vengeful man-eating monsters that grab whole ships with their fearsome arms and tentacles, but in reality they’re intelligent, inquisitive invertebrates that fascinate and flummox in equal measure. - 4/11/08
Do you remember your first time? - Published in GO DIVING We were all scuba virgins once. There was even a time when the world’s most experienced divers put on their first regulators and said to themselves: ‘Do they really expect me to breathe from this thing?’ - 14/10/08
Relic of the carr crash - Published in GO DIVING Further south from the Firth of Forth, Mike Clark takes a trip out to the Alfred Erlandsen wreck on the Ebb Carrs near St Abbs, and discovers a dive site that’s as scenic as it is tra - 8/10/08
Peril in Pulau Weh - Published in SKILLS A combination of bad weather and inexperience can turn a dream dive into a dramatic one, as novice Nikki Morgan discovered… - 4/11/08
The big British buoyancy test - Published in SKILLS With the launch of a new BSAC workshop that will put divers’ buoyancy skills to the test, Charlotte Boan asks BSAC national instructor Simon Campbell why it pays to stay neutral - 7/10/08
Big Shot - Smile please - Published in SKILLS Just about every warm-water diver has a triggerfish attack story, and many have scars and chewed fins to prove it. - 6/10/08
Snapper School - The secret of 'Focus Lock' - Published in SKILLS Paul Duxfield shares the secrets of ‘focus lock’ – a feature that allows greater precision in your underwater photography - 6/10/08
The one that got away - Published in SKILLS An unusual experience during a dive at North Sulawesi in Indonesia meant that seasoned diver John Langford could truly empathise with the local marine life - 6/10/08
