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This week on the podcast, the real-world sequel to Cocaine Bear: Cocaine Shark, I’m sure somebody is working on the film rights as we speak. Paul Watson, founder of Sea shepherd and more recently the Captain Paul Watson Foundation since the split has been arrested by Danish Police in Greenland on an arrest order from Japan. And a rather controversial freediving record because the diver was being pulled along by a state of the art carbon fiber DPV. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/sharks-off-brazil-coast-test-positive-for-cocaine-13183543 https://www.scubadivermag.com/dan-puts-malta-incidents-into-perspective/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/danes-arrest-paul-watson-at-japans-request/ https://divernet.com/scuba-gear/accessories/dpv-breath-hold-prompts-world-record-claim/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/emperor-divers-introduces-ladies-dive-cruise-for-padi-womens-dive-day/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

Divers discover Bronze-Age Nordic Axe #scuba #news #podcast This week on the podcast, lots of underwater artefacts including a record breaking bronze age axe and lots of whale strandings recently, whales have had a rather rough week https://www.scubadivermag.com/norwegian-celt-axe-dive-site-sparks-speculation/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/divers-big-glass-haul-in-bulgaria/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/this-is-huge-worlds-rarest-whale-washes-ashore/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/mass-pilot-whale-stranding-in-orkney-islands/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, big Shearwater news as they announce a partnership with Reel Diving. A ‘heroic’ diver sacrificed his own life trying to save another diver, knowing that he would be missing decompression stops, and PADI are talking at the United Nations. https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/2-poles-die-after-malta-wreck-dive/ https://timesofmalta.com/article/zonqor-tragedy-experienced-hero-diver-sacrificed-life-try.1095120 https://www.scubadivermag.com/padi-leading-the-fight-at-global-plastic-treaty-discussions/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, A group of people have risked a 30 thousand dollar fine to rescue a humpback whale caught in a net, a 24ft shark has washed up on a Scottish beach and a new British freediving record, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-03/paddle-boarders-cut-shark-nets-free-humpback-whale-marcoola/104047232 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13592597/Giant-shark-UK-beach-walkers-fish-forklifted.html https://apnews.com/article/scuba-diver-death-af09104796f8a9de571dc79892f66534 https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/gallery/sport/1537739/the-babbacombe-boy-who-dived-down-to-a-unique-british-record.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13582901/Scuba-diver-Flint-Steel-Beach-Double-Island-Point.html Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, a liveaboard has sunk in the Red Sea after colliding with a reef, the Olympic flame has been handed over underwater, PADI has launched a new internship and other underwater news https://www.thescubanews.com/2024/06/26/24-french-tourists-saved-after-safari-boat-sinks-on-marsa-alams-coral-reefs/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/diver-dies-on-first-day-of-donegal-rally/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/alice-modolo-takes-olympic-flame-for-a-dive/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/padi-launches-divemaster-internship-programme/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/cayman-islands-set-to-get-new-angel-of-the-reef-mermaid-attraction/ https://dft-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/maib-report-fatal-injury-to-a-recreational-diver-following-contact-with-a-motor-vessel-operating-as-a-dive-support-vessel-on-28-september-2023 Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, a monk seal has been exiled to keep them away from divers, the shipwreck of Shackleton’s final ship has been found and various other news stories over the previous week or two https://www.scubadivermag.com/monk-seal-exiled-to-remote-island-to-protect-divers/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/royal-canadian-geographical-society-finds-wreck-of-shackletons-last-ship-quest/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/reel-diving-uk-takes-over-divemaster-scuba/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/ocean-turtle-diving-launches-new-london-dive-centre/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/fin-whale-protection-hopes-dashed-in-iceland/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/viral-dive-log-faked-titan-divers-had-no-warning/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/diver-and-dive-centre-upfront-about-rescue/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/suunto-releases-new-dive-computer-multi-function-sports-watch-the-ocean/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, the underwater photography world mourns the loss of one of the greats who wrote the book on underwater photography. The family of a 13-year-old diver who was lost at sea is suing the resort over the death. And a diver has died taking part in a lake cleanup but, reports are unclear on his qualifications https://www.scubadivermag.com/underwater-photography-world-mourns-renowned-uwp-guru-martin-edge/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/13-year-old-divers-parents-sue-malaysian-resort-over-death/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/student-died-on-one-of-first-ever-dives/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/dive-with-buddy-and-meridian-adventure-dive-join-hands/ https://www.sealife-cameras.com/product/sportdiver-ultra-smartphone-housing/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/shearwater-research-announces-avelo-mode-for-the-teric/ https://www.atomicaquatics.com/products/regulators/b2x-regulator/ Diving Into The Darkness Link: https://www.scubadivermag.com/affiliate/mzsd Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, it looks like DPV manufacturer ScubaJet has begun insolvency proceedings. PADI has distributed half a million dollars in their Project Aware campaign. Dorset coastguard have called off the search for a missing diver. And the Pearl Fleet has commented on a viral video of a shark-dive that didn’t go so well https://taucher.net/diveinside-insolvency_proceedings_at_scubajet-kaz9246 https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/padi-aware-distributes-500k-in-mission-hub-grants/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/raid-launches-ots-full-face-mask-programme/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/dorset-coastguard-call-off-search-for-diver/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/search-for-diver-off-dorset-stood-down/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/pearl-fleet-hits-back-as-maldives-shark-dive-slammed/ Diving Into The Darkness Link: https://www.scubadivermag.com/affiliate/mzsd Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, Saudi Arabia is looking to buy Sharm El Sheikh, a man has been fined for attempting to jump on a killer whale in a video online and a few other worrying videos are popping up on social media https://divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-news/saudi-arabia-offers-to-buy-part-of-sharm-el-sheikh-from-egypt https://www.scubadivermag.com/get-the-kettle-on-join-bite-backs-big-brew-for-the-blue/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/orca-body-slammer-fined-for-stupid-behaviour/ https://www.scuba.com/p-atmb2xdu/atomic-aquatics-b2x-din-regulator https://www.mikesdivestore.com/products/fourth-element-shoreline-jacket Diving Into The Darkness Link: https://www.scubadivermag.com/affiliate/mzsd Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, tickets for our digital screening of Diving Into the Darkness are available, A British scuba diver who saved her twin sister’s life in Mexico by repeatedly punching an aggressive crocodile three years ago has been awarded the King’s Gallantry Medal. An Australian stripper is facing prison for diving for cocaine that Police had already confiscated and Shearwater release an air-integrated version of their Peregrine computer. https://www.scubadivermag.com/join-special-virtual-screening-of-diving-into-the-darkness/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/medal-for-diver-who-saved-twin-sister-from-croc/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/stripper-caught-diving-for-coke-in-nz-but-it-was-in-usa/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/fresh-from-the-pot-plymouth-rnli-rescue-diver/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/shearwater-launches-air-integrated-peregrine-tx/ Diving Into The Darkness Link: https://www.scubadivermag.com/affiliate/mzsd Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, we have the account of one of the divers on board the Sea Safari VII fire that contradicts the official timeline. The captain of the conception liveabord has been sentenced to four years in jail after his appeal failed. There’s a new subscription-based training agency out there that’s turning some heads and according to training numbers, more and more women are qualifying than ever before. https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/blazing-dive-boat-evacuation-chaotic-say-uk-divers/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/dive-liveaboard-captain-jailed-for-four-years/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/novoscuba-new-subscription-based-dive-training-agency/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/women-joining-padi-at-faster-rate-than-men/ Diving Into The Darkness Link: https://www.scubadivermag.com/affiliate/btkt Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, breaking news of a boat fire in Indonesia. A new blue hole in Mexico is believed to be the deepest in the world. A UK coroner records first IPO verdict on snorkeller. And the Tobago House of Assembly rather quickly withdrew a ten thousand dollar reward for the capture of a bullshark after massive backlash https://www.scubadivermag.com/deepest-blue-hole-now-mexicos-but-how-low-does-it-go/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/british-tourist-injured-in-tobago-shark-encounter/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/uk-coroner-records-first-ipo-verdict-on-snorkeller/ SeaLife SportDiver Underwater Smartphone Housing: https://www.scubadivermag.com/affiliate/jdn4 Diving Into The Darkness Link: https://www.scubadivermag.com/affiliate/btkt Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, a diver searching for fossils in a river ended a dive being pinned to the floor by an alligator, the captain of the conception boat fire has lost his bid to secure a retrial and several underwater records have been broken from freediving to dominos. https://www.scubadivermag.com/diver-ooa-at-15m-while-pinned-under-alligator/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/dive-liveaboard-captains-retrial-bid-overturned/ https://divernet.com/scuba-diving/what-happens-to-a-diver-charged-with-manslaughter/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/curacao-divers-play-dominoes-for-world-record/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/freediving/freediver-zecchini-breaks-fim-world-record/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/training/face-down-the-latest-raid-freediving-course/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/get-a-free-scubapro-octopus-this-spring/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/shearwater-launches-new-website/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, courts have sided with Netflix in a defamation lawsuit after a movie painted him in a bad light. A diving destination is in hot water for holding onto divers deposits and blanking them stating that they are closed for business even though their website says otherwise and the great barrier reef has just experienced it’s worst coral bleaching heatwave in history that some are describing as an underwater bushfire. https://divernet.com/scuba-news/freediving/pipin-v-netflix-freedivers-lawsuit-thrown-out/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/layang-layang-blanks-divers-seeking-refunds/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/underwater-bushfire-gbr-suffers-worst-ever-heat-stress/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/may-the-4th-be-with-you/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, I’m going to be covering the death of Jared Hires who was a very well known and loved member of the diving community and general manager of Dive Rite who died this week on a dive in the Plura Cave system in Norway which is the same cave system as the 2016 documentary Diving into the unknown where a team of divers risk their lives and legal repercussions to recover the remains of their friend who also died in the cave system. Now, I’m going to be reading through the DAN preliminary accident analysis and explaining anything that may be complicated https://divernet.com/scuba-diving/cave-diver-jared-hires-dies-in-norways-plura/ https://dan.org/safety-prevention/diver-safety/divers-blog/preliminary-accident-analysis/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week, the first ever woman cave diver is being recognised into the Women Divers Hall Of Fame. A study has shown that MPAs are making a huge difference in the waters where they’re enforced and there’s a new underwater museum being created with loads of artifacts for you to check out. https://divernet.com/scuba-news/first-woman-cave-diver-enters-hall-of-fame/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/conservation/case-closed-strict-mpa-enforcement-is-win-win/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/shark-trust-asks-divers-for-assistance-during-citizen-science-month/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/saudi-gets-ready-for-divers-with-disabilities/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/bends-concerns-as-oban-pot-forced-to-close/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/black-sea-archaeopark-for-divers-on-the-way/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week an extreme shift in the weather conditions in Malta led to emergency services rescuing 17 divers out at sea. The department of wildlife and fish is facing a 30 thousand dollar fine following the death of one of their staff during a routing snorkelling survey. A new nominee is to be inducted into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to the diving world. And this month PADI has introduced their youngest course director to date at just 21. https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/diver-dies-17-rescued-at-windy-malta-shore-dive-site/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/state-agency-fines-another-for-snorkellers-death/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/margo-peyton-to-be-inducted-into-international-scuba-diving-hall-of-fame/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/holly-wakely-becomes-worlds-youngest-female-course-director/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/are-you-ready-for-an-intro2tech/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week a very sad story where a son loses his father on a dive only weeks after losing his mother to cancer, a study on coral reef restoration has found a new way to speed up coral growth and by identifying the guns of a shipwreck that was first found over thirty years ago https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/diver-dies-as-son-ascends-fast-to-get-help/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/restored-coral-reefs-grow-as-fast-as-healthy-ones/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/wrecks/5-guns-prove-florida-shipwreck-is-hms-tyger/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, two divers have been sucked into a dam inlet on a dive, highlighting the dangers of diving around dams and waterways, trolling in Malta is putting scuba divers in serious dangers leading to protests, and two new specialty courses have been released. https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/ccr-scooter-divers-were-sucked-into-dam-inlet/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/trolling-puts-divers-at-risk-in-malta/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/bsac-introduces-underwater-surveyor-course/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/photo-dive-team-help-to-id-unknown-wrasse/ https://www.scubadivermag.com/padi-partners-with-gopro-for-new-specialty-course/ https://divernet.com/scuba-news/marine-biology/europe-cracks-down-on-underwater-noise/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions

This week on the podcast, The RNLI celebrates its 200th anniversary, two more liveaboard fires have been reported, a breakdown for last weekend’s GO Diving Show here in the UK, a seal has been biting scuba divers in South Africa and more stories RNLI https://divernet.com/scuba-diving/how-many-divers-has-200-year-old-rnli-saved/ Liveaboard Fires https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/oceanic-liveaboard-catches-fire-in-indonesia/ https://taucher.net/diveinside-fire_on_the_m_y_sea_legend-kaz9201 Missing Apple Watches https://www.scubadivermag.com/diver-returns-iphone-but-beware-old-apple-watch-straps/ Biting Seal in SA https://divernet.com/scuba-news/health-safety/seal-bites-six-scuba-divers-cause-unknown/ Beneath The Surface https://divernet.com/scuba-diving/missing-persons-volunteer-divers-step-up-in-uk/ Website https://www.scubadivermag.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scubadivermagazine/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scubadivermag/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ScubaDiverMagazine/ Scuba Diver Magazine scubadivermag.com/subscriptions