Roughly 25-years before the emergence of tech diving, commercial divers were pushing the limits of “deep air” as offshore oil fields grew steadily deeper. That is,...
Greek cave instructor and filmmaker Stratis Kas explores some of the unstated myths about tech diving and offers up some hard-won consensus reality.
Italian tech instructor Eugenio Mongelli, founder of TEMC DE-OX, which makes digital gas analyzers, shares a story of a combat diver who went hypoxic on an...
In this issue of InDepth, we explore the value and efficacy of using mouthpiece retaining straps aka ‘gag straps’ to improve rebreather diving safety. Though few...
We asked a variety of tech agencies and CCR manufacturers where they stand on mouthpiece retaining straps and whether or not they advocate their use and...
Veteran rebreather diver and hyperbaric doc Andrew Fock, who presented a sobering look at rebreather fatalities at Rebreather Forum 3, weighs in with a personal perspective...
No one will be surprised to learn that GUE’s got its own somewhat contrarian approach to rebreather diving. Scottish wrecker, Andy Pilley, contrasts GUE’s CCR Diver...
NAUI is one of the few training agencies that offers specific protocols to address Isobaric Counterdiffusion (ICD). Here NAUITEC Instructor Trainer and Examiner Daniel Millikovsky explains...
Unexploded naval mines are still a thing in the Adriatic. Authorities estimate there might be as many as 5000 of these deadly devices remaining in situ...
Since the spectacular discovery in 2011, a group of dedicated scientist and advanced divers has been engaged in documenting the impressive wreck site in order to...
