Can I Scuba Dive if I wear Prescription Glasses?

July 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Prescription Glasses and DivingWhile many claim that there is no need for correction of vision while diving, as the water magnifies your vision; this is not necessarily true for everyone. Things appear approximately 33% larger/closer underwater due to refraction so if you have only slightly corrected vision, you may be able to see just fine underwater. But for Read more »

Nitrogen Narcosis: Rapture of the Deep

July 1, 2009 By 1 Comment
Narc

Nitrogen Narcosis also called Rapture of the Deep or the ‘Martini Effect’, is a the intoxicating condition that Scuba Divers experience while diving…

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Nudibranchs: An Underwater Enigma

June 18, 2009 By 1 Comment
Nudibranchs

Nudibranchs have inexplicably held the fascination of divers from a long time, frequently being the cause for that smile behind the dive mask whenever an avid diver chances upon one.

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Bonaire – A Divers Paradise

June 17, 2009 By 7 Comments
Bonaire DivingBonaire is one of five islands forming the Dutch Antilles located in the southern Caribbean near Aruba. The island is world renowned for its excellent scuba diving and is consistently rated among the best diving and locations in the world. The Bonaire National Marine Park extends to 200 ft (60 meters) of depth; it covers Read more »

Top 5 of the Ocean’s Most Poisonous Creatures

June 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
box-jellyfish1. The Box Jellyfish This non-threatening looking transparent blue creature often no bigger than a bowl, tops our list of the ocean’s most poisonous creatures. Having claimed the lives of over 6000 people over the years, the chances of surviving an encounter with one of the Box Jellyfish’s 15 odd lethal tentacles is slim at Read more »