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Melbourne cave diver Agnes Milowka, age 29, died on February 27, 2011 while exploring the extensive labyrinth of caves known as Tank Caves, in Mt. Gambier. While the sad event played out much like an incident out of the recent James Cameron scuba movie ‘Sanctum’, Milowka actually worked as a stunt diver for the two [...]
Many divers are opting to ‘take the plunge’ quite literally with a SCUBA Wedding. Underwater weddings are becoming increasingly popular in a lot of dive destinations, South Florida, Thailand and Australia in particular. While not an entirely new concept, underwater nuptials have become a lot more do-able and interactive due to advanced technology. An underwater [...]
LeisurePro’s very own Ben Teichberg, dive store manager and PADI Master Instructor, has had his hands rather full lately with a new project aimed a serving the community. His local fire department- Forest Volunteer Fire Department in Kimbles, Lackawaxen Township stepped up their operations to include not just rescue from fire, but the water as [...]
A few days back we had posted a Scuba news story where a scuba diver was dragged to a depth of 300 feet by a Giant tuna in Manila, Philippines. (If you missed it Click here). More recently more details on the incident and the condition of the diver were released. We felt like the [...]
Reported in the news recently, in Manila- Philippines, a scuba diver was accidentally dragged to a depth of around 300 feet (91 meters) by a giant tuna. Scuba diver Ramir Te was said to be on a recreational dive near Kiamba on Saturday, October 23, 2010. According to reports, he was diving at around 80 [...]
We here at AquaViews thought it would be a good idea to bring you a collection of some pretty unusual, some bizarre and some simply amazing Scuba diving stories that we’ve come across over the years . And remember if you’ve got an amazing story or experience of your own to share, you can e-mail [...]
AquaViews Reader- Peter (aka Aquaman) shares his first-hand experience of coming face to face with one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep- The Giant Squid… And remember if you’ve got an amazing story or experience of your own to share, you can e-mail us at aquaviews@gmail.com and to see it featured here. Many [...]
Former Flotilla commander of the Coast Guard Auxiliary…
Not your average 6th grader, Mee Rae Firkins recently became the youngest Scuba diver ever to earn her ‘Master Diver’ level certification…
In recent news an Australian publication ‘The Age’ reported an amazing survival story of 4 Russian divers who went missing for over 24 hrs in shark infested waters near Marsa Alam, Egypt. Vitaly Ivanov,Anna Filippenko, Dmitry Smerdov and Sergei Larionov were swept away by a strong current while diving at one of Egypt’s top dive [...]
