Wreck diving in Cyprus
by DiveSSI - 29th March 2018
Zenobia - a dormant giantHer reputation is legendary. Experienced wreck divers count them among the ten most beautiful wrecks worldwide. Of course, th...
Wreckdiving: The Salsette
by DiveSSI - 13th July 2017
A Fallen Champion
One of the busiest shipping zones in the world, the English Channel, is littered with hundreds upon hundreds of wrecks. The f...
San Jose wreck with billion dollar bounty found
by DiveSSI - 7th December 2015
Columbian president announces discovery via Twitter
“Gran noticia: ¡Encontramos el Galeon San José!”. This was the simple announcement by Co...
More treasures recovered from 19th century Spanish wreck
by DiveSSI - 3rd September 2015
A 80cm long cannon was among the treasures recovered from a 19thcentury Spanish wreck off the southern coast of Portugal. Othersalvaged items like a g...
The Solomon Islands – Special Places II
by DiveSSI - 20th September 2017
The Solomon Islands have the credentials of an absolutely first class dive destination and are only a 3-hour direct flight from Brisbane; yet they rem...
The Solomon Islands
by DiveSSI - 18th September 2017
Mirror-calm waters, no current and only two metres of depth, yet I am anxious and every natural instinct wants me to get out of the water. The source ...
Optimal trim for diving
by DiveSSI - 30th June 2017
Diving skills for beginners and advanced divers
In diving, “trim” refers to the leveling of the body in a horizontal swimming position. In te...
Spanish galleon San Jose to be salvaged
by DiveSSI - 17th June 2017
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the salvage of the Spanish galleon San Jose, which sank more than three hundred years ago, inclus...
Divers thwart scourge of ghost nets in North Sea reserve
by DiveSSI - 20th May 2016
More than one ton of fishing nets have been recovered near Sylt in the North Sea by divers from Ghost Fishing Foundation during a ten-day clean-up ope...
James Cook’s ship found off Rhode Island
by DiveSSI - 18th May 2016
In 1778, thirteen ships had been sunk by British forces in the Newport Harbour off Rhode Island during the American Revolution. Today, researchers hav...
17th century dress preserved in pristine condition
by DiveSSI - 18th April 2016
In 2014, members of a diving club on Texel Island in the Netherlands found sunken treasure in a shipwreck off the coast of the island.
The “treasur...
24-hour diving event returns to Maldivian resort
by DiveSSI - 22nd February 2016
Come 25 April 2016, guests at the Angsana Ihura in the Maldives can take part in a special 24-hour scuba diving event organised to commemorate the 1...
Return to Denmark’s Ærøsund – Sunken ferry has become thriving artificial reef
by DiveSSI - 18th January 2016
On 5 October 2014, Denmark's last train ferry was sunk in a controlled scuttling at the South Funen Archipelago, off the coast of Svendborg, Denmark. ...
Thistlegorm to take a “break” in January
by DiveSSI - 1st December 2015
HEPCA takes action to protect wreck
For 15 days in January 2016, the famous Thistlegorm wreck in the Red Sea will be closed to divers. This is to...
25 years on: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary celebrates
by DiveSSI - 23rd November 2015
On 16 November 2015, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary celebrated its 25th anniversary. The large marine reserve, covering 2,900 square nau...
DAN Supports Hyperbaric Chamber On Nosy Be
by DiveSSI - 17th August 2015
In July 2015, Madagascar's first hyperbaric chamber became fully operational on the small island of Nosy Be, in the “Viet et Harmonie” health ce...
