A criminal investigation has formally opened against a scuba diving instructor in Argentina following the death of a 23-year-old trainee during a wreck training dive earlier this year. Sofia Devries went missing on 16 February while diving with a group
Police in Budva, Montenegro, have detained a 34-year-old Turkish tourist suspected of hitting a diver with a jet ski near Cape Zavala on the morning of July 3. The victim, a 41-year-old diver from Podgorica, was struck in the water.
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A father-and-son diving trip off Florida’s Franklin County ended in tragedy Friday evening when the boy failed to resurface, triggering an hours-long search that ended with the recovery of his body. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said
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A diver has been killed and her partner remains missing after a massive section of cliff collapsed onto them during a dive near the lighthouse at Biarritz, on France’s Atlantic coast, on the evening of Wednesday 24 June. Three local
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The world’s leading scuba diving organization joins Jordan’s international blue economy platform in Aqaba through regional programming, training initiatives, and industry engagement. Amman, Jordan — 12.06.2026 —Aqaba Blue: Ocean Future in Action), Jordan’s international platform for the blue economy, has
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Back-to-back fatalities at Gabriola Island and Whytecliff Park renew calls for solo diving awareness and pre-dive safety checks. British Columbia’s diving community is reeling after two scuba fatalities occurred in the province’s coastal waters within the span of just four
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Recovery operations remain underway in the Maldives following the fatal cave diving accident that claimed the lives of five Italian divers earlier this week, as authorities continue searching underwater cave systems near Vaavu Atoll. The tragedy, which has already sparked
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More than 1,700 passengers and crew members aboard the cruise ship Ambition were temporarily confined in Bordeaux, France, after a suspected norovirus outbreak sickened dozens of people during a voyage through Western Europe. French health authorities intervened after around 50
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A 27-year-old scuba diver was killed after being struck by a boat while diving in the Lower Florida Keys, despite a diver-down flag reportedly being displayed at the time of the incident. According to authorities, the accident happened near Little
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have secured another place in the record books after a team of scuba divers successfully created the world’s “Tallest Human Stack Underwater” during a coordinated dive at Swaraj Dweep. The achievement came just one day
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