Captain Ahmed Abo Gabal, the support diver, shares his firsthand account of the technical dive in which Captain Adam Yaqub lost his life.
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Jason deCaires Taylor unveils “Journey Man,” his first Italian underwater sculpture, in Lipari’s Aeolian Islands, a tribute to archaeologist Sebastiano Tusa.
New research shows scuba divers cause more coral reef damage than they realize, with most contacts accidental and unnoticed by the diver.
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How the Strait of Hormuz crisis affects dive tourism, from Musandam’s dhow cruises to fuel costs and traveller confidence worldwide.
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Ear injuries are the leading cause of health complaints among scuba divers, according to Divers Alert Network (DAN). The most common by far is middle ear barotrauma (MEBT). Most cases are mild, heal spontaneously, and are never reported, though in
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Today, July 18, 2026, I received news that I never expected to hear: Adam Jacoub had died following a technical diving incident. The circumstances of the incident are still under investigation. This article is not an attempt to explain what
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Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea revisits a cruise disaster, but its lessons on bridge discipline and passage planning apply just as much to liveaboard operations Netflix released Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea on July 10, 2026, an 87 minute documentary that reconstructs
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In October 2024, ocean photographer Rachel Moore slipped into the warm waters off Mo’orea, French Polynesia, expecting an ordinary end to a long day of shooting. Instead, she met a young humpback whale who would not let her go, and
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In November 2023, a German marine engineering student named Justus Schiszler from Kiel University of Applied Sciences (FH Kiel) submitted a bachelor’s thesis entitled ‘An Investigation into a Series of Accidents Involving Diving Safari Boats’,which he prepared in collaboration with
A chartered cruise ship carrying approximately 1,900 passengers was reportedly denied entry into Egyptian waters after Turkish authorities had also refused the vessel permission to dock at two scheduled ports. Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, chartered by US travel operator Atlantis
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