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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Mona Khalil, one of Lebanon’s most celebrated marine conservationists, has died after being critically injured in an Israeli air strike on her home in the coastal village of Al-Mansouri, near Tyre. Khalil, 76, was the founder of the Orange House
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Scuba Schools International (SSI) has quietly disappeared from the membership page of the Recreational Scuba Training Council (RSTC) United States Council, in what appears to be a significant and unannounced departure from one of the diving industry’s most important standards
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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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A woman has died after what investigators believe was a fatal collision with a vessel while she was snorkelling in coastal waters near Hollywood, Florida. The case has prompted a public appeal for witnesses as authorities work to identify the
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Marine park charges could triple — and the whole dive industry may pay the price Egypt’s Red Sea is one of the most loved dive destinations in the world. Thousands of divers visit every year to explore the Brothers Islands,
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The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, has given a special award to three Finnish divers who brought back the bodies of four Italian divers from a dangerous underwater cave in the Maldives. The operation was one of the most difficult
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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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A regulatory grey area has claimed lives. The question now isn’t whether to legislate — it’s whether the Maldives has the courage to do it properly. Six people are dead. Five Italian divers — among them University of Genoa marine
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On the morning of May 14, 2026, five experienced Italian divers descended beneath the surface of Devana Kandu — a tidal channel near Alimathaa Island in the Maldives’ Vaavu Atoll, approximately 100 kilometres south of the capital Malé — and
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