Dive training is an interesting subject and many people have very strong opinions about this. Which organisation is the best one?
Are CMAS divers better than PADI divers? Are divers trained in Thailand worse than those to learnt to dive in ice cold waters in Scandinavia?
Personally I think that most organisations are more or less the [...]
BSAC does also publish statistics annually. It focuses mainly on accidents and incidents in UK waters but also some from abroad. It is interesting reading and looking at the fatalities show a few interesting things:
- What seems to be a Scuba Diving accident can sometimes be a fatality from other medical conditions such as a [...]
Malta has two famous plane wrecks. There are more but these are in general not publicly known and not offered as dive trips by commercial dive centres. There are rumours about a Mosquito with the pilots remains still in the cockpit and a Liberator has supposedly also been found but I know only one person [...]
A very common topic here on Independent Scuba is wreck dives and one of the very best wreck dives in the world is Le Polynesien. I have dived many wrecks all over the world but few, if any, stand up to the incredible experience of diving this majestic wreck.
Le Polynesien is in fact a wreck [...]
The Times of Malta reports that an experienced spear fisherman is missing off Ghajn Tuffieha in Malta. As in the case of missing French Alain Bollini the body has not been found. More information can be found in the Times of Malta. Our condoleances to all relatives.
The internet is a fantastic place and there is an enormous source of high quality (and low quality unfortunately) reading available. One example is the DAN Annual Diving Report where you get a thorough summary of scuba diving accidents and the causes of them. It may not be the most cheerful reading but I think [...]
Um el Faroud is no doubt one of Maltas top recreational wreck dives and one of the most famous. Although she is a scuttled wreck she makes a remarkable dive which many would consider absolute top class. In fact, I was browsing through a book store the other day and I came across a book [...]
Sky news reports about a hidden lake in Hungary under Turkish baths. Although Sky News may not be the most accurate media for reporting on scuba diving it still sounds like something rather awesome. I hope that there will be more information and footage available soon online. In the meantime you can check Sky.
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This is a very underrated dive site in South Malta. Usually it is described as a good site for beginner etc but I think it is much more than that. What primarily interests me here are all the small details you can find such as nudibranchs, algae and neptunes lace. It is also a place [...]
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