A sensuous feast awaits on Bali Jun 13, 2008
Going diving couldnt be easier its a few steps from the room to the beach, where the dive boat picks us up each morning. Chris Mitchell / Sport DiverThe gardens. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Lost divers survive 36-hour ordeal Jun 8, 2008
Joy as relatives celebrate rescue of Britons who drifted 25 miles and had to swim to a remote island after failing to surface at their dive boat ... He said the divers had spent nine hours adrift after being swept away from their dive boat in a strong current late Thursday afternoon. (guardian.co.uk)
Lost British divers found alive Jun 8, 2008
Powerful currents had swept them away as they waited for their dive boat. Scraping shellfish. (BBC News -- Europe)
Five divers rescued from remote beach after two days adrift Jun 8, 2008
INDEPENDENT SOUND & VISION. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (Independent)
RESCUED DIVERS FOUGHT KOMODO DRAGON Jun 7, 2008
Five divers, including three Britons, Mr Pinel and a Swedish tourist drifted for nine hours after being swept 20 miles away from their dive boat at Tatawa Island. The alarm was raised after the group failed to return from the dive on Thursday. (Sky News)
Troubled waters Jun 3, 2008
Surely a book-and-film deal was next, a sequel to the story of Eileen and Tom Lonergan, who died after being left behind by a dive boat in 1998, only this time with a better ending ... He says they stayed in the area, resurfacing between 150 and 200 -metres from the dive boat. (The Age)
Rescued divers reject boat's log May 31, 2008
The operations manager of OzSail, Ross Peters, said the dive log on the 21-berth dive boat, Pacific Star, showed Mr Neely and Ms Dalton were due to enter the water at 3pm and they did so in keeping with the plan. "What we have is documented it [the log] was seized by police," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Boat passenger says divers are liars May 28, 2008
In the interview, Mr Neely said the pair surfaced close enough to be spotted by the dive boat crew and had waved their brightly coloured "safety sausage" signalling device, but the crew had not been looking hard enough for them or in the right direction. Mr Paton today spoke out against the claims. (NEWS.com.au)
Doubts Swirl Over Dramatic Dive Rescue May 28, 2008
The couple were scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef as a part of a larger group when the current carried the pair 200 yards away from the dive boat, they said ... And now there's a new twist: Fellow passengers aboard the dive boat said the couple neglected safety warnings, raising doubt over their story. (ABC News)
Dive operator disputes couple's story May 27, 2008
The couple say they surfaced to watch a dinghy carrying other divers return to the dive boat about 200 metres away. Mr Neely said he believed the dive boat crew went looking for them, but in the wrong direction ... " Ozsail said the pair either didn't use their brightly coloured signalling device, or surfaced further away from the dive boat than they had stated. "Visibility for a safety sausage (diver's marker) is approximately one nautical mile, (1. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Rescued Divers 'Ignored The Instructions' May 27, 2008
Briton Richard Neely, 38, and his American girlfriend Allyson Dalton, 40, survived 19 hours in shark-infested waters floating off Australia's Great Barrier Reef after drifting away from their dive boat ... But other tourists aboard dive boat The Pacific Star have said it was unlikely the couple could have surfaced so close to the vessel and not been seen. (Sky News)
Dive operators cast doubt on couple's story May 27, 2008
OzSail, who operated the ill-fated dive trip, today hit back at claims by the couple in a television interview that they were abandoned by the dive boat crew and left to die, the reports. Highly-experienced dive instructor Neely, 38, and his partner Dalton, 40, survived 19 hours adrift in shark-infested waters of the Great Barrier Reef near Hayman Island. (NEWS.com.au)
UK diver 'should pay for rescue' May 26, 2008
The divers had become lost on Friday when they resurfaced 200 metres from their dive boat after a reef dive. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)
Two Scuba Divers Rescued After Nearly 24 Hours Adrift at Sea May 25, 2008
Police said the experienced divers surfaced yesterday afternoon around 650 feet from the dive boat but were unable to raise the crew ... Following the search, attention has now turned to the dive boat operator, The Pacific Star, whose skipper was believed to have waited three hours until 5. (Fox News)
Rescued Divers Recount Ordeal of Floating Lost May 25, 2008
The pair became lost Friday afternoon when they resurfaced after diving on a reef and found themselves 200 yards from their chartered dive boat and out of sight of its crew ... Safety standards for recreational dive boat operators on the Great Barrier Reef were heightened after 1998 when a crew accidentally left behind American tourists Tom and Eileen Lonergan. (Fox News)
* World News Quick Take May 25, 2008
Two foreign scuba divers spent the night drifting in shark-infested waters after surfacing to find their Great Barrier Reef dive boat was 200m away and the current was carrying them further into the Pacific Ocean, news reports said yesterday ... Deputy Commissioner of Queensland Police Ian Stewart said the captain of the dive boat would be asked why the alarm was not raised until three hours after the divers went missing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rescued divers say they'll take to the water again May 25, 2008
" Mr Neely's escape was the third time he has cheated death in four years, his father Stuart said in the United Kingdom. He had been caught up in the tsunami that hit Asia on Boxing Day, 2004, while working as a diving instructor in Phuket, Thailand, but managed to get out of his hotel and reach higher ground. Later his dive boat sank off Thailand and he was forced to tread water for eight hours through the night until he was picked up by another boat. "I am quite used to him being in hairy... (The Age)
Divers saved after 20 hours adrift May 25, 2008
A coroner's inquiry concluded they drowned or were killed by sharks and the skipper of the dive boat was charged with manslaughter and later acquitted. The case resulted in stricter safety controls on the reef's dive operators, including more regular head counts of divers. (Aljazeera.Net)
Great Barrier Reef divers found May 25, 2008
The divers had become lost on Friday when they resurfaced 200 yards (metres) from their dive boat after a reef dive. Officials said it was inevitable such mishaps would occur on the Great Barrier Reef - the world's largest coral reef system - which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, says the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
2 missing divers rescued off Australia May 24, 2008
He said the two became lost Friday afternoon when they resurfaced after diving on a reef and found themselves 200 yards from their chartered dive boat. An air search began after they failed to rejoin the dive boat at the scheduled time. (USA Today -- News)
Elliott: Get on the plane pronto May 13, 2008
Many can be reached with little more than a good dive boat and a tank of Nitrox. There are thousands of wrecks that are easily accessible to recreational divers. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Unbelievable shipwreck dives May 10, 2008
Many can be reached with little more than a good dive boat and a tank of Nitrox, including the World War II graveyards of the Pacific and the haunting remains of Spanish galleons in the Caribbean. There are thousands of wrecks that are easily accessible to recreational divers. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Collision survivor meets with rescuers May 4, 2008
Four women and two men died, and eight other people were injured in the collision between the ex-Navy dive boat carrying 14 people and the fishing vessel. Mr Tsimnadis recounted being in the water and screaming for help before the fishermen came to his aid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Missing wreck diver feared dead Apr 6, 2008
The missing man was diving from the dive boat Karen and had been diving above the 40m-deep vessel Markgraf with a colleague. Emergency services were called and a major search was launched, co-ordinated by Shetland Coastguard. (BBC News -- UK)
Casper resident served in two wars, survived close calls Apr 1, 2008
In Belize, his dive boat left while he and a few others were still in the water. They managed to stand on a reef for a couple hours until they were picked up. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Search For Wreck Diver Mar 17, 2008
Dive boat Halton contacted Clyde coastguards at about 1 ... Several rescue teams, a lifeboat and coastguard helicopter from Stornoway joined the search, along with three other dive boats. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Big adventures,close to home Mar 5, 2008
Looking up, the dive boat sits on the surface like its floating in the clouds as we off-gas. From the oceanic cavern we make our way to Whip Wire Wall, a precipice covered with the curlicue twists of wire coral. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Shark kills scuba diver off Bahamas Feb 26, 2008
The 70-foot dive boat belongs to Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures. Abernethy released a statement Monday saying, "My heart and soul goes out to the loved ones and family members who are affected by this unfortunate accident.". (The Palm Beach Post)
'I saw shark eat my buddy' Feb 25, 2008
Mr Rowntree said that while he was unaware there were shark shields on the dive boat, he probably would not have worn one anyway. "The ones that existed, that apparently were on the boat at the time, were big cumbersome things," he said. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Dolphin escapes, found dead Feb 20, 2008
We had help from anglers, charter boat captains, dive boat operators, many members of the community and a variety of others who are on the water every day. The statement says on rare occasions, dolphins have escaped over the 22-year history of the facility (the Dolphin Connection Web site says it was founded in 1990), but Wilson was the first not to attempt to return. (Florida Keys Keynoter)
Set off on a 'solocation' Feb 13, 2008
Kicking off from Cairns, Contiki organizes nearly everything from dive boat accommodations and daily meals to scuba gear and dive instruction. All youll need is a cozzie (Aussie slang for swimsuit) and an underwater camera to chronicle your time alone with the fish. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Why should you go to Bonaire? Feb 9, 2008
There is no need to pay for a dive boat here, Gilman says. Rocks painted yellow along the coast road mark good dive spots, she adds. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Bad sand clouds beach project Feb 3, 2008
"What's it look like?" reef rescue Director Ed Tichenor called to Dan Clark, a member of Cry of the Ocean, before striding off the back of a dive boat. "It sucks!" Clark yelled. (The Palm Beach Post)
Rescuers end search for person spotted in Salt Creek Jan 26, 2008
The Lincoln Fire Department dive boat launched on Salt Creek between the Union Pacific Railroad overpass and Old US Highway 66, south west of Lincoln Friday afternoon. PANTAGRAPH/STEVE SMEDLEY. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Dirty Jobs that Bite Jan 23, 2008
He also puts in some time attracting great whites to a dive boat and then diving with them, and working with scientists who tag them. If someone could work out a way to clone him, TV would be a much better place. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Follow the Reader 2007: Across the Americas Dec 31, 2007
Unlike larger resorts at distant beaches, every vacation need can be fulfilled with a short walk from the Westwind, because Placencia's cement beach-walk is the main entrance to shops, restaurants, guide services and dive boat operators. George is a Placencia native who spent most of his adult life in the U.S. heartland. (San Francisco Chronicle)
SD Lifeguards Save Life Of Scuba Diver Dec 25, 2007
Lifeguards responded to flares sent from the dive boat and transported the man to USCD Medical Center, officials said. Copyright 2007 by. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Holiday happenings and news of the islands Dec 7, 2007
The 55-foot catamaran Hula Kai, which sails out of Keauhou Bay, will become an adult-only snorkel and dive boat beginning Jan. 1; kids will still be able to sail on the family-friendly Fair Wind II; see for details. But since not everyone can journey to Hawaii over the holidays (and let's face it, the locals would get Grinchy if we all showed up at once), there are some ways to celebrate here. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Boynton inlet rough for boaters Nov 24, 2007
Earlier this month, five people were rescued near the inlet when their dive boat flipped in rough swells. Build your classified ad with color photos. (The Palm Beach Post)
New Year's Eve in Sydney Australia Nov 17, 2007
In addition to the offering cruises or a new year's eve party you can also look for dive boat operators and sailing schools who tend to be cheaper (you may need to take your own alcohol on these which can be great as it avoids fancy prices). Party near Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Suite101.com)
Five rescued after boat capsizes near Boynton Inlet Nov 4, 2007
Five people were rescued Saturday morning near the Boynton Inlet when their dive boat capsized. Three of the people were taken to Bethesda Medical Center, sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Milwaukee man drowns after fall from bridge Oct 1, 2007
Rescue workers searched the area using a fire department boat, a hunting boat and a dive boat, but were unable to find anyone. La Crosse Area Dive Rescue arrived at about 2:23 a.m. and recovered the man s body from the river. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Blessing The Moose Sep 24, 2007
The dive boat moved slowly, back and forth ... His eyes were fixed on the dive boat and flicked to my face only briefly as I introduced myself: I am Kate Braestrup, chaplain to the Maine Warden Service ... I had brought a bottle of Poland Spring water from the cooler on the dive boat. (Boston Globe)
Japan's Ancient Underwater "Pyramid" Mystifies Scholars Sep 20, 2007
Each time he returns to the dive boat, Kimura said, he is more convinced than ever that below him rest the remains of a 5,000-year-old city. "The largest structure looks like a complicated, monolithic, stepped pyramid that rises from a depth of 25 meters [82 feet]," said Kimura, who presented his latest theories about the site at a scientific conference in June. (National Geographic)
Healthy mussels, healthy river Sep 16, 2007
The Conservancy is getting a better idea what the river looks like now by using its dive boat, equipped with advanced sonar and global positioning satellite equipment, to produce the first three-dimensional map of the river bottom in Pools 5 through 8. The map will be made available as a public planning tool and useful in identifying and assessing both existing high quality habitat and degraded areas in need of restoration. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Divers find 100 year old steamer wreck Sep 12, 2007
He said the Society's dive boat David Boyd was conducting a routine sonar scan of the Lake Superior bottom on Aug. 11 when the profile of a intact sunken steamer clearly appeared on sonar scanning gear. He said the Boyd was searching for a lost schooner at the time of the discovery. (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)
Injuries kill manatee Aug 24, 2007
Kraus said dive boat operators reported the injured manatee. Fortunately we had enough people to get a crew out pretty quickly, Kraus said. (Crystal River Citrus County Chronicle, FL)
GREAT WHITE SHARK OFF UK... Jul 29, 2007
JUST two hours after I got a call from the office I was perched on the stern of a dive boat, kitted out in my wetsuit and ready to go shark hunting. I adjusted my mask and fins one last time, picked up my speargun and somersaulted back into the dark blue depths. (The Drudge Report)
Summer is for cruising Jul 26, 2007
Roger is the skipper of a NOAA dive boat, and he and Gini are certified as lifeguards and master divers. We enjoyed breakfast while hungry gulls circled. (News & Observer -- Sports)
'Bug' frenzy Jul 26, 2007
In the waters off Boca Raton, Tony Coulter of the Diversity dive boat said his group of 10 divers harvested 67 lobsters after two dives on the 60-foot reef north of Boca Raton Inlet ... Craig Smart of the Starfish Enterprise dive boat said his divers fought a moderate current to capture plenty of lobsters in 50 to 60 feet between the Lake Worth Pier and Sloan's Curve. (The Palm Beach Post)
Discover magical Tobago Jun 30, 2007
Five minutes out of the Speyside Harbor, off Goat Island (which has a house once owned by Ian Fleming, who dreamed up James Bond) and Little Tobago Island, youll find versions of this speed-pumped world repeated almost everywhere you could fall off a dive boat, and certainly at the 40 named sites, which should kick-start your underwater love affair with Speyside. And theres a giant among giants at Kelliston Drain, a site that starts where Black Jack Hole ends. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Coast Guard Rescues Diver Off NC Coast Jun 27, 2007
A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a woman from a commercial dive boat about 30 miles east of Atlantic Beach, N.C., on Tuesday. The vessel Flying Fish reported at 12:30 p.m. that the 32-year-old woman was on the ship's deck and was initially unresponsive after surfacing from a dive. (WTKR.com, VA)
Shark Diving in South Africa: Nose-to-nose with a great white Jun 21, 2007
Encased inside a ten-foot-long aluminum cage that dangled off the side of the dive boat, submerged up to my neck in 15-degree sea water (about 57 degrees Fahrenheit), I peered with difficulty through a fogged-in scuba mask at the placid Indian Ocean. My feet rested on a thick metal bar about three feet below the surface; my knees were propped up against my chest. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Oriskany: One year below May 13, 2007
"Jim Phillips, who co-owns MBT Divers in Pensacola, said the Oriskany dive site has "tremendous potential," but too many people are coming in for day trips from neighboring beaches."The Oriskany has made a lot of money for some people, and we're very happy about that," he said. "The dive boats have seen a tremendous increase, but the only downside is that it seems Destin and Orange Beach (Ala ... "That view is echoed by Douglas Hammock, owner of H2O Below, a dive boat he operates in conjunction... (Pensacola News Journal)
US home raided over Qld dive death Apr 25, 2007
Mrs Watson's body was recovered by another dive boat and unsuccessful attempts were made to resuscitate her. Queensland police today refused to comment on the investigation. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Curaao getaway: Caribbeans best-kept secret? Apr 18, 2007
All Over ExperienceOcean EncountersWhat I'd love to do one day is to just yell "Stop!" on the dive boat, come to a screeching halt and jump in to see what hidden treasures await on the reef below. I don't have this little fantasy about every destination. (MSNBC -- Travel)
LEGACY OF THE DEEP Apr 2, 2007
The day after he disappeared, the Coast Guard found his boat. A Boston Whaler is an open boat, and it was half submerged, awash, anchored in about 100 feet of water near Blunt's Reef. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Harmful algae blankets sea floor Mar 30, 2007
In the meantime, dive boat captain Larry Pearce lent his vessel Manta to Thursday's effort. He has dived in the area since 1985 and has never seen as wide-ranging an algae bloom as he has seen in recent weeks, he said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Dive deaths now at six Mar 29, 2007
Mark Matthiessen, 50, surfaced around 10 a.m. near the commercial dive boat Tropical Voyager, moored at French Reef. he captain. (Florida Keys Keynoter)
New Information On Deadly Dive In Key Largo Mar 19, 2007
Two other divers, from another dive boat stationed on the wreck, found 51-year old Kevin Coughlin struggling for air and pulled him to the surface. He died Friday at the hospital. (WFOR.com, FL)
Full Story Mar 19, 2007
"This should have been a very easy dive," said Tony Donetz, a New Jersey dive boat captain and friend of the men whose Friday dive ended in death. "Something else went wrong.". (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Friends Defend Divers Who Died In Wreck Mar 19, 2007
" The bodies of Jonathan Walsweer, 38, and Scott Stanley, 55, of Westfield, N.J., were recovered inside the wreck of the USS Spiegel Grove on Saturday. Diver Kevin Coughlin, 51, of Chatham Borough, N.J., was found near an exit in the wreck by divers from another boat on Friday. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Autopsies to determine what killed the men are scheduled for today. Only diver Howard Spialter, 52, also of Westfield, survived the 135-foot dive. Authorities initially... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Authorities say men who died diving off Key Largo didn't follow proper safety rules Mar 18, 2007
Tony Donetz, a New Jersey dive boat captain and friend of the four, disputed those conclusions after talking himself with Spralter on Saturday. The divers did have a plan, Donetz said he was told. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Soldier convicted in death of 3 Iraqis Mar 17, 2007
Shortly after a group descended near the USS Spiegel Grove, the captain of the dive boat notified the Coast Guard that four divers were missing. One of the men soon surfaced. (Boston Globe)
3 divers dead at ‘Spiegel' Mar 17, 2007
The four divers, described as friends traveling together, reportedly had penetrated the shipwreck Thursday while diving with the Scuba-Do commercial dive boat, captained by Mark Cianciulli. The Spiegel Grove, a 510-foot former Navy transport vessel, was scuttled as an artificial reef in 2002, then the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as a dive attraction. (Florida Keys Keynoter)
