Category Archives: Technical Diving
Award Winning Filmmaker and Explorer Jill Heinerth to receive Scuba Diving Outstanding Achievement Award
The Our World-Underwater Dive & Travel Expo has announced that legendary cave explorer and filmmaker Jill Heinerth is being honored with the Our World-Underwater Outstanding Achievement Award. Jill has dove deeper into caves than any other woman in history and … | READ MORE…
Suunto DX – the World’s first watch-sized Rebreather compatible dive computer
Suunto announced this week at the recent Paris Dive Show a new dive computer – the Suunto DX; the World’s first watch-sized REBREATHER compatible dive computer. Cave explorer Jill Heinerth was part of the team developing the Suunto DX. This … | READ MORE…
Bahamas’ Blue Holes to reveal new life forms
Deep down in three ocean abysses in the Bahamas, some cave divers have discovered some hot spots of microbial life. These ocean abysses, commonly known as blue holes, are yielding scientific findings which are assisting scientists to discover and learn … | READ MORE…
Finnish Scuba Divers Fishing under Ice
Three intrepid scuba divers have posted a video on YouTube of an interesting underwater fishing expedition in a frozen lake, in Saarijärvi lake in Vaala, Finland. Eelis Rankka, Tommi Salminen and Jukka Pelttari are seen with a wheelbarrow, bucket and … | READ MORE…
Cave Diving film wins Emmy
Becky Kagan Schott and David Schott, owners of Liquid Productions, LLC have won an Emmy Award for the Feature News Report category from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for a film shot for CBS on the Eagles … | READ MORE…
PADI Tec Xplor Day
The day after the DEMA Show, PADI hosted an event called Tec Xplor Day. This event begun last year to allow anyone to try technical diving equipment and rebreathers from participating manufacturers in the pool, and attend talks on a … | READ MORE…
NACD World Cave Seminar
The National Association of Cave Diving, NACD, of the US hosted its annual cave seminar the weekend following the DEMA conference. The event brings together cave divers from all over the US and the world to share experiences and to … | READ MORE…
U.S. Navy Divers Attend DEMA
The U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) is a regular DEMA Show attendee, always on the lookout for the latest diving gear. According to its mission statement, the unit “tests and evaluates diving, hyperbaric, and other life-support systems and procedures, … | READ MORE…
NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laborartory Available for Commercial Work
Nasa’s Neutral Bouyancy Lab in Houston, TX is a state of the art facility that is soon going to be available for commercial operations to use. In a plan to help offset the high cost of running the laborartory, commercial … | READ MORE…
Cayago, Makers Of Seabob, Aim For Navy SEALs At DEMA
Oh Jaaaames! is what comes to mind when you see one of these delightful “Luxury Sea Toys” as Cayago call them. Well DEMA is the place where they unveiled their “Rotinor”. A fancy version of their recreational version underwater scooter … | READ MORE…
