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John Liang

John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first got the diving bug while in High School in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and other places including a pool in Las Vegas helping to break the world record for the largest underwater press conference.

DAN Launches First Dive Medicine Course For Latin America

If you live in Latin America, practice medicine, and your first language isn't English, getting continuing education materials on dive-related medical issues can be something of a hassle. While most...

New Zealand Court Orders Dive Center To Compensate Family for Scuba Death

A New Zealand court has ordered Cathedral Cove Dive & Snorkel, a dive center located on the country's North Island, to pay NZ$70,000 (around US$51,055 or 45,223 Euros) to...

Volunteer Divers Prep Restored Grand Cayman Coral Reef For Upcoming Hot Date

Some restored coral off Grand Cayman is getting primped and beautified for an upcoming hot date. Dive volunteers are carefully combing and brushing a section of restored coral reef in...

Learn How To Saturation Dive, Just Like NASA Astronauts

Looks like NASA astronauts won’t be the only people lucky enough to live in an underwater habitat. Florida International University, which runs the Aquarius underwater habitat in the Florida Keys...

SEA&SEA Unveils New Sony Alpha a6300, Canon EOS 80D Camera Housings

If you're an aficionado of the Sony Alpha a6300 Mirrorless digital camera or the Canon EOS 80D digital camera and have dreamed of taking either of them beneath the...

Check Out World Champion Freediver William Trubridge’s New Smartphone Game

You'd think that with all the work required to prep for a World Record-breaking freedive -- physical training, interacting with sponsors and media, etc -- that that would be...

PADI To Launch Updated Advanced Open Water Diver Certification

If you've gotten your PADI Open Water Diver certification and don't want to stop there, the next step in your dive education may be a bit different come September. PADI...

Bonaire Launches ‘Bucket List’ Social Media Contest

Is diving in the Caribbean on your bucket list? Well, Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) is holding a social media sweepstakes where the winner and a friend get a free,...

Corals Are Dying In A Part Of The Gulf Of Mexico And Scientists Don’t Know Why

Scientists are really puzzled at a recent die-off of once-beautiful corals and sponges that inhabit a reef about 100 miles/161km off the shores of Texas and Louisiana in the...

Go On A Trip To Cuba With Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts

With Cuba now open to U.S. tourists, a lot of dive travel companies have begun offering trip packages to the island nation. One of those is Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts,...

Turkish Diver Cem Karabay Sets Guinness World Record For Six-Day Dive

If you want to commemorate a historical event, one way to do it might be to hang out underwater for six days. Which is exactly what Turkish diver Cem Karabay...

Check Out PADI’s New Short Documentary Video Series

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, PADI has released a bunch of short videos showcasing how diving has changed people's lives. The "My PADI. My Ocean. My Hope" series...

Key Largo Lionfish Derby Set For September 10

If you're a Lionfish and you frequent the area around John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, Florida, you may want to make yourself scarce this coming...

Writer/Photographer Al Hornsby Has A New Book Out

If you're the type who loves leafing through books filled with beautiful underwater photos, diving and wildlife photographer Al Hornsby may have something just for you. Hornsby recently released "Face...

Want To Know Why Divers Drown? DAN Might Have Some Answers

If you really want to get into the nitty-gritty behind the causes of dive fatalities, the Divers Alert Network might have something just for you. In 2014, DAN co-sponsored a...

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