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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.

Mehgan Heaney-Grier To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Her Record-Setting Freedive This Week

If you ever wanted a chance to chat with badass freediver Mehgan Heaney-Grier, you'll get your chance this week. This coming Friday will be the 20-year anniversary of Heaney-Grier's setting...

The Czech Republic Now Has The Deepest Underwater Cave In The World

Looks like the Pozzo del Merro sinkhole in Italy no longer has the deepest underwater cave in the world. That record now belongs to the Hranice Abyss in the Czech...

Check Out Aqua Lung’s Two New Dive Computers: The i200 and i750TC

In the market for a nice, basic dive computer that you can use whether you’re scuba or freediving or even just as a basic sport watch? Or are you...

Our World Underwater Dive & Travel Shows Have A New Owner

If you live in the midwestern United States and prefer to attend dive shows near to where you live, you might want to check out the Our World Underwater...

Check Out The Trailer For Season 2 Of ‘The Aquatic World With Philippe Cousteau’

If you like watching quirky, ocean-related videos featuring environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau on your mobile device (or desktop computer or Apple TV or Roku, for that matter), the trailer...

Shutterbug Mike Stallings Wins Best Of Show At Roatan Underwater Photo Festival

The 2016 Roatan Underwater Photo Festival resulted in quite a number of great pics, but when it was all over, a shot of a sea turtle by Mike Stallings...

Kiwi Military Divers Help Clear WW2 Bombs In South Pacific

Just because World War II ended well over half a century ago doesn’t mean all the bombs made during those days are accounted for. Heck, remember last week’s story about...

Scientists Can Now Watch Whales Feed Very Deep Underwater

Wouldn't it be great to be able to actually see how a whale feasts on krill underwater? Scientists from Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station were able to attach sensors and...

‘Robo Mermaid’ Goes Where Divers Can’t

Imagine being able to send a robot down hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean and still be able to "feel" what that robot touches on the...

A Group Of Divers Was Left Stranded, Drifting For Seven Hours Before Being Rescued

Remember that film OPEN WATER back in 2004 that depicted the real-life story of two divers that were mistakenly abandoned in the middle of the ocean and never found...

Check Out The New IVP Twin Light Mount

There's a new underwater camera mount being unveiled this week on the Indiegogo crowdfunding site that has a simple purpose: to increase the quality of your underwater still or...

Military Divers Find WW1, WW2 Sea Mines Off Lithuania

A coalition of U.S., Canadian and other allied navy divers recently took part in Operation Open Spirit, during which they searched for unexploded mines from World Wars I and...

Women Divers Hall Of Fame 2017 Scholarship/Training Grant Application Process Now Open

The Women Divers Hall of Fame, which annually awards scholarships and training grants to female divers looking to become dive professionals, has added a pair of categories to its...

67-Year-Old Extreme Diver Wolfgang Kulov Sets World Record With SEABOB Water Sled

Well, he did it. At a diving depth of no greater than 10 meters, sixty-seven-year-old Wolfgang Kulow traversed the 20-km/12.5-mile distance from the Danish island of Lolland to the German...

DEMA Show Discounts End This Week

If you work in the dive industry and plan on attending this year's DEMA Show in Las Vegas next month, the "Early Bird" registration discounts for DEMA members end...

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