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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.

BARE Introduces Two New Women’s Wetsuit Lines

BARE recently launched two new wetsuit lines geared for women -- the “Limited Edition” and “Evoke.” Both wetsuit lines are the results of all-female design teams, with the Limited Edition being...

Ultimate Diving Offering Discount For Galapagos Liveaboards

Is diving the Galapagos on your bucket list? Well, the folks at Ultimate Diving are doing their part to tempt you even more. They're offering a £150/US$212 discount when booking your...

Underwater Breathing Gill Races Past Crowdfunding Goal

Remember that underwater breathing gill we told you about back in 2014? RELATED: Read our editorial - Is Triton, The Underwater Breathing Gill, a Scam? Well, the concept is inching toward...

Unmanned Surface Drone To Patrol No-Fishing Zone Off Pitcairn Islands

Who says you need humans to prevent illegal fishing? The British government announced this month it would be using an unmanned surface drone to patrol the waters around the Pitcairn...

Poseidon’s M28 Dive Computer To Go On Sale In May

In the market for a top-of-the-line dive computer to go along with your rebreather rig? Well, Poseidon USA may have you covered. The company's latest dive computer, the M28, will...

Voting Underway For 2015 In-Water Photography Contest

For those shutterbugs who like taking underwater pictures with the least amount of dive gear, the category winners of a new contest were recently announced. Winners of 20 categories can...

Kuwaiti Divers Set World Records For Longest Shark Dives

The records for the longest underwater dive with sharks by a man and woman were set earlier this month at Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas. Kuwaiti scuba divers Reem Abdullah Al...

Russian Divers Set Record For Deepest Below-Ice Dive

(UPDATE March 21, 2016, 11:09 p.m. UTC: The folks at the Diving Almanac & Book of Records have informed DeeperBlue.com that the Russians' dive, while "impressive," did not in...

Tekdeep Still Has Openings For Red Sea Deep Wreck Dive Trip

Ever wanted to spend more than a day diving to a deep wreck, really being able to check out all the nooks and crannies of a ship? Well, Tekdeep still...

Diver Sucked Into Nuclear Power Plant Pipe Files Lawsuit

Getting sucked into a pipe near a nuclear power plant can be the stuff of nightmares. A scuba diver who was sucked into such a pipe last July is suing...

Award-Winning Nature Photographer Gary Braasch Dies In Australia

Gary Braasch, an award-winning nature photographer who chronicled climate change, died on March 7 while snorkeling off Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The 70-year-old, Portland, Oregon-based photographer was documenting the effect...

Reef Safe Suncare Products Found To Be Safe For Corals

Looks like there's at least one sunscreen that won't damage coral reefs. When Tropical Seas began production last month on packaging the company's Reef Safe SunCare products in new, plant-derived...

Scuba Diving World Record Attempts Delayed, But Back On Schedule

Attempts by Kuwaiti scuba divers Reem Abdullah Al Edan and Mubarak Abuhaimad to break female and male scuba diving Guinness World Records, scheduled to begin March 1, have been...

BARE Upgrades D6 Pro Drysuit

If you're a fan of BARE's D6 Pro Drysuit and it's beginning to see some wear, it might be time to upgrade. BARE announced recently that it had upgraded its...

Watch Live As Kuwaiti Scuba Divers Attempt to Smash Guinness World Records

Last October, DeeperBlue.com reported that Kuwaiti scuba diver Reem Abdullah Al Edan would attempt to break four scuba diving Guinness World Records in early March. Well, looks like that...

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