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John Liang

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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.
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Freediving

RAID International’s Mike Wells To Promote Freediving In Asia

RAID International's Asia office has joined forces with Mike Wells to promote freediving throughout Asia. Wells, who joined RAID on July 1, was formerly SSI's International Training Director of Freediving. Wells...
Scuba Diving

Kuwaiti Woman Vying To Break Scuba Diving World Record

The Guinness World Record for the longest scuba dive is being challenged fairly regularly this year, both by men and women. Last month, American diver Kristi Quill stayed underwater for...
Scuba Diving

Roatan Resort Extends ‘Kids Dive For Free’ Package

Turquoise Bay Resort in Roatan, off the coast of Honduras, this week announced it has decided to extend its "special summer" package for families where kids and teens dive...
Scuba Diving

British ‘Mighty Girl’ To Dive Between Tectonic Plates

A 13-year-old British girl will soon be the youngest person to ever dive between the tectonic plates that separate the continents of North America and Europe. Charlotte Burns, already the...
Ocean

Reef Check California Conducting Crowdfunding Campaign

Reef Check is looking to raise US$4,000 to charter a boat for a multi-day survey expedition of the Channel Islands off the California coast. In the past decade, Reef Check...
Scuba Diving

Homeowner Builds $2 Million Scuba Diving Pool In His Garden

You've read about the ongoing effort to build the world's deepest pool in the UK, right? Wouldn't it be nice if you were rich enough to build your very own...
Scuba Diving

DAN Testing Underwater Drone To Accompany Lone Divers

"Never dive alone. Always dive with a buddy." That lesson is one that just about every dive instructor drums into his or her students. Despite that warning, people still dive alone,...
Underwater Imaging

SeaLife Airs 30-Second TV Commercial Shot Entirely With Micro HD Camera

Diver and photographer Sean Gillespie recently shot a 30-second television commercial using a SeaLife Micro HD camera. The commercial was featured via Scuba Nation's "Shark Frenzy" program which is shown...
Ocean

Netflix’s MISSION BLUE Garners Three Emmy Nominations

Netflix's MISSION BLUE documentary that features "Her Deepness" Sylvia Earle has garnered three Emmy nominations. According to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), MISSION BLUE has been...
Freediving

Discovery Channel’s TREASURE QUEST Premiere Gets Top U.S. TV Ratings

Last Friday's series premiere of Discovery Channel's TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE ISLAND featuring freediver Mehgan Heaney-Grier was the channel's most-watched and highest-rated, non-spinoff premiere in 2015, according to the company. The...
Scuba Diving

Fourth Element Opens First Underwater Dive Shop

Setting up a shop for divers to buy stuff while decompressing from a deep dive? Sure, why not? Innovative British firm Fourth Element did just that at last week's five-day...
Scuba Diving

BARE SPORTS Introduces New Wetsuit For Very Cold Water

BARE Sports recently unveiled a new wetsuit for very cold water. Dubbed the "BARE Reactive," the suit features a material called "Celliant" that uses infrared technology to help keep the...
Underwater Imaging

British Commonwealth ‘Out Of The Blue’ Marine Photography Competition Under Way

Citizen of a Commonwealth country? Love underwater/marine photography? There's an ongoing competition for ocean-loving shutterbugs meant to showcase the importance of the world's seas. The "Out Of The Blue" competition...
Scuba Diving

RAID International Launches Spanish-Language Website

¿Habla español? RAID International recently launched a Spanish-language version of its website that features several core diver educational programs. With it, the company says it hopes to better serve Spanish-speaking divers...
Scuba Diving

OTS Introduces New Full-Face Mask, Regulator

Ocean Technology Systems has introduced a new full-face mask, dubbed the "STEALTH," and a new SRG-1 regulator that can be affixed to the STEALTH or other similar masks. The double-sealed...
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