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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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Scuba Diving

PADI, Contiki Vacations Announce Partnership

PADI and Contiki Vacations recently announced a partnership to introduce scuba diving to 18- to 35-year-old millennials. The year-long collaboration "aims to drive awareness of scuba diving among young travelers...
Scuba Diving

DetectorPro Unveils Two New Underwater Metal Detectors

Have a hankering for finding lost treasure? Well, a couple new underwater metal detectors have hit the market. DetectorPro recently unveiled two new metal detectors: the Headhunter Underwater and Headhunter...
Scuba Diving

Divetech Holding Annual ‘Inner Space’ Meetup This Week

Divetech is holding its annual "Inner Space" get-together this week in Grand Cayman, where closed-circuit rebreather enthusiasts gather to meet other like-minded technical divers. Inner Space, taking place May 23-30, is...
Scuba Diving

Florida Keys ‘Reef Crawl’ To Take Place In August

Want a unique way to explore the reefs in the Florida Keys? Local-area dive shops are sponsoring a "reef crawl" from August 20 to 23 for divers, snorkelers, kayakers and...
Underwater Imaging

SeaLife Unveils Micro HD+ Sea Dragon 2500 Pro Set

SeaLife recently introduced a new camera set, combining the Sea Dragon 2500-lumen light with the Micro HD+ underwater camera. The new Micro HD+ Sea Dragon Pro set allows underwater shutterbugs...
Scuba Diving

World Record Scuba Diver Organizing Biggest Underwater Cleanup

Egyptian scuba diver Ahmed Gabr, holder of the world record for the deepest technical scuba dive, is setting up another Guinness World Record attempt next month, but this time...
DEMA Show Coverage

DEMA Announces 2015 ‘Reaching Out Award’ Details

Know someone in the dive industry deserving of DEMA's 2015 Reaching Out Award? ROA awardees would join a select group of people including Jacques Cousteau and Eugenie Clark, folks whose...
Scuba Diving

SSI Unveils Three New Digital Specialty Courses

Scuba Schools International has released three new dive specialty courses that are available on the company's tablet/smartphone app. As of May 1st, the company's Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility and...
Freediving

Crowdfunding Campaign Underway For William Trubridge Smartphone Freediving Game

World Champion freediver William Trubridge has partnered with a New Zealand company to crowdsource the development of a smartphone freediving game. The gameplay in "William Trubridge's Plunge Free Dive" features...
Ocean

New Curacao Coral Reef Restoration Effort Begins In May

A group of private and nonprofit organizations will begin setting up a coral restoration effort next month off the shores of the Caribbean island of Curacao. Dive company Ocean Encounters,...
Ocean

Our World Underwater Announces Latest Rolex Scholarship Recipients

The Our World Underwater Scholarship Society recently inducted its 2015 Rolex Scholars from North America, Europe and Australasia, during a ceremony in New York City. The North American Rolex Scholar...
Scuba Diving

Massive Cleanup Underway On Vanuatu In The Wake Of Cyclone Pam

Last month's Cyclone Pam really did a number on the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu. Marine conservation group Project AWARE has teamed up with Vanuatu's Big Blue Diving and other...
Scuba Diving

Multimillion-Dollar Trove Of WW2-Era Silver Coins Recovered From South Atlantic Wreck Site

A treasure trove of Second World War-era silver coins has been recovered by a British-led salvage team from a cargo vessel sunk in the South Atlantic. Operating from its 75-meter-long...
Scuba Diving

O’Three Announces Winner Of Great Lakes Dive Prize

Drysuit manufacturer O'Three has announced the winner of a prize celebrating the company's 25th year in business. Stuart McMickan's name was drawn to win what the company calls "an experience...
Underwater Imaging

Vivid-Pix Launches Photo Contest To Raise Money For Reef Restoration

Vivid-Pix has launched a photo contest to raise money for restoring a reef in Grand Cayman. If you buy Vivid-Pix's software by April 30, the company will donate 10 percent...
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