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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.

Hollis Gear Shipping Convertible Dive Spool

HOLLIS Gear recently announced that it had begun to ship its Convertible Diving Spool. Company President Nick Hollis said the product was based on White Arrow-inspired designs. The new spool is...

UV Paclite Launches Kickstarter Campaign For ‘Orb’ Rechargeable Flashlight

Sick of taking single-use glow sticks when you go night diving? Las Vegas, Nevada-based UV Paqlite, builders of the Scooblite reusable glow stick, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund...

Suunto Introduces New Customizable Dive Computer

Suunto has introduced the EON Steel, a customizable dive computer. Divers can choose from a variety of interfaces, be they text-based or graphical, using Suunto's DM5 software that can transfer...

Dive Rite Introduces New Spearfishing BCD

For those who like to spearfish with scuba gear, Dive Rite this week introduced a new BCD that caters to that particular crowd. The HunterPAC BCD has configurable D-ring mounting...

GoPro Unveils HERO4 Camera Line

GoPro junkies rejoice! The company this week unveiled its latest line of hi-def video cameras, the HERO4.  There are two new models - the HERO4 Black which features Ultra-High...

2015 Women Divers Hall of Fame Calendar Now Available

If you're a fan of women divers, you might want to get your hands on the new 2015 Women Divers Hall of Fame Calendar: "With the Women Divers Hall of...

Hollis Releases New Drysuit Thermal Underwear

Drysuit divers rejoice! Hollis has released a new line of thermal underwear to keep you warm and toasty underwater. Hollis's Advanced Undergarment (AUG) Layering System features three different garments: the AUG...

Ahmed Gabr Breaks Scuba Diving World Record

Egyptian scuba diver Ahmed Gabr has broken the world record for the deepest technical scuba dive. While he didn't reach his goal depth of 350 meters, his 332.4-meter dive on...

AP Diving To Introduce New Products At EUROTEK

AP Diving will be introducing three new products at next weekend's EUROTek 2014 Advanced Diving Conference in Birmingham, UK. AP will showcase its Head-Up-Screen, a hands-free way of monitoring one's...

Egyptian Scuba Diver To Attempt World Record Deep Dive

An Egyptian scuba diver this week will attempt to break the world record for the deepest dive. On September 18, TDI Instructor Trainer Ahmed Gabr will try to break the...

SEA&SEA Introduces New Housing For Sony Alpha A6000 Camera

Attention, serious underwater shutterbugs: SEA&SEA has introduced a new housing for the Sony Alpha a6000 mirrorless digital camera, the company announced this month. "The MDX-a6000 is SEA&SEA's first housing for...

Herbert Nitsch To Speak At SPEARO Extreme Sports Expo In Dubai

World-class freediver Herbert Nitsch will be a featured speaker at next month's SPEARO Extreme Sports Expo in Dubai, it was announced recently. Nitsch will be talking about his world-record freedives,...

Labeling Dive Gear Always A Good Idea

Own a dive float? You may want to make sure your name and contact information are on it, just to be on the safe side. Case in point: A diver...

DUI Acquires Ocean Management Systems

Tech divers who use Ocean Management Systems equipment might be interested in knowing that the company has been bought by drysuit manufacturer Diving Unlimited International and partners BtS Europa...

Jim Holliday Appointed As CEO Of RAID International

Jim Holliday has been appointed as the new CEO of dive training agency RAID International, the company announced this week. Holliday will also serve as CEO of RAID's South Pacific...

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