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.

NOAA Announces Millions In New Funding To Help Protect US Coastlines

NOAA has announced a new wave of coastal protection and resilience funding that will help protect thousands of vulnerable coastal communities around the United States.

OTS Co-Founder Michael Pelissier Has Died

Michael Pelissier, co-founder and former CEO of Ocean Technology Systems (OTS), died this week, the company announced.

Ross Kemp Featured On Blue O Two’s Blue Melody Liveaboard

Blue O Two recently welcome TV documentarian Ross Kemp onboard their Red Sea liveaboard, the Blue Melody.

Wreck Site Of WW2 Japanese Freighter Carrying Australian POWs Found

The wreck site of the Montevideo Maru, a Japanese freighter carrying over 1,000 prisoners of war -- the majority of them Australian -- that was sunk by a US submarine during World War II has been found.

Blue Horizon Diving Launches Dive Travel Business

The folks behind the Blue Horizon Diving YouTube channel have announced the launch of their scuba diving travel business.

New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Declared A Mission Blue ‘Hope Spot’

The New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary has been named Mission Blue's latest "Hope Spot."

Divers Den Launches Starlink Maritime On Its Great Barrier Reef Liveaboard

Divers Den in Australia now has “Starlink Maritime” installed onboard their overnight liveaboard dive vessel OceanQuest.

Taiwan Added As A ‘Deep Week’ Destination

Organizers of the Deep Week series of freediving events have added Taiwan as a new destination and venue for 2023.

Divers Find Remains Of Experimental US Submarine

A commercial diving company announced this week it had found the remains of an experimental US submarine called the Defender in the waters of Long Island Sound off the coast of the state of Connecticut.

US Takes Next Step In Designating Pacific Remote Islands As National Marine Sanctuary

NOAA's Office of Marine Sanctuaries has taken the next step in the process of designating the Pacific Remote Islands as a national marine sanctuary.

Paul Toomer Steps Down As RAID VP for Product Development

Dive RAID International have announced that Paul Toomer has resigned from his position as vice president for product development at the agency.

Thailand’s Lifting Travel Restrictions Has Caused Concern For Four Endangered Marine Species

The recent lifting of travel restrictions has caused concern for several endangered marine species off the coast of Thailand.

Tory George Sets New US National Freediving Record

US freediver Tory George has set a new national record in the Constant Weight with Monofin (CWT) discipline with a 111m/364ft dive.

US Prepping National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is preparing a "National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy."

PADI Updates Public Safety Diver Course

PADI has "refreshed and expanded" its public safety diving program.

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