HMS Delight is the first recorded shipwreck off Sable Island, 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and…
Author: Kathy Dowsett
Kathy Dowsett
Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada
Due to the ongoing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Boat Shows has made the decision to cancel the 2021…
The George N. Orr was a World War One shore patrol vessel that sank near Savage Harbour, Prince Edward Island.…
Jessica & Norbert Pietkiewicz started AquaSub from the ground up in 2002 with the first location on Bayview Avenue. It…
“Yes, Virginia, Saskatchewan has a lighthouse!” Cochin, Saskatchewan (35 km north of North Battleford) is home to the province’s only…
The Tashmoo was a steamboat passenger sidewheeler on Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron. It was reputed to be one…
Jill Heinerth, an underwater photographer, shares the story of how she shot this iconic image of the Bianca C. shipwreck…
When British scuba diver, Wallace Raymond Woolley, 96, dove to a depth of 140ft/42 m in 2019 on the SS…
Divers Den is taking action on September 25th to clean up the beautiful waters of Tobermory, as well as raise…
Coming Friday, 25 September 2020 The School Strike for Climate, also known as Fridays for the Future (FFF), Youth for…
My Octopus Teacher is an original documentary film by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, presented by Netflix in 2020. It…
This past weekend, Russian freediver Alexey Molchanov set a new world record for freediving in the Constant Weight (CWT) Bifins…
Daniel Travers started this petition on Change.org to Tay Council to have the SS Keewatin remain in Port McNicholl. So far this petition…
The HMCS Saguenay shipwreck has operated as a divers’ marine park for 26 years, and is one of the most…
Minnesota Shipwreck Hunters, Ken Merryman and Jerry Eliason recently discovered the Pere Marquette 18 in Lake Michigan, after remaining undiscovered…
The Golden Rule of Scuba Diving. Breathe normally, never hold your breath. Excellent regulation of buoyancy is what distinguishes professional scuba…
We need to look after our Oceans. East Coast Scuba & Watersports is participating in Aware Week and making a…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) just announced that on October 20, 2020, it will hold a special board meeting…
Undefeated Champion, Canadian Icon and Nova Scotia Ambassador are three titles applied to the Bluenose II operated by the Lunenburg…
The United Empire (“Old Betsy”) was a passenger and freight ship with two masts, powered by propellers. In 1882, she…
Your adventure starts aboard Islander V1 a 42ft “Provincial” Fiberglass boat. Coastguard inspected, the Islander V1 is a fast, comfortable…
Women Divers Hall of Fame grant applications and training are now available to women and men for 2021. Application Instructions:…
The J. S. Seaverns was a cargo ship built in Saugatuck, Michigan in August 1880 and sank in Lake Superior…
1 August 1917 the HMHS Letitia ran aground at Portuguese Cove in Nova Scotia’s Halifax Harbour. The Letitia was a…
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is committed to protecting Canada’s wildlife and biodiversity and safeguarding the long-term health and productivity of Canada’s fisheries resources. These…
Join us for an evening of shark celebration and discovery on September 25, 2020. The Shark Trust invites you back for its second year. Shark Trust initially decided to…
Paul Patrick Piper, 58, the former S.S. Badger finance director who lives in Ludington, Michigan has been found guilty of…
The annual DEMA Show, organized by DEMA, is the world’s largest trade-only exhibition for companies doing business in the scuba…
Meeting at the Société Industrielle de Mulhouse (SIM, 10 rue de la Bourse in Mulhouse, France) with Céline Cousteau on…
The new 420-page book “DANIEL J. MORRELL-Lost, But No Longer Forgotten” is now accepting pre-orders. This new book, featuring more…
Norbert Pietkiewicz, owner of Aqua Sub Scuba Diving Centre in Toronto, has always told his dive students that no decompression…
Pro Underwater photographer/diver Jill Heinerth shares the back story of how she took this video of the “Sweepstakes Shipwreck” in…
Edmonton Alberta’s Cathie and John McCuaig recently dove Beauvert Lake (Lac Beauvert) a small lake (0.4 km/.24 mile) in Jasper…
In the fall of 2018, Jill Heinreth and Mario Cyr filmed a video entitled “Under Thin Ice” on CBC for…
The International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame’s (ISDHF) milestone 20th Anniversary Induction, set to take place in the Cayman Islands on…
This DAN survey aims to provide answers to divers, dive companies and medical professionals about returning to diving after COVID-19…
Spaces Available Now! Join fellows of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Rick Stanley and John Olivero for a true excursion…
One of the challenges for designing and engineering projects that are in, around, and underwater is determining what is actuality below the water line
A British-born Canadian Citizen, Simon has lived and sculpted on Saltspring Island in British Columbia for thirty years, and became…
Often a monument is erected to honour those who have died, including spontaneous memorials that we see constructed in the…
The Norman was designed by the Globe Iron Works in Cleveland, Ohio in 1890. It was one of the first…
Over 65 years ago, a little-known Canadian serviceman gave his life in the service of his country when his plane…
Whales, the true sentinels of the seas and the smartest, largest and most vulnerable of all sea creatures on the…
Dive Penetanguishene Shipwrecks with Riverdiver and Dive Kawartha, in Georgian Bay on the Maple Dawn Shipwreck. An ideal trip for…
The Emperor was built in 1910 by Collingwood Shipbuilding Co., in Collingwood, Ontario, for Inland Lines Ltd. of Midland, Ontario.…