New world record for cave diving exploration. On November 3, 2023, during a 7-hour dive in the Font d’Estramar resurgence…
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
Aside from looking forward to Christmas in 2023, we also look forward to the Reefs and Wrecks 2024 calendar, which…
The steamboat Oakes Ames was built in 1868 for the Rutland Railroad by the Napoleon B Proctor Shipyard in Burlington,…
According to Jeff Hummel, CEO of Rockfish, Inc. (Salvage Company), his crew believes they have located the SS Dix. He…
We lost one of our great ocean champions this week. Captain Don Walsh passed away on November 12, 2023 at…
CBC Radio has been airing programs I’ve hosted since the late 1980s. The prescience of the experts I spoke with as early…
The Forest City is one of Tobermory’s challenging dives. The Forest City, a three-masted timber schooner later converted to a…
When on board and facing the bow (front), port and starboard, which are nautical terms for ships, planes, and spacecraft,…
One diver, after a seemingly brief period below the surface, discovers that his gas supply has run perilously low. Another,…
A waterspout is a powerful columnar vortex that forms over water and typically resembles a funnel-shaped cloud. Some are associated…
We’ll be showcasing Chris’s videos in collaboration with The Scuba News Canada. These are educational and informative, and Chris admits…
The strike by the seaway workers has ended and Great Lake freighter traffic is starting up again on Monday, October…
HMCS Saskatchewan was a destroyer of the Mackenzie class that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and then in…
As of Saturday, October 21, 2023, midnight, UNIFOR employees who work for the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation are prepared…
November 29, 1966 on this day in history Only Dennis Hale survived of the 29 crew members when the SS Daniel J.…
Becky Kagan-Schott, an underwater videographer, explores the Sandusky shipwreck, one of thousands of perfectly preserved time capsules in the Great…
The Goderich Salt Mine (Sifto) is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The world’s largest underground salt mine,…
On a beautiful evening after work, Sean from Nova Scotia went out for another underwater exploration and clean-up. Now what…
On 14 October 1942, 78 years ago, at 3:40 am, the Newfoundland passenger ferry SS Caribou was torpedoed by the…
How should old fishing nets and ropes be prepared for recycling? In this video, we provide you with six easy…
Dr. Sam Willis delves into the origins of HMS Terror, which was inspired by the BBC series ‘The Terror,’ a…
The SS Ithaka is a steam freighter that has sunk off the Hudson Bay coast not far from Churchill, Manitoba.…
Have you ever wondered what occurs to a whale after it passes away? Frequently, their carcass sinks to the ocean…
From 1914 to 1924, the Port Nelson dredger operated in Manitoba, Canada. Dredging is excavation that takes place in shallow…
A Canadian company called InFocus Canada specializes in producing exquisite fashion scarves that feature pictures taken by well-known professional photographers…
The first of seven American merchant ships with that name was the SS Samuel Mather. After being rammed by the…
The Henry Steinbrenner freighter had a 31-person crew when it sank in a Lake Superior storm in 1953, according to…
The most significant navigational risk on Lake Superior was a reef, which is where the Stannard Rock Light is situated.…
At Milwaukee’s Wolf & Davidson Shipyard, the wooden steamer William H Wolf was launched on August 6, 1887. For the…
Learn about the algae in Lake Ontario, how the governments of Canada and the United States are managing the lake’s…
The merchant ship HMS Investigator was acquired in 1848 to look for Sir John Franklin’s disastrous Northwest Passage expedition. She…
Many books on scuba diving have been published over the course of time, almost since the beginning of the scuba…
“I was able to get out for one last adventure before a rainy weekend ahead of us. I found a…
Deep inside a Canadian mine, researchers made a remarkable discovery in 2016. They discovered the oldest body of water in…
The beginning of this video states “Stunts in this video were performed by experienced freedivers: always dive within your limits”…
David Attenborough investigates the extraordinary ways that animals perceive and create sound, as well as the significant role that sound…
We’ll be showcasing Chris’s videos in collaboration with The Scuba News Canada. These are educational and informative, and Chris admits…
Six craftsmen were flown by Norurflug helicopter pilot Gsli Gslason on June 23, 2017 to the Vestmannaeyjar islands’ Prdrangar lighthouse.…
Friendship 500, a floating McDonald’s restaurant, also known as the McBarge, anchored in Burrard Inlet near Vancouver, BC. The Friendship…
From 1892 to 1898, the City of Ainsworth operated as a paddle steamer sternwheeler on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia,…
Sean McMullen (Saltwater Sean) and The Scuba News Canada are happy to announce that the short environmental documentary “Saltwater Souvenirs,”…
For one of the dives of the year’s highlights, Garrett Clement got together with a couple of friends for a…
Many books on scuba diving/Canada’s history have been published over the course of time, almost since the beginning of time.…
Off the beaten path but definitely worth a visit is the Cape Ray Lighthouse, Newfoundland. Unnamed Road is Cape Ray’s…
According to Wayne T. Joy, late summer brings Sea Horses to the waters around Halifax. This video was taken at…