Looking back at 2016 Thanks to you, in the past year we have celebrated numerous…
As Canada celebrates its 150th birthday this year it is worth noting that a war has never been fought on its land. But the weapons of warfare brought death and destruction to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Canada’s Atlantic seaboard 100 years ago. On December 6, 1917, the French ship Mont-Blanc left its anchorage at Halifax to join a convoy that would cross the Atlantic en route to the First World War battle grounds.
As Canada celebrates its 150th birthday this year it is worth noting that a war…
I met with RS Divers back in December who were a very impressive commercial diving company in Portsmouth. I wanted more of an insight into the life of a commercial diver and so talked to one of their staff members and Owner of the Hamble Ferry, Mike Lindsell.
I met with RS Divers back in December who were a very impressive commercial diving…
The Princess May (first named Cass, then later, Arthur, Cass (again), Ningchow, and Hating) was 249 feet (76 m) long, 33-foot (10 m) beam, 18-foot (5.5 m) depth of hold, 1717 gross and 1394 registered tons.
The Princess May (first named Cass, then later, Arthur, Cass (again), Ningchow, and Hating) was…
The decision has been welcomed by conservationists, but has also been described by northern leaders as heavy-handed, with complaints that the opinions of local communities were excluded from the decision-making process.
The decision has been welcomed by conservationists, but has also been described by northern leaders…
In October of 2001 the CHAA Dive Recovery Team was formed under the guidance of Bob Hewitt with the concept of recovering Canadian historical aircraft within the Great Lakes region. Bob along with the assistance of Charley Fox, Len Fallowfield, Bill Scott, Kent Beckham, Everett Hillsdon, Dave Delaney, Martin Hodgson and Murray Manning have contributed their time and extensive energy in researching possible site locations. The initial focus was to recover sunken aircraft with the intention of restoring them to flying condition or for use as static displays.
In October of 2001 the CHAA Dive Recovery Team was formed under the guidance of…
The housing Olympus EM1 Mark II provides access to all functions of the camera. The ergonomic SUBAL design and arrangement…
There I was on my deepest ever dive on regular air and I can remember…
The diver was a 19-year-old woman in good physical condition. She denied any history of medical problems and did not take any medications regularly. She completed her confined-water training several weeks before with no problems and was now doing her open-water training dives.
The diver was a 19-year-old woman in good physical condition. She denied any history of…
What better way to bring in the New Year than with a scuba dive on New Years Day in Halifax, Nova Scotia?
What better way to bring in the New Year than with a scuba dive on New Years Day…
In scuba diving, there are many things to be grateful for, such as the trip to that must-see shipwreck, a newly discovered shipwreck, or the underwater world of corals and colourful reef fish. Also, there is diving with a group every week and adding another “log entry.”
In scuba diving, there are many things to be grateful for, such as the trip…
Who would have guessed? Patricia Lake in Jasper National Park, AB is home to the remains of the Habbakuk. See what very few scuba divers have ever seen with their own eyes, while expedition lake diving to this fairly remote location.