Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 101 – Billion with a ‘B’ and I’ll hold the Chickens

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:22:32 +0000

Jim S., Mack and Darrin are at it again. Here are some of the storeies we have in the news. Deap Sea Discovery, Billions Dollar Treasure and More Wrecks for diving.

Worse Scuba Beach Entrance Ever

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=3230797369120&set=a.1207988160154.2031752.1242207795&type=1&theater -

Worse Scuba Beach Entrance Ever

Scuba in the News

Community at Work: Aquarium volunteer Debra Hill is a ‘scuba shrink’

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_19849395

Divepoint Scuba to open Wausau shop | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune | wisconsinrapidstribune.com?

http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20120202/CWS03/302020089/Divepoint-Scuba-open-Wausau-shop?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

Terrestrial-based hobby becomes popular with scuba enthusiasts looking for new adventure – The Washington Post?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/terrestrial-based-hobby-becomes-popular-with-scuba-enthusiasts-looking-for-new-adventure/2012/02/02/gIQAMLUzkQ_story.html

Cold, ‘dead’ deep sea vents are anything but dead?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46165250/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Archaeologists Go Deep to Uncover History?

http://www.marinelink.com/news/archaeologists-uncover342339.aspx

From Shipwrecked Concordia, A Treasure Beckons : NPR?

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/02/146302610/from-shipwrecked-concordia-a-treasure-beckons

If Shipwreck Treasure Hunter Is Correct, He Found World’s Biggest Booty | The Stir?

http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/132451/if_shipwreck_treasure_hunter_is

Proposed bill pushes more state scuba diving

http://www.thealpenanews.com/page/content.detail/id/520179/Proposed-bill-pushes-more-state-scuba-diving.html#.TyYBWT6O_vY.facebook

Scuba Obsessed Episode 100 – We don’t feel a day over 99

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:10:18 +0000

Mack, Jim and Darrin talk about Scuba in the News. We also talked about last week’s ice dive. The chat room was great! Thank you so much. We have the best scuba obsessed fans.

Scuba In the News

Prehistoric bears found in underwater cave in Mexico

http://brianandrews.ntn24.com/2012/01/prehistoric-bears-found-in-underwater-cave-in-mexico/

Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks underwater grass growers

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/chesapeake-bay-foundation-seeks-underwater-grass-growers

Wakulla Springs Cave Diving Debate

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wctv.tv%2Fhome%2Fheadlines%2FWakulla_Springs_Cave_Diving_Debate_137790528.html&h=aAQGsgInMAQEE9woA5IgKtCy9bltE51VLa4kMcSMjVmMisA

New Celebrity Fitness Trend: Scuba Diving

http://www.shape.com/blogs/shape-your-life/new-celebrity-fitness-trend-scuba-diving

Drew Barrymore – Drew Barrymore Felt Excruciating Pain Scuba Diving In Alaska

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/drew-barrymore-felt-excruciating-pain-scuba-diving-in-alaska_1287374

13 Scuba Diving Vacations You Have To Take Before It’s Too Late?

http://www.businessinsider.com/where-to-scuba-dive-endangered-reefs-2012-1

Scientists make underwater biofuel breakthrough

http://www.rtcc.org/nature/scientists-make-underwater-biofuel-breakthrough/

Underwater archaeology: Hunt for the ancient mariner

http://www.nature.com/news/underwater-archaeology-hunt-for-the-ancient-mariner-1.9880

Documentary Claims to Reveal Underwater Maya City and Contact with ETs

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/revelations-of-mayans-2012-beyond-aliens-283430

Divers find British WWII bomber off Swedish coast

http://www.pathfinderonline.co.uk/articles/wwii/item/1066-divers-find-british-wwii-bomber-off-swedish-coast

3 years after US accident, boat washes up in Spain

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/25/10233719-3-years-after-us-accident-boat-washes-up-in-spain

Local expert weighs in on mysterious wood washed ashore

http://www.abc57.com/news/local/Local-expert-weighs-in-on-mysterious-wood-washed-ashore-138088853.html

Calhoun County’s Dive Team for a Pool Challenge!

http://secure.campaigner.com/Campaigner/Public/t.show?Q9ai–BoqX-dGKf98

Potentially Cool Gear

Underwater + Augmented Reality + Virtual Reality + Mixed Reality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr-b0TsvhE8&feature=youtu.be&a

Scuba Diver Info – GoPro Hero2?

http://www.scubadiverinfo.com/3_cameras_gopro_hero2.html

Video of the week

Marine Debris

Scuba Obsessed Episode 99 – It counts as an ice dive and he measures everything.

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:07:44 +0000

Tara, Dave and Darrin cover scuba in the news including all these fresh new shipwrecks. There is also a little bit about ice diving with thin ice. Make sure you make next week live for episode 100.

Scuba In the News

Sunken Rena ‘could kill divers’

Underwater wreckage of the Costa Concordia

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/17/europe/gallery/underwater-itay-ship/index.html?hpt=hp_c2#

Luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45997416/displaymode/1247?beginSlide=1/from/toolbar

Underwater chaos hampers rescue

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/underwater-chaos-hampers-rescue/story-e6frg6so-1226244999883

Aqua Lung America, inc. v. Watermark Scuba, Inc.

http://news.priorsmart.com/aqua-lung-america-v-watermark-scuba-l5dw/

Divers Remove Abandoned Fishing Gear Off SD Coast

http://wayne.patch.com/articles/a-place-for-scuba-divers-to-bond-over-shared-passion

Club Allows Scuba Divers to Bond Over Shared Passion

http://wayne.patch.com/articles/a-place-for-scuba-divers-to-bond-over-shared-passion

Exeter SAC prepares for its own diamond jubilee

http://www.bsac.com/news.asp?itemid=11620&itemTitle=Exeter+SAC+prepares+for+its+own+diamond+jubilee§ion=56§ionTitle=News

Potentially Cool Gear

Arm Band Flashlight Holder

http://www.thefirestore.com/store/product.cfm/pid_7268_searchsleeve_arm_band_flashlight_holder/

Video of the week

Fiat goes deep sea diving

http://www.afaqs.com/news/story.html?sid=32771_Fiat+goes+deep+sea+diving

Triton

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/46053890#46053890

Blog Posts

HOW TO: Bungee in my Pocket

http://iarediver.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-got-one-hand-in-my-pocket-and-other.htm

Scuba Obsessed Episode 98 – Lots and Lots of Weeds

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:16:44 +0000

Mack, Jim S. and Darrin cover some scuba in the news. There were more than a couple of weeds in the last dive.

Scuba in the News

Stricken cargo ship Rena breaks up off New Zealand

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16458574

Scuba Diving Instruction in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld?

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9093526.htm

TRAFFIK Aligns with Worldwide Scuba Diving Authority to Launch Uniquely Personalized, Trackable Sales Campaign – PR.com?

http://www.pr.com/press-release/382313

Aqua Lung America, inc. v. Watermark Scuba, Inc. [We teased this but forgot to cover it in the podcast. OOPS]

http://news.priorsmart.com/aqua-lung-america-v-watermark-scuba-l5dw/

Mystery of disappearing 3.5 ton underwater statue off Italian coast

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8997796/Mystery-of-disappearing-3.5-ton-underwater-statue-off-Italian-coast.html

‘Avatar 2′ Underwater Filming Has Sam Worthington ‘Nervous’

Get on the water this weekend at the Chicago Boat Show – - Web only | ChicagoParent.com?

http://chicagoparent.com/magazines/web-only/2012-january/boat-show

Electronica cruise runs aground in the Bahamas

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2012/01/holy-ship-voyage-electronica-msc-poesia-bahamas/600020/1

Upton flexes “Dredge Man” muscles

http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2012/01/10/local_news/8089841.txt

An eerie trip with the tourists diving two miles to see the Titanic

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2085498/An-eerie-trip-tourists-diving-2-miles-Titanic.html

Potentially Cool Gear

Hamster-power submarine is the future of underwater rodent travel

http://io9.com/5873971/hamster+power-submarine-is-the-future-of-underwater-rodent-travel

Waterproof tablet drops into AT&T this month | CES 2012: Tablets and E-book Readers – CNET Blogs?

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33378_1-57355528/waterproof-tablet-drops-into-at-t-this-month/

Video of the week

TEDxUF – Jill Heinerth – Challenging the Unknown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1UJbI7exb_s

Blog Posts

Top 5 Essential Bits of Scuba Kit

http://iarediver.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-5-essential-bits-of-scuba-kit.html

Scuba Obsessed Episode 97 – Dangling Parts and Mack’s Island

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:38:44 +0000

MacK, Jim S. and Darrin have plenty to talk about. Reef talk, some chompy fish and underwater cannons are covered before we get to the New Year’s Eve dive. The bad scuba joke provides some useful information.

Scuba from the News

Mystery of downed WW II-era plane partially solved

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/mystery-of-downed-ww-ii-era-plane-partially-2071629.html

Something wasn’t right?

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111227-318453.html

Experts debate relative value of portable defibrillators for divers

http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3420168

Golf ball diving: Deceptively dangerous – ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida?

http://www.abc-7.com/story/16456810/2012/01/05/golf-ball-diving-deceptively-dangerous

Helium: The next hot commodity | SmartPlanet?

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/helium-the-next-hot-commodity/11513

This Fish Has Teeth So Big It Bites People’s Balls Off

http://gizmodo.com/5872809/this-fish-has-teeth-so-big-it-bites-peoples-balls-off

Underwater cannon might help protect Lake Michigan

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-underwater-cannon-might-help-protect-lake-michigan-20111230,0,2734312.story?track=rss

Life returns to an underwater garden

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Life+returns+underwater+garden/5927543/story.html

An island is born: Amazing pictures show Red Sea underwater volcanic eruption creating new land

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2079353/Amazing-pictures-Red-Sea-volcanic-eruption-creates-new-land.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

‘I’d rather see Ark Royal sunk than cut up for scrap’ – East Hampshire – The News?

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/i_d_rather_see_ark_royal_sunk_than_cut_up_for_scrap_1_3385669

Civil War-era wreck off Egmont Key to become preserve

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20111229/ARTICLE/111229505

Scuba divers invited to explore historic artificial reef in Florida Keys – National scuba diving | Examiner.com?

http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/scuba-divers-invited-to-explore-historic-artificial-reef-florida-keys

Potentially Cool Gear

GoPro and TrollPro …a perfect marriage

http://fishthebaja.com/2011/11/10/gopro-and-trollpro-a-perfect-combo/

Video of the week

Fishing under ice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIs00QjiJZQ&feature=colike

Scuba Blog Posts of the Week

How to burn test your underwater light – Precision Diving

http://precisiondiving.net/blog/how-to-burn-test-your-underwater-light/

Scuba Obsessed Episode 96 – Rock Snot and Discovered Planes

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:31:59 +0000

Mac and Darrin do some more obsessing about Scuba Diving. There are planes that were discovered as well some some more shark fin soup talk. There are also plans for the New Year’s Eve dive.

Scuba from the News

Charter boats primarily transportation; underwater safety mostly up to divers

http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3419006

US destroying 434k lake trout for ‘rock snot’ fear

Shark fin merchant: kill sharks, or they will kill you

http://asiancorrespondent.com/72743/shark-fin-trading/

A sugary rum rubdown on Nevis

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/vacations/spa/a-sugary-rum-rubdown-on-nevis/article2285214/

Kalakala declared hazard, mooring inadequate

http://today.seattletimes.com/2011/12/kalakala-declared-hazard-mooring-inadequate/

Scuba divers discover airplane submerged off coast of Palm Beach County

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_n_palm_beach_county/jupiter/scuba-divers-discover-airplane-submerged-off-coast-of-palm-beach-county

Shipwreck near Sheboygan named to National Register

http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20111228/SHE0101/112280424

Blog Posts

Darrin’s Dive Gear Post

http://www.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2284

Scuba Wars

http://iarediver.blogspot.com/2011/12/star-wars-scuba-wars.html

Have a Great New Year & keep getting wet!

Some info on Michigan Laws that apply to river diving items

324.76108 Recovery of abandoned property without permit; report; availability of recovered property for inspection; release of property.

Sec. 76108.

(1) A person may recover abandoned property outside a Great Lakes bottomlands preserve without a permit if the abandoned property is not attached to, nor located on, in, or located in the immediate vicinity of and associated with a sunken aircraft or watercraft and if the abandoned property is recoverable by hand without mechanical or other assistance.

(2) A person who recovers abandoned property valued at more than $10.00 without a permit pursuant to subsection (1) shall file a written report within 30 days after removal of the property with the department or the department of history, arts, and libraries if the property has been abandoned for more than 30 years. The written report shall list all recovered property that has been abandoned for more than 30 years and the location of the property at the time of recovery. For a period of 90 days after the report is filed, the person shall make the recovered property available to the department and the department of history, arts, and libraries for inspection at a location in this state. If the department of history, arts, and libraries determines that the recovered property does not have historical value, the department of history, arts, and libraries shall release the property to the person by means of a written instrument.

324.76108 Recovery of abandoned property without permit; report; availability of recovered property for inspection; release of property.

Sec. 76108.

Darrin’s Dive Gear Post

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:14:25 +0000

Ok Tara, Andy and other divers (you know who you are), here is the promised post on my dive gear.

This is my dive gear all placed out. I don’t typically set it out like this, but I thought it was the best way to show in photos.

So let’s break this pile of gear down and you can see how I currently dive. Please note that not everything I dive with is my preferred dive gear, but this is what I currently have that works for my budget and the type of diving I currently do. Most of this dive gear I use all year round, from 70 degree F (21 degrees C) warm water dives in the summer to 32 degree F (0 degrees C) ice dives in the winter. I would say my current kit is about as flexible as you can get. There are many upgrades I am looking to make as funds allow.

Darrin's 7mm Wetsuit

I dive a 7mm wetsuit with back zipper. Like I said above I dive this all year round. At the warmest time of the year it can be a little toasty, but not too warm that drawing a little water into the suit won’t cool off. I also have performed ice dives in this 7mm. I can get between 20 minutes to 40 minutes in ice diving tempurtures if I have prepped properly. You may be able to see the glue spots where I have performed a few repairs. I have over 150 dives on this wetsuit and it is still warm.
I have some stuff fins that I use with a quick release on the back. I like stiff fins for my diving style. The quick release clip on the heal can be handy at times, but it is nothing I would consider a must have on fins. I have yet to accidentally trip them, but I expect that is a possibility. I might add a spring strap to them, but will probably get a whole new set of fins before then. I will need to upgrade the fins when I finally make the transition to a dry suit diving. A good dry suit is on the top of my list for gear purchases.
Under the fins is a mesh gear bag. I like the mesh bag keeps on of the loose pieces of my gear together. I can see though the mesh to double check what is in there and the mesh lets water drip right through. When I am doing boat dives you will frequently find my fins, goggles (in case), gloves, hood and light in this mesh bag. Few things a dive boat captain hates more than loose dive gear rolling around.

Darrin's Dive Gloves and Boots

I dive most of the year around with my 5/7mm three finger gloves. By my third dive with them they were well broken in.
Only during the warmest dive conditions do I move into my five finger gloves. The zebra and quaga mussles have torn up the five finger gloves and they are due to be replaced. I am not a fan of the straps on the gloves. They seem to be in the way for me way to much. I have separated the neoprene on the inside wrist from wrestling them on when in the water.
The dive boots are size 11 1/2 and I normally where a size 12. I got them smalls to cut down on the water movement, but if I were to do it again I would get the correct size. They hurt my feet when hauling gear a long way in them. These are the boots I wear most of the year and they are 5/7mm boots.
I have some 3mm summer boots (shown later in wet tub) that I do like. Both pairs have neoprene that I have pulled way too hard on and will cause their early demise. The right size, taking my time and “completely” unzipping the sides would have fixed that.

Here are my two hoods. In the warmer times of the year I dive with the 3mm summer hood. It is the most comfortable and has a vent on the top to evacuate the air. When conditions are a little more chilly, I go withe the 5mm hood. For ice dives I will wear the 3mm hood over the 5mm hoods. Not my favorite setup as it is a little uncomfortable and it also makes it tough to hear.
I have my weight belt with a stainless steal clip. Unfortunately it could be a couple of inches longer. My weighting is perfect for what I need with my kit. I am a touch light for a river dive, but clipping on 2 – 4 lbs (1-2 Kg) more takes care of that. I use standard lead weights. I like to have a variety of sizes and I also have a spare weight belt (not shown) with the same weighting.
I have a clear dive mask that works OK for me. I keep them in the dive case for travel and normally have a bottle of defog with them. I would like to get a black mask next time, but it is now high on the purchase list.
I have a pretty basic snorkel. It works OK, but I find it gets in the way with the type of diving I do. I would like to replace it would a fold-up snorkel that I could keep in a pocket until I need it.
The slate I have is a basic slate and I rarely dive with it. If I do I will clip it in the pocket of my BC.
I also have a safety sausage that clips in my BC. I strongly recommend anyone that dives to have one of these. In the waves on a boat dive it can help you get spotted. I would like to get a larger (longer) safety sausage as budget allows (OK, you can stopped giggling now… geesh!)
The blue gym bag is what I used to carry around my dry cloths and to keep the clothes I change out of in. I also tend to keep a couple of water bottles and some spare batteries in here. There are also a couple of dry towels in there when I don’t forget them.

Dive Light

I bought these basic lights for my advanced open water class. There are nothing fancy, but work well. The main light is an 8C battery light with two bulbs that can be selected by the switch.
The backup like is a simple (non-LED) light that uses 4 AA’s. I plan to upgrade both of these to some serious dive lights at some point.

I dive with matched environmentally sealed regulators. These are rated for cold water.
I have a dive computer,
compass and
pressure gauge on the console. I plan to replace the compass to something better on a retractor.
I keep a dive knife on my inflator hose. I know some people think that is dangerous, but for me it has been my favorite place for a dive knife.

Buoyancy Compensator Vest

Here is my trusty BC. I bought it used and have 200+ dives on it. It just keep working. The velcro is starting to get old and I don’t put anything in the pockets I can’t clip in as they won’t stay shut. This is on the list to be replaced with a back plate and a wing (after I buy that dry suit).

This is my wet tub. I use it to haul around anything that isn’t stored in my full gear bag before a dive. After the dive anything wet goes in here. It keeps all the lake juices from dripping in the Scuba Vehicle. It has a lid which allows it to be stacked with other gear. My backup set of 3mm wet boots are in the tub in this picture.

Gear Bag and Parts Bag

The small clear PADI bag I use to keep spare parts and some basic tools. I have a variety of ‘O’ rings in here. I also have some spare change in here and couple of pens.
The large red bag is my dive gear bag. It is large enough to hold just about all the dive gear I have minus my tanks.

Priming Water Jugs

Now hear are my two water priming jugs. The red jug has hot water and the orange jug contains warm water. I use the warm water to prime my wetsuit before the dive. If you don’t fill you wetsuit up with warm water than COLD water will find a way in. I was very surprised how well this works the first time I tried it.

Here is a bailout I borrowed from Kirk for this Lake 16 dive. When doing some of the deeper dives it is nice to have the redunancy.
I also dive with my dive flag which didn’t make it in these photos. It was already bobbing in the water waiting for me to get done taking the photos and to start the dive. Here is an old post showing the dive flag’s creation. http://darrinjillson.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/diy-dive-flag-and-float/

Dive Buddy - Jim

And while he was too big to fit into the gear bag I did bring my dive buddy Jim! You will notice him here pimping his hat. I am sure he would be happy to sell you one.

Overall I consider my gear a work in progress. It will be interesting to see what I will be diving with next year at this time. Hopefully much of it has been upgraded.

-Darrin

Scuba Obsessed Episode 95 – Maybe Size Does Matter

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:08:34 +0000

Mack with Milk Bottle at Singer Lake

Mac and Darrin cover artificial reefs and underwater buildings in the news. There a couple of kickstart projects they talk about. There was also time to get a dive in. If you are brave you can hang on for the bad scuba joke of the week.

Head on over here for the Reindeer Games Photos on the MUD Club site. http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/3073

Here is a close up of the bottle Mac is holding. http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Jasper-Dairy-St.-Joseph-MI.jpg

Scuba from the News

http://www.scoop.it/t/scubaobsessed – This is our news feed in an article format. There are some stories here we don’t cover in the show. Updated most days.

New Zealand: Sharks Damage Underwater Equipment used in Rena Recovery

http://subseaworldnews.com/2011/12/19/new-zealand-sharks-damage-underwater-equipment-used-in-rena-recovery/

Secret Underwater Ballroom Tells a Century-Old Tale of Woe

http://dornob.com/secret-underwater-ballroom-tells-a-century-old-tale-of-woe/

Underwater Towns

http://autumnforestghosthunter.blogspot.com/2011/12/underwater-towns.html

Santa: Best temp job ever!

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/economy/1112/gallery.santa-temp-job/index.html

Santa divers in charity quarry dive in Somerset

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-16237571

The Trouble With Artificial Reefs

http://blog.simplyscuba.com/index.php/2011/12/the-trouble-with-artificial-reefs/

Military divers to help clear undersea tires in Fort Lauderdale

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-tire-cleanup-20111218,0,10411.story

Invasive Species of the Great Lakes

http://aquaviews.net/scuba-diving-stories-news/invasive-species-great-lakes/

The Benefits of SCUBA Diving for Kids

http://aquaviews.net/scuba-guides/benefits-scuba-diving-kids/

Explore The Underwater Realm (look at the underwater LED lights)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/realmpictures/explore-the-underwater-realm?ref=live

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear

Bend man creates underwater board

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111215/NEWS0107/312159998/1002/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01

Mocean Armor lets you record underwater videos with your iPhone

The smartphone controlled Aquabotix Hydroview underwater vehicle

http://www.gizmag.com/aquabotix-hydroview/20661/

http://www.scoop.it/t/scubaobsessed

Video of the week

Underwater Teeth Cleaning

http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/just_plain_stupid/Underwater_Teeth_Cleaning/#384221

Scuba Obsessed Episode 94 – They had so much fun I thought I would take them to the beach today

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:45:37 +0000

Mac and Darrin cover scuba in the news. They also talk about the upcoming News Years Eve dive and New Years Day dives. Mac had a dive in the river with currents being exceptionally strong. Lots of rain make river dive poor for the next several days in this area.

There are some lessons for ice diving and the bad scuba joke.

Divers Incorporated was once again awarded the contract to operate the scuba concession at White Star QuarryThank you for the large turn out in the chat room. The after the show chatting went on until 2:30am. Very cool!

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/White-Star-Quarry/86601522543

“Just announced this morning, Divers Incorporated was once again awarded the contract to operate the scuba concession at White Star Quarry for the 2012 dive season! We are now anxiously awaiting spring but there will be a January 1 dive as well as ice dives scheduled over the next three months!”

No Foul Play In Scuba Suit Death?

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/no-foul-play-in-scuba-suit-death-121511

Scuba diving equipment stolen in Newmarket raid

http://www.newmarketjournal.co.uk/news/crime-and-courts/scuba_diving_equipment_stolen_in_newmarket_raid_1_3317013

Vandals drain Tampa YMCA pool?

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/hillsborough/vandals-drain-tampa-ymca-pool-12152011

Divers ill after clearing River Avon in Chippenham?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-16160432

What to say to your friends who eat shark fins?

http://www.bookyourdive.com/scuba-blog/stop-eating-shark-fins?wt=6

Divers hard pressed for new record

http://whittlesea-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/divers-hard-pressed-for-new-record/

Firefighters risk their lives to save others

http://www.leadertelegram.com/features/lifestyles/article_2845c33f-6802-5e79-9575-f77ef7c5c561.html

State funds approved for maritime museum in Ohio

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/usatoday/article/38121095?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p

Air Malta flies diving equipment free of charge this winter

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=136768

Here’s your kid’s chance to go SCUBA diving with Santa?

http://irmo.wistv.com/photo-gallery/sports-recreation/50785-heres-your-kids-chance-go-scuba-diving-santa

Retired Army sergeant will open scuba dive shop

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20111212/NEWS05/712129975/-1/NEWS05

West Michigan’s proposed underwater Lake Michigan preserve sailing along

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/12/west_michigans_proposed_underw.html

Potential Cool Scuba Gear

Nauticam NA-D7000V – updated underwater housing for Nikon D7000

http://nikonrumors.com/2011/12/09/nauticam-na-d7000v-updated-underwater-housing-for-nikon-d7000.aspx/

How to equilize!?!

Equalization For All

http://aquaviews.net/scuba-guides/equalization/

Video of the week

Another way of Ice Diving

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Z0qGvC3vqaA

http://www.scoop.it/t/scubaobsessed – This is our news feed in an article format. There is are some stories here we don’t cover in the show. Updated most days.

Scuba Obsessed Episode 93 – Running Aground and a Treasure Horde

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Old Whirlpoool Basin

Body of missing scuba diver found – 26 YEARS after he disappeared

Underwater Repairs Allow Ship to Sail On After a 150-Meter Large Grounding Damage

http://www.maritime-executive.com/pressrelease/underwater-repairs-allow-ship-to-sail-on-after-a-150-meter-large-grounding-damage

Best way to tenderize meat? An underwater explosion

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/dec/05/improbable-research-explosive-tenderise-meat?newsfeed=true

Haute under water

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/leisure/haute-under-water-1.946936

Scuba diver breaks world record in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-12-03/news/fl-scuba-diver-seeks-record-20111203_1_scuba-diver-air-tanks-freshwater-dive

Top 10 Oddest Underwater Sports

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-10604735

Coining it in: Britain’s largest collection of Roman offerings to the gods arrives at British Museum

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2070140/British-Museum-takes-delivery-Roman-offerings-gods.html

http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/dive-sites/rivers/old-whirlpool-basin-upton-drive-saint-joseph - Whirlpool basin near the grounding.