Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 116 – Special Guest Denea Buckingham – Everyone wants The French Job

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:40:55 +0000

Jim S., and Darrin interview special Guest Denea Buckingham about The French Job. They also cover scuba in the news and an a predictably bad scuba joke.

The French Job

Interview

Denea Buckingham looking for the french job.

Scuba In the News

Followup: Scuba Diving To and Through the Putah Creek Stone Bridge

http://www.lakeberryessanews.com/051612/Bridge_dive%20051212.htm

Green Bay Scuba Club donates metal detector to the NEW Zoo

http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/good_day_wi/green-bay-scuba-club-donates-metal-detector-to-the-new-zoo

Underwater volcano erupts in pulses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47405195/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Divers Embrace The Nuclear History Of Bikini Atoll (PHOTOS)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-m-clash/bikini-provides-scuba-div_b_1509656.html?ref=travel

WWII battleship makes final port on Beach

http://www.fort-myers-beach-observer.com/page/content.detail/id/520574/SHIP-AHOY—WWII-battleship-makes-final-port-on-Beach.html?nav=5051

Archaeologists accuse MoD of allowing US company to ‘plunder’ shipwreck

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/may/06/hms-victory-shipwreck-odyssey-excavation?CMP=twt_gu

Video of the week

The verdict is in on that sea monster

* Note – the audio next week will be better. I discovered a setting on my microphone that I had wrong for several weeks now. Ugh!

Scuba Obsessed Episode 115 – Diving for tires and golf balls

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:14:20 +0000

http://www.jlindquist.com/maps.html - John L's Old Maps

Jim S., Mack and Darrin talk about Scuba in the news. We had the first dive on Lake Michigan for the year.

Scuba in the News

Tourism boom lifts local businesses | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune | wisconsinrapidstribune.com?

http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20120510/CWS03/305100067/Tourism-boom-lifts-local-businesses?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cFRONTPAGE%7cp

Managaha no longer off limits to other water sports businesses

http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=118783&cat=1

Cosmo’s ‘Right Amount of Wrong’ meets ‘Golden Age of Glam’ – Las Vegas Weekly?

http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2012/may/09/cosmopolitans-right-amount-wrong-meets-golden-age-/

Coroner Issues Diving Recommendations

http://i.stuff.co.nz/national/6885786/Coroner-issues-diving-recommendations

DEMA & DAN Partner To Launch Public Safety Announcement (PSA) To Increase First Aid Knowledge For Divers Interacting With Lionfish

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dema-dan-partner-to-launch-public-safety-announcement-psa-to-increase-first-aid-knowledge-for-divers-interacting-with-lionfish-2012-05-08

Rinsed shots are rich bounty for golf-ball recyclers?

http://www.montrealgazette.com/touch/life/story.html?id=6593743

Diving For Tires Off The South Florida Coast « CBS Miami?

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/05/07/diving-for-tires-off-the-south-florida-coast/

Odisha officer dies during scuba diving?

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/05/03/262–Odisha-officer-dies-during-scuba-diving-.html

A worthy wreck for divers: USS Kittiwake?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/travel/kittiwake-cayman-dive-site/index.html

Scuba Diver Concordia — Should be sunk

http://m.torontosun.com/2012/05/04/scuba-diver-concordia-should-be-sunk

Rachel Sussman: Bearing witness to environmental history | MNN – Mother Nature Network?

http://m.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/rachel-sussman-bearing-witness-to-environmental-history

Photo of the Week

Rare Calico Lobster Caught Off Maine Shores?

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/09/11626926-rare-calico-lobster-caught-off-maine-shores?lite

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear — Almost

This is a Bike With a Train Horn Attached to It | Geekosystem?

http://www.geekosystem.com/bike-with-train-horn/

Now, 178 decibel bicycle horn?

http://zeenews.india.com/news/technology/now-178-decibel-bicycle-horn_773382.html

Scuba Obsessed Episode 114 – Giant Shrimp and Sharks with Laser Beams

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:52:17 +0000

Jim S., Mack and Darrin talk about Scuba in the news. Of course they go off course a few times. They even venture into talk about the storm going through and rogue waves. Everything gets pulled together by the bad scuba joke.

Celebrity Scuba Diving

Zynga’s chief operating officer plays it safe – latimes.com?

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-schappert-zynga-20120503,0,6082291.story

Cameron Diaz almost swallowed by fish while scuba diving

http://blog.chron.com/celebritybuzz/2012/05/cameron-diaz-almost-swallowed-by-fish-while-scuba-diving/

Scuba In the News

Grouper-friendly restaurants to get certificate – maltatoday.com.mt?

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/Grouper-friendly-restaurants-to-get-certificate-20120503

The Escapist : News : Dr. Evil’s Laser Shark Plan Finally Comes to Fruition?

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/117069-Dr-Evils-Laser-Shark-Plan-Finally-Comes-to-Fruition

Giant-cannibal-shrimp-grow-13-INCHES-long-invade-waters-Gulf-Coast?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135907/Giant-cannibal-shrimp-grow-13-INCHES-long-invade-waters-Gulf-Coast.html

12 surprising things you can take on a plane | Fox News?

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/04/22/surprising-things-can-take-on-plane/s?

There’s No Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Warns Yemen’s Board of Tourism?

http://mobile.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/05/03/there_s_no_salmon_fishing_in_the_yemen_warns_yemen_s_board_of_tourism.html

Shores Association considers permit regulations for scuba divers | La Jolla Light | La Jolla Light?

http://www.lajollalight.com/2012/04/25/shores-association-considers-permit-regulations-for-scuba-divers/

Montserrat Continues Artificial Reef Project to Strengthen Marine Ecosystem?

http://www.caribjournal.com/2012/05/01/montserrat-continues-artificial-reef-project-to-strengthen-marine-ecosystem/

uc97 – 2400 – 1865
The Most Important British Vessel Sunk Off the Chinese Coast You’ve Never Heard Of – China Real Time Report – WSJ?

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/04/19/the-most-important-british-vessel-sunk-off-the-chinese-coast-youve-never-heard-of/

Scuba Mailbag

Letter from Mark C of CA – Coffee

Google+ Question
Question: Where is the best place to purchase a prescription mask (note the prescription is complex and I am willing to pay to get it right)?
View or comment on Andy Crestodina’s post »

To whom it may concern:

I loved your feature on Aquarena Springs on your show the other week. Here is a link and some pictures taken there.

http://www.aquarena.txstate.edu/

wave to the people in the glass bottom boats - Photo Credit - David Gaskill

Scuba Obsessed Episode 113 – The inflatable sheep BCD and crystals in air

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:35:58 +0000

Photo Credit - Gene Hunt

You guessed it. Jim S. and Darrin do their thing to scuba in the news. We talk about last week’s Diamond Lake dive on the South Bend Ship Wreck. That all followed by the bad scuba joke.

Scuba in the News

Corporation helps spread word about diving spots?

http://www.canada.com/mobile/iphone/story.html?id=6489825

Lapu spearheads coastal cleanup | Inquirer News?

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/182767/lapu-spearheads-coastal-cleanup

San Diego Community News Group – Braving the deep in the name of ocean exploration?

http://sdnews.com/view/full_story/18292170/article-Braving-the-deep-in-the-name-of-ocean-exploration?instance=most_popular1

Illegal Bomb Fishing Rapidly Reducing Pristine Komodo Reefs To Rubble – Mongabay – Democratic Underground?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/112713117

NH Divers Find Rare Artillery Shell – New Hampshire News Story – WMUR New Hampshire?

http://www.wmur.com/r/30935709/detail.html

National Geographic Announces James Cameron Dive Documentary

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/04/25/national-geographic-announces-james-cameron-dive-documentary/

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear

Deep pockets, deeper ambitions | smh.com.au?

http://m.smh.com.au/executive-style/motors/deep-pockets-deeper-ambitions-20120424-1xirz.html

Scuba Obsessed Episode 112 – Almost solo and Jim S. at Ghost Ships

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:12:03 +0000

Photo Credit - Cheffield Tiger

Jim S. and Darrin talk about scuba in the news. Jim S. shares his visit to the Ghost Ships Festival in WI. They also plan next weeks wreck dive on the South Bend in Diamond Lake.

Scuba in the News

Washington Post – Disctrict for Columbia, USA

Product recall: scuba diving hoses

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/product-recall-battery-chargers-scuba-diving-hoses-saw-blades/2012/04/19/gIQAZ9GhTT_story.html

TVNZ out of NZ

Man plunders paua stocks using scuba gear

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/man-plunders-paua-stocks-using-scuba-gear-4837439

Kansas City Star

Wichita fire crews stage dramatic rescue to save trapped dog in creek

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/12/3550780/wichita-fire-crews-trying-to-rescue.html#storylink=cpy

Lake Berryessa News

Followup: Touching the Big Stone Bridge (This is a good sign for a year of discovery)

http://www.lakeberryessanews.com/041812/Touching_BSB.htm

Florida Sportsman

Photography Contest Winners Announced

Manly Daily – (Manly, NSW) –UA?

Scuba Divers Search for Potatoes and Smash Fundraising Goal

http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/your-news/story/scuba-divers-search-for-potatoes-and-smash-fundraising-goal/

The University Star – Texas

Scuba divers help with Aquarena Springs restoration

http://star.txstate.edu/node/5667

This is Plymouth – UK

Team cut away 100m fishing net caught on wreck

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Team-cut-away-100m-fishing-net-caught-wreck/story-15857502-detail/story.html

Scuba Obsessed Episode 111 – Don’t have worms.

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:17:58 +0000

Darrin goes solo with the chat room as a backup.

Scuba in the News

Who gets the titanic treasures?

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/10/11128732-who-gets-the-titanic-treasures

Titanic Memorial Cruise delayed by medical emergency

http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/story/2012-04-11/Titanic-Memorial-Cruise-delayed-by-medical-emergency/54167358/1

Shipwreck group: 19th century two-masted schooner found 350 feet down off Grand Haven

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/04/shipwreck_group_19th_century_t.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MuskegonNews+%28Muskegon+Chronicle+News+-+MLive.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Race to find Amelia Earhart heats up at the 75-year mark

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47011937/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Have We Added Another Lost Generation?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/marc-joseph/generation-z-summer-camps_b_1416380.html

Brownie’s Marine Launches “iTOOKAdivetm” Resort Product and Licensing Program in Singer Island, West Palm Beach, Florida – MarketWatch?

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brownies-marine-launches-itookadivetm-resort-product-and-licensing-program-in-singer-island-west-palm-beach-florida-2012-04-09

Experts out to solve deep-sea mystery of the USS Scorpion

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/story/2012-04-11/submarine-scorpion-navy-nuclear/54185216/1

Scuba Obsessed Episode 110 – Reanimated Killer Zomie Clams and Warm Water Florida Spring Scuba Diving

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:04:14 +0000

Can you Believe it? We have two Jim’s, Mack and Darrin all in the same show. Darrin and Jim try to dispell the myth that high vis and warm water is not dangerous. Florida was a great place to test that out. Hear how the guys handled diving in locations like Ginnie Springs, Devil’s Den and more. We may also have had the worst scuba joke so far.

Jim’s, Josh’s and Darrin’s Dive Spots in Florida

Manatee Springs State Park

http://www.floridastateparks.org/manateesprings/

Devil’s Den

http://www.devilsden.com/

Ginnie Springs

http://www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com/

The Cavern (a.k.a. Tarpon Springs or a.k.a. King’s Springs) at Kings Bay in Crystal River

http://www.floridacaves.com/crystalriver.htm

Scuba in the News

Where is Christ of the Abyss?

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/others/where-christ-abyss-284

Lake’s clam fight begins

http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Lake-s-clam-fight-begins-3454036.php

Blind airman lives underwater adventure?

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/military/new_mexico/blind-airman-lives-underwater-adventure

Two scuba divers pulled to safety after floating four hours off St. Lucie County

http://m.tcpalm.com/news/2012/mar/31/coast-guard-searching-for-two-scuba-divers-off/

Newark dives into new activity at T.J. Evans Park

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20120403/NEWS01/204030301/Newark-dives-into-new-activity-T-J-Evans-Park

Kankakee: Park district’s pirate ship doesn’t go easy

http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=489379

Update: KVPD’s pirate ship finally sinks

http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=489390

Titanic at 100: Preserve the wreck or let it go?

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/story/2012-04-04/titanic-science/53982018/1

Coloma museum to recall Berrien shipwrecks

http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2012/03/29/local_news/9286540.txt

Eastern Ontario leads Canadian War of 1812 ‘charge’ into Ogdensburg

http://www.emcstlawrence.ca/20120405/news/Eastern+Ontario+leads+Canadian+War+of+1812+

Scuba Obsessed Episode 109 – Air without a license and I will dive next week

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:22:58 +0000

Mack, Jim S. and Darrin have a full week of scuba in the news. Diving season is on the edge of really taking off for the year. The boats are getting ready for the water.

Scuba in the News

2nd public meeting about allowing driving at Greenbo Lake set fo – Charleston – Huntington, West Virginia

http://www.wowktv.com/story/17286272/additional-public-meeting-on-proposal-to-allow-diving-in-greenbo-lake-set-for-april-12th

Quarry could be a public lake – The York Daily Record?

http://www.ydr.com/opinion/ci_20279793/quarry-could-be-public-lake

Committee holds bill on selling compressed air

http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/committee-holds-bill-on-selling-compressed-air-1.1291800#axzz1qY5Z0dcZ

Worthington Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/worthington-industries-declares-quarterly-dividend-2012-03-28

Garland Firefighter Hurt in Freak Accident?

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Garland-Firefighter-Hurt-in-Freak-Accident-032612

Ladder found off Jamnagar coast stirs suspicions

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Ladder-found-off-Jamnagar-coast-stirs-suspicions/articleshow/12448269.cms

Beneath the Sea 2012- Show Coverage? –??

http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-scuba-ocean-news/beneath-sea-2012–show-coverage/

What really happened to the titanic

http://newsletters.nationalgeographic.com/PS!E0GXGdiCqkMFBgIAAAAGCgFICgkxMTQ1MzUxNjAKCjM3MzE4NzYyNDQJAG6jJQoJNzA2NDY3NDAxBQ==

The Greatest Diving Sites in the World | Off the Road?

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2012/03/the-greatest-diving-sites-in-the-world/

Diving under ice at 2,200 meters high is now possible in the Catalan Pyrenees

http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/life-style/diving-under-ice-2200-meters-high-now-possible-catalan-pyrenees

Ghost Ship

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/26/10877479-japan-tsunami-ghost-ship-haunts-canada-coast

The Man-Fish Jacques Cousteau Made The Ocean Accessible To Millions Worldwide

http://news.investors.com/article/603805/201203091309/jacques-cousteau-dived-into-sea-and-film.htm

Underwater view coming to Google Maps

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Underwater-view-coming-to-Google-Maps-20120329

Potentially cool Scuba Gear

Underwater iPhone Case Only Lets You Use the Camera App?

http://gizmodo.com/5897450/underwater-iphone-case-only-lets-you-use-the-camera-app

Mostly cool submarine

Spot Bad Gas

http://www.detectcarbonmonoxide.com/scuba/

Scuba Obsessed Episode 108 – It must be a Wisconsin week

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:06:32 +0000

Photo Credit Skånska Matupplevelser

Mack, Jim and Darrin seem to have a Wisconsin theme this week. Maybe it is the unseasonably warm weather. We promise no cheese joke, but the bad scuba joke still stunk.

Scuba in the News

Thieves evade lasers to nab shipwreck’s bell

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/03/16/thieves-evade-lasers-to-nab-shipwrecks-bell

Baby bamboo sharks slow respiration to avoid detection

http://www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/fisheries-a-water/item/1311-baby-bamboo-sharks-slow-respiration-to-avoid-detection

Diver recounts ocean ordeal – The West Australian

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/13218118/diver-recounts-ocean-ordeal/

Open-pit mine nothing to be afraid of

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/opinion/stephen-mcgovern-open-pit-mine-nothing-to-be-afraid-of/article_fca47cbc-6faf-11e1-aae9-0019bb2963f4.html

Strictly dancers are making waves

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ioTN4xpxdgEDIT41gTisb3vOrFpg?docId=N1217801332250397247A

Cancun caters to ‘end of the world’ celebrations for the sophisticated traveler | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/03/20/cancun-end-world-celebrations/

Diver uncovers submerged artifacts of forgotten Alberta communities

http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/travel/story.html?id=6339331

Vanished shipwreck’s secret revealed
Sunken vessel swallowed up by Lake Erie muck

http://www.toledoblade.com/State/2012/03/19/Vanished-shipwreck-s-secret-revealed.html

Penguin Cam: Are you addicted yet?

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2012/03/penguin-cam-are-you-addicted-yet/1

Wolf River underwater cameras showing walleye run

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/143048806.html

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear

Robotic Jellyfish

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57401929-1/robotic-jellyfish-for-u.s-navy-powers-itself-with-seawater/

Scuba Obsessed Episode 107 – I wasn’t looking at the shark.

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:02:02 +0000

Photo Credit anoldent -

Mack, Jim and Darrin cover Scuba in the News. There was a distracting movie with an actress and a shark… we think there was a shark. Lake week’s lake 16 dive. Also the bad scuba joke of the week.

Scuba in the News

How old does a wreck need to be before it is looted?

Capsized cruise ship’s bell disappears off Italy

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-15/Capsized-cruise-ships-bell-disappears-off-Italy/53552082/1

Policeman John Harkins fell off ladder at work sues city for $105MILLION…and he won’t say what his injuries are | Mail Online?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113592/Policeman-John-Harkins-fell-ladder-work-sues-city-105MILLION–wont-say-injuries-are.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Florida dive expert to be featured on ‘Disappeared

http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2012/mar/15/local-dive-expert-be-featured-disappeared-ar-3413419/

Brownie’s Marine Group Provides Company Update

“While the outdoor recreation industry is on the road to recovery, the economic recession has had a lasting impact on the marketplace. Consumers are more demanding and discerning with increasingly higher price/value expectations. We believe, traditional “SCUBA” stores focused on a single, narrow market channel are highly vulnerable when compared to our multi-sport concept store: Brownie’s Adventure Centers. “

” The initial concept BAC in Boca Raton, Florida will feature all types of industry leading dive equipment, training, activity coordination, and services along-side a world class SUP compliment. Free-diving, Surface Supplied Diving, Yacht-Diving, Technical Diving, Science and Exploration Diving equipment, training and practice are rarely featured at traditional “dive shops” but will be optimally presented in the BAC creating a much broader potential revenue base. By expanding the audience of outdoor enthusiasts, such as paddle boarders, we will have the opportunity to introduce our core products (surface supplied air) to a new and broader audience. “

Lobster hunters have many options but little time – Outdoors

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/15/2693601/lobster-divers-have-just-2-weeks.html

Scuba Movies

Dark Tide (2012) | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1507563/

Divers aim to plumb depths of four lakes | This is Essex?

http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/Divers-aim-plumb-depths-lakes/story-15519734-detail/story.html

Potentially cool gear

Scuba tech: Subwing lets you swim underwater

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/293790,scuba-tech-subwing-lets-you-swim-underwater.aspx

Scuba Obsessed Episode 106 – More than a couple of nuts.

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:15:02 +0000

Mack, Jim S. and Darrin have a huge group of news articles. Some legal talk, some dive gear, and some past dive talk. Spring is on it’s way and time to get those dives planned. Yes… the bad scuba dive joke.

Husband seeks answers in wife’s Mexico scuba death | CTV Edmonton?

http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120308/ronda-cross-husband-on-scuba-death-120308/20120308/?hub=EdmontonHome

Make Scuba Diving Your New Workout – Men’s Fitness?

http://www.mensfitness.com/leisure/outdoor/make-scuba-diving-your-new-workout

Scuba diving club to host archaeologist – Toledo Blade?

http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2012/03/03/Scuba-diving-club-to-host-archaeologist.html

Scuba Diving industry critical of Obama Administration’s National Ocean Policy – National scuba diving | Examiner.com?

http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/scuba-diving-industry-critical-of-obama-administration-s-national-ocean-policy

Still time to join scuba diving conservation project | Easier?

http://www.easier.com/99955-join-scuba-diving-conservation-project.html

cayCompass.com :: Kids help clean up Cayman’s reefs?

http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2012/03/06/Kids-help-clean-up-Cayman-s-reefs/

Ever wonder what’s at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? – Environment – Macleans.ca?

http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/oceans-11-km-deep-that-is/

Diving for elephant fish eggs?

http://io9.com/5891501/diving-for-elephant-fish-eggs

Rare starfish species found – Home – ITN.co.uk?

http://www.itn.co.uk/home/40531/Rare+starfish+species+found

Vagabond Tales: Scuba diving Nicaragua in a lightning storm | Gadling.com?

http://www.gadling.com/2012/03/06/vagabond-tales-scuba-diving-nicaragua-in-a-lightning-storm/

The House That Flipper Built

http://www.biscaynetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1101:the-house-that-flipper-built&catid=46:features

Scuba detective fishes camera from river bed and reunites family with their holiday snaps – Mirror Online?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/scuba-detective-fishes-camera-from-river-750408

Scientists Reconstruct Faces of Civil War Sailors – USS Monitor – Popular Mechanics?

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/3d-reconstructions-reveal-the-faces-of-150-year-old-civil-war-sailors-7161475?click=pm_latest

Oceans Cameron Dive First Attempt in Over 50 Years

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/habitats-environment/habitats-oceans-env/james-cameron-mariana/?source=news_cameron_story

Scuba Obsessed Episode 105 – Internet Speed Bump and Hoping for Kentucky Diving

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:04:21 +0000

Sorry for the poor quality for the first half of the show. We had to use a backup recording. We ran into an internet speed bump. This week Mack, Jim S., and Darrin talk about some more scuba diving. It really looks like winter is coming to and end.

Vehicle explodes downtown, sending 1 person to the hospital | kvue.com Austin?

http://www.kvue.com/news/A-vehicle-explodes-in-downtown-Austin-sending-one-person-to-the-hospital-140477223.html

Festival puts spotlight on Great Lakes shipwrecks WITH VIDEO – dailytribune.com?

http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2012/02/29/news/doc4f4e471825c02862369658.txt

Yoga adventure: Stretching deep inside a 10,000-year-old Utah crater | The Salt Lake Tribune?

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/53561042-75/yoga-crater-geisler-homestead.html.csp

Local State Park May Add Scuba-Diving

http://www.wsaz.com/mobi/news?storyid=140258533

Diving in the Dead Sea: An Adventure Well Worth the Challenge

http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=72169&pageid=27&pagename=Travel

Fury as diving at Famous Cyprus Ship Wreck Banned

http://famagusta-gazette.com/fury-as-diving-at-famous-cyprus-ship-wreck-banned-p14613-69.htm

S.A. researchers helping famed ocean explorer expand travels

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/SA-scientists-design-new-hull-for-deep-diving-3365113.php

We Are Water Project

Scuba Obsessed Episode 104 – Special Guest Renay Logan and Our World Underwater

admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:21:52 +0000

Darrin and Mack interview Renay Logan about the best job in the world. Listen to the podcast and vote for her at http://www.bestdivejob.com/2012/?p=184

Scuba In the News

What happens when your vehicle sinks to lake bottom?

http://www.scrippsnews.com/content/what-happens-when-your-vehicle-sinks-lake-bottom

Hutcherson obtained scuba diving license for new movie?

http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/entertainment/celebrity/Hutcherson-obtained-scuba-diving-license-for-new-movie_71348404

WDTV.COM 5 News: Local Students Get Scuba Certified for Their Study Abroad Trip?

http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=Local-Students-Get-Scuba-Certified-for-Their-Study-Abroad-Trip-944

Great Barrier reef to be visited by Google Earth – Telegraph?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9100706/Great-Barrier-reef-to-be-visited-by-Google-Earth.html

Alabama judge acquits man accused in honeymoon scuba death – San Jose Mercury News?

http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_20030127

Creatures of the deep: terrifying macro pictures of polychaetes or bristle worms

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/9093312/Creatures-of-the-deep-terrifying-macro-pictures-of-polychaetes-or-bristle-worms.html

Great Barrier reef to be visited by Google Earth

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9100706/Great-Barrier-reef-to-be-visited-by-Google-Earth.html

VIDEO: Fishing for a ‘yes’: Scuba diver helps Wahpeton man pull off proposal | INFORUM | Fargo, ND?

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/351100/

Scuba tank in SUV sends bomb squad to OIA

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Scuba-tank-in-SUV-sends-bomb-squad-to-OIA/-/1637132/8823578/-/oa9rbh/-/

Odyssey Marine Must Give Spain Shipwreck Treasure, Judge Says

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-19/odyssey-marine-must-give-spain-shipwreck-treasure-judge-says.html

Mack’s Soapbox

http://hunleyfinder.wordpress.com/article/ethics-in-underwater-archaeology-by-dr-9a3pk7ykcgda-6/

Scuba Obsessed Episode 103 – Have we broken the back of winter or is it Zombie Divers

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:02:44 +0000

Photo Credit - US Mission Canada - Some Rights Reserved

Mack and Darrin talk about some more scuba diving stories in the news. The chat room was hopping tonight. Thank you for everyone that showed up.

Diving Equipment Failed in Virginia LODD – Officer.com?

http://www.officer.com/news/10630195/diving-equipment-failed-in-virginia-lodd

Scuba Shack rated No. 1 dive shop in the U.S. – MauiWeekly.com | News, information, serving Maui, Hawaii weekly — The Maui Weekly?

http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/509391/Scuba-Shack-rated-No–1-dive-shop-in-the-U-S-.html?nav=5014

Diamond Jubilee flotilla in London, Leicester’s largest scuba club | This is Leicestershire?

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Leicester-s-largest-scuba-club-Diamond-Jubilee/story-15214168-detail/story.html

SPC encourages Pacific communities to ban scuba gear when harvesting sea cucumber?

http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=65897

Cape Cod dolphin strandings keep rescuers working overtime

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/14/10408414-cape-cod-dolphin-strandings-keep-rescuers-working-overtime

Underwater Hotel Room

http://www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com/utterinn

Underwater Greek city mapped in 3-D

http://www.vision-systems.com/articles/2012/02/underwater-greek-city-mapped-in-3d.html

New Cave Diving certification program debuts at Our World-Underwater Scuba Show

http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/new-cave-diving-certification-program-debuts-at-our-world-underwater-scuba-show

Four Myers Beach

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/16933305/wwii-ship-to-be-artificial-reef-off-fmb

Scuba Obsessed Episode 102 – A lot of people around a big fish.

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:42:14 +0000

Photo Credit - Photomatt28 - Matthew Paulson - Some rights reserved

Mack and Darrin discuss the scuba happenings going on in the world. It sure seemed like a shark and whale heavy week.

Scuba in the news

Scuba-diving dad from Whitefield left fighting for life after being hit by boat’s propeller in Egypt | Manchester Evening News – menmedia.co.uk?

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1473064_scuba-diving-dad-from-whitefield-left-fighting-for-life-after-being-hit-by-boats-propeller-in-egypt

Caribbean box jellyfish now thriving in southern Florida

http://smithsonianscience.org/2012/02/caribbean-box-jellyfish-now-thriving-in-southern-florida/

Florida’s Exclusive Underwater Burial Ground

http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24571-1

Lady Diver Magazine

http://www.ladydivermagazine.com/ladydivermagazine/cover7_11_page.html.html

Strange Life Found in Underwater Caves

http://news.discovery.com/earth/weird-blue-hole-life-120207.html

Russian drillers reach huge lake below Antarctica

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/02/russia-subglacial-lake-antarctica-drilling/1

Google Earth update erases underwater ‘Atlantis’

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/06/google-earth-update-erases-underwater-atlantis-error/

Fishermen reel in shark the size of a school bus

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/07/10340172-fishermen-reel-in-shark-the-size-of-a-school-bus

Diver Rescues Killer Whale | News | English?

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Scuba-Diver-Rescues-Killer-Whale-off-New-Zealand-138931244.html

Diver’s close encounter with great white

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6380047/Divers-close-encounter-with-great-white

Scuba divers share tea party with sharks in Sea Life London Aquarium – Mirror Online?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/scuba-divers-share-tea-party-679781

LUX* Maldives

http://euro-divers.com/scuba-diving-in-maldives/lux-maldives/fluo-night-dives/

Is this cool scuba gear

Who made you Judge Judy and Executioner? – The Trial of the Split Fin

http://iarediver.blogspot.com/2012/02/who-made-you-judge-judy-and-executioner.html

Video of the week

The creepiest video of coral you’ll ever watch?

http://io9.com/5883857/the-creepiest-video-of-coral-youll-ever-watch

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.

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

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:19:13 +0000

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.

Scuba Obsessed Episode 92 – Ship Wreck Found, Turkey Dive and Darrin’s First Dry Suit Dive

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:38:29 +0000

Mac's Wreck Windless

Mac and Darrin interview Jim S. about the recent MUD Club Shipwreck discover in South East Lake Michigan, Mac’s Wreck. They also cover scuba in the news and the Turkey dive. There is also a rumor that Darrin had his first Dry Suit Dive EVER! There was even a little room for the bad scuab joke of the week.

MUD Club Announces the shipwreck find of Mac’s Wreck

Club Blog Post on the announcement at the South Haven Maritime Museum

http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2880

Videos of Mac’s Wreck

Scuba in the News

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for dogs?

http://www.nbc33tv.com/all-about-animals/hyperbaric-oxygen-treatment-for-dogs

Divers called in to inspect and repair wells during flood

http://www.joconl.com/article/id47839

Billingham’s Atlantis 449 seeks Wish support

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2011/11/25/billingham-s-atlantis-449-seeks-wish-support-84229-29836643/

Marine Vocational Training in the USVI taking Youth to the Next Level?

http://www.allatsea.net/article/December_2011/Marine_Vocational_Training_in_the_USVI_taking_Youth_to_the_Next_Level

Sea Save Auction to save the aquatic environment ending soon

http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/sea-save-auction-to-save-the-aquatic-environment-ending-soon

Camera Found after only a short year underwater. Too bad it didn’t have an underwater housing.

Social networking helps reunite man with camera he lost at sea | Good News

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/social-networking-helps-reunite-man-camera-lost-sea-173615579.html

Hydropolis Underwater Hotel in Dubai Still Sunk

http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/11/hydropolis-hotel-duba/

Haslingden Swimming Pool cleaned-up by scuba divers

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/rossendale/haslingden/9395917.Haslingden_Swimming_Pool_cleaned_up_by_scuba_divers/?ref=mmsp

Home built US sub has been incorrectly noted in book as a cocain sub

Potential cool gear

FishEyes Rod & Reel with Underwater Video Camera – Cool Gadget, Spy Gear for Kids, Fishing Pole For Kids

http://fish-eyes.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEtbFm_CjE0&feature=player_embedded

2011 Turkey Dive Day

St. Joseph River in Benton Harbor, MI

http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2831

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Venturing.aspx

Scuba Obsessed Episode 91 – Turkey, Black Friday and Killer Ice Brinicles – Move away from the ice

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:20:45 +0000

Barracuda Tornado - Photo Credit - Rob Hughes - Flickr

Darrin and Mac have a full news week this week. They talk about underwater tonados and ice of death as wells as surviving a fire by jumping into a pool. Mac did get some dives in last week. We cover some of what we believe are the best holiday gifts for scuba divers. These could be useful in post black friday scuba sales.

The day after Black Friday should be called “Blue Saturday” so we can get some diving in!

Zeagle founder gets presidential pardon

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/wesley-chapel-man-gets-presidential-pardon/1203034

Diver fined for stealing from underwater war grave

http://www.ybw.com/news/motorboats/530194/diver-fined-for-stealing-from-underwater-war-grave

Scuba escape

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/11994089/scuba-escape/

Man survives in his pool with scuba diving gear

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/live-coverage-was-bushfire-emergency-20111124-1nvog.html?rand=1322091765771

Scuba exercises help stroke survivor recover

http://www.standard.net/stories/2011/11/22/scuba-exercises-help-stroke-survivor-recover

Scuba Divers Survive Underwater Tornado

This Creeping Underwater Ice Tornado Kills Everything It Touches

http://gizmodo.com/5862229/this-unreal-slow+motion-ice-tornado-kills-everything-it-touches

Shoe Molds and Scuba Divers

http://blogs.worldbank.org/growth/node/8794

Startup transports Web browsers to underwater world

http://newscommand.com/articles/san_jose/business/Startup_transports_Web_browsers_to_underwater_world.html

Radio presenter splashes world record in underwater broadcast

http://www.wwgazette.co.uk/2011/11/radio-presenter-splashes-world-record-in-underwater-broadcast/

Depleted Texas lakes expose ghost towns, graves

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57328356/depleted-texas-lakes-expose-ghost-towns-graves/

Guatemala Reveals Treasures from Underwater Mayan Ruins

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_northamerica/2011-11-19/guatemala-reveals-treasures-from-underwater-mayan-ruins.html

Anchorage scuba diver unearths shipwrecks in Alaska’s waters

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5866eb98b138497db6b3b2e246a81032/AK–Shipwreck-Explorer/

Milwaukee divers continue to search for missing shipwrecks in Lake Michigan

http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-20111121-shipwreck,0,4098660.story

Shipwreck Find Announcement

http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2828

Video of the week

What happens when you crack an egg 100 feet underwater?

http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-cetera/crack-an-egg-100-feet-underwater-20111119/

Potentially cool scuba gear

Scuba Capsule

http://scubacapsule.com/

http://www.divenewswire.com/NewsITems.aspx?newsID=11888 — Dema numbers

http://dema.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=412 – The numbers!

Scuba Obsessed Episode 90 – Next time could be Nyquil and Rum

admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:07:00 +0000

Mac and Darrin cover scuba in the news before obsessing about the upcoming turkey river dive.

Discarded marker makes its way from Holland Lake to Great Falls

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20111115/NEWS01/111150317/Discarded-marker-makes-its-way-from-Holland-Lake-Great-Falls?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage

Professor dives despite chilly climate

http://www.vermontcynic.com/life/professor-dives-despite-chilly-climate-1.2669780#.TsVScSp5mK0

Shark repellent’ invented by surfer – Telegraph?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8894047/Shark-repellent-invented-by-surfer.html

Sea Trek Reef Encounter, an All New Attraction at Miami Seaquarium, to be Unveiled

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sea-trek-reef-encounter-an-all-new-attraction-at-miami-seaquarium-to-be-unveiled-november-23-2011-2011-11-17

State News – New Scuba Club Draws Members with Underwater Basics Lesson

http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2011/11/new_scuba_club_draws_members_with_underwater_basics_lesson_1114

Asian scuba divers train in Jackson County

http://www2.jcfloridan.com/news/2011/nov/13/asian-scuba-divers-train-jackson-county-ar-2691192/

Underwater Criminal Investigation and Recovery Services?

http://underwatercriminalrecovery.com/default.aspx

Scuba center expanding under new ownership

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20111117/BUSINESS05/111170341/Aquasports-DiVentures-scuba-Springfield?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CBeaches%7Cp

Engagement ring lost in Dawn Fraser Baths found by scuba diver

http://inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au/news/story/a-saviour-in-a-wet-suit/

Cousteau’s Son Enlists Help of Divers to Monitor World’s Oceans

http://www.wusf.usf.edu/news/2011/11/16/cousteaus_son_enlists_help_of_divers_to_monitor_worlds_oceans

Scuba Obsessed Episode 89 – Did I really just see a snow flake? Oh and that was’t a safe.

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:34:58 +0000

Darrin and Mac talk about Scuba in the news. They also talk about river diving, finding sites and staying warm in a wetsuit.

Money in Lionfish

Scuba Divers eliminate 1,500 dangerous lionfish in Florida Keys in 2011 events

http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/scuba-divers-eliminate-1-500-dangerous-lionfish-florida-keys-2011-events

Great Scuba Pay!

Your D.C. Government: $100,000 Custodian, Scuba Divers

http://dcist.com/2011/11/your_dc_government_100000_custodian.php

Fish and Corn

Throwing a threatened Pilgrim-era fish a line

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/story/2011-11-09/fish-menhaden-catch-limits/51145100/1

36th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in Lake Superior and 150th anniversary of the sinking of the Key Stone State

Mariners Lost: Edmund Fitzgerald and Key Stone State

http://greatlakesgazette.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/mariners-lost-edmund-fitzgerald-and-key-stone-state/

NBC25 explores shipwreck on anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=684991#.Trxqm0OIkXk

Boat, Train… what’s the difference?

Scuba divers locate mysterious sunken boat

http://www.pinchercreekecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3356912

Video of the week

Scuba Middle School (is that scuba secondary school in UK?)

Scuba diving on timetable for Hull school

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Scuba-diving-timetable-Hull-school-VIDEO/story-13787393-detail/story.html

http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2747 - Mac’s dive on the square object…. not a safe

88 – Scuba Obsessed Netcast – Scuba Slaughter! Will no one think of the Pumpkins?!?

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:55:48 +0000

Darrin and Mac talk about Scuba diving, Scuba in the News and a tad bit about DEMA.

Oh… and that bad scuba joke of the week.

Dive shop owner faces court on arson charge – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-01/20111101-dive-shop-owner-faces-court-on-arson-charge/3613326?section=tas

Diver gives up record-breaking attempt off Lauderdale-by-the-Sea – Sun Sentinel?

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-10-26/news/fl-brf-diver-gives-up-record-quest-20111026_1_scuba-diver-water-scooter-lauderdale-by-the-sea

Air cut off to underwater divers during dispute, Que. hearing told?

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/underwater+scuba+divers+during+labour+dispute+hearing+told/5618550/story.html

North Fork NJROTC tackles eelgrass problem | Suffolk Times?

http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2011/11/23659/north-fork-njrotc-tackles-eelgrass-problem/

Students learn about scuba diving from fire department dive team?

http://www.imperialrepublican.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3376:students-learn-about-scuba-diving-from-fire-department-dive-team-&catid=37:sports&Itemid=54

Underwater carving competition yields no ordinary pumpkins | Pensacola News Journal | pnj.com?

http://www.pnj.com/article/20111030/NEWS01/110300324/Underwater-carving-competition-yields-no-ordinary-pumpkins-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

cayCompass.com :: Underwater Film Festival will delight visitor

http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2011/11/01/Underwater-Film-Festival-will-delight-visitors/

Art as Reef project under way in Brielle | The Asbury Park Press | APP.com?

http://www.app.com/article/20111102/NJNEWS/311020084/Art-Reef-project-underway-Brielle

Unique Time in Discovering Treasure by Google Maps – General – Zimbio?

http://www.zimbio.com/General/articles/VCvTcb-htFd/Unique+Time+Discovering+Treasure+Google+Maps

DEMA and scuba product announcements

Worthington Industries to Acquire STAKO – Yahoo! Finance?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Worthington-Industries-to-bw-1219500841.html?x=0&.v=1

Stealth suit for close encounters – Markets – NZ Herald News?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/markets/news/article.cfm?c_id=62&objectid=10763238

Scuba Diving world unveils new products, discoveries at annual DEMA Show – National scuba diving | Examiner.com?

http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/scuba-diving-world-unveils-new-products-discoveries-at-annual-dema-show

DEMA show: dive gear – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com?

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/outdoors/fl-outdoors-new-dive-gear-1104-20111103,0,831092.story

DEMA Coverage- Day 1?

http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-scuba-ocean-news/dpg-covers-latest-greatest-equipment-dema-2011/

LeisurePro is an Authorized Scubapro Online Retailer

http://www.leisurepro.com/Catalog.aspx?op=BrandDisplay&BrandName=Scubapro

87 – Scuba Obsessed Netcast – Is Scuba Diving a real sport?

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:10:07 +0000

This week Clare, Mac and Darrin discuss the news, debate if Scuba Diving is a real sport and wonder who is really a diver.

Thank you to everyone that showed up in the chat room. We had a great group in there! Sorry about the last 5 minutes with TalkShoe.

Never too young

Battle Creek 5th-graders try out underwater robot

http://www.wndu.com/michigan/headlines/Battle_Creek_5th-graders_try_out_underwater_robot_132447708.html

From Fresh to Salt

Scuba Diver Looks to Set Record

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Scuba-Diver-Wants-to-Set-New-Record–132404333.html

There is a dive app for that

Features added to PADI Scuba Diving App for Iphone and Android

http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/new-features-added-to-padi-scuba-diving-app-for-iphone-and-android-smart-devices

Another reason to dive

Pro divers are less headache-prone: study

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/21/us-pro-divers-headache-idUSTRE79K65V20111021

Divers! Be kind to the fishermen

Missing Second World War Submarine Found in Waters Near Borneo

http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2011/10/27/missing-second-world-war-submarine-found-in-waters-near-borneo/

His cannon

Blackbeard’s cannon salvaged from North Carolina shipwreck?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45056443/ns/technology_and_science-science/?gt1=43001

videos of the week

Do these colors run?

New Exhibition Displays Paintings Made Underwater

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/24/new-exhibition-displays-p_n_1029392.html

Refound?

Portuguese scuba divers find Swiss plane wreck

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15454143

What is a Sport? What Isn’t?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/873417/what_is_a_sport_what_isnt.html

show us your dive gear! #scubagearchallenge

Tara Sutherland, Dive Misstress @tarasutherland - http://www.divemistress.net/
Andy Clark @iarediver – What’s In My Dive Bag? http://iarediver.blogspot.com/2011/10/whats-in-my-dive-bag.html
@scuba_suzy Whats in my dive bag? http://suzywalker.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/whats-in-my-dive-bag/
@WifeBuddy The better half tweeted her gear…. http://www.iarediver.blogspot.com/

86 – Scuba Obsessed Netcast – They call him one eye and sweaters for penguins

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:55:05 +0000

Darrin and Mac are joined by Tara and Dave. They talk about scuba in the news and catch up on some diver reports. Tara stepped in and had the bad scuba joke of the week!

Are we surprised?

Boat Operator Who Stranded Divers Receives Hateful Messages

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/131383073.html

Knit for their lives

A good yarn: Knitters make sweaters for penguins after oil spill

http://animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/20/8411051-a-good-yarn-knitters-make-sweaters-for-penguins-after-oil-spill?gt1=43001

Lots to find

Divers spend day cleaning up Beirut’s polluted coast?

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Oct-03/150263-divers-spend-day-cleaning-up-beiruts-polluted-coast.ashx#axzz1bMhGLGx0

Solo is ok

Is Cooperation on the Endangered List?

http://blogs.naplesnews.com/lifeslowlane/2011/10/is-cooperation-on-the-endangered-list.html

It’s only 1/8 of a mile

Freediver Ted Harty Sets A Record Beyond What Most Of Us Could Imagine

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/eye-performance/201110/freediver-ted-harty-sets-record-beyond-what-most-us-could-imagine

Almost raining cats

Cat chased by dog off quarry cliff in Fife?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15384934

Do you see what I sea?

Rare “Cyclops” Shark Found

The right tools

Spanner loosens shark’s grip on diver

Thar be treasure

Sport divers go deep for trinkets and treasure?

http://itineraries.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/17/8369148-sport-divers-go-deep-for-trinkets-and-treasure

Don’t pull me up!

Push for stronger boating safety law in state is long overdue – Quincy, MA – The Patriot Ledger?

http://www.patriotledger.com/letters/x743086954/JEFF-AND-KRIS-FARINELLA-Marshfield-Push-for-stronger-boating-safety-law-in-state-is-long-overdue

85 – Scuba Obsessed Netcast – Cooper River and some Megladon Teeth.

admin — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:50:35 +0000

Darrin has two special guest on while Mac recovers from last weekend’s Cooper River Dive. Dave Tonneman, from the Cooper River Dive and Tara Sutherland the DiveMistress talk about Scuba in the News and last week’s dives.

We also have a special section that was recorded between dives 4 and 5 of the cooper River Dive with Rich Synowiec of DiverSync, Mac, Dave and if you lisent closely you might even catch Bill’s voice.

http://www.cooperriver.com/ – The home of Captain Tom

http://www.diversinc.com/ – Thanks to Rich for putting on the trip. Listen to Rich on http://www.diversync.com

Really expired?

used Days Inn killer wants property back

http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/2011/10/13/accused-days-inn-killer-wants-property-back/

18…, 20… what’s the difference?

Scuba Divers ‘Left To Die’ off Florida Coast

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/225662/20111005/scuba-divers-abandoned-florida-coast-miami-rj-diving-ventures.htm

Of course it was staged silly people

Putin scuba stunt a set-up

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-07/putin-action-stunt-questioned/3336942

Lessons learned

Divers Alert Network’s Diving Fatalities workshop now ONLINE

http://www.examiner.com/scuba-diving-in-national/divers-alert-network-s-diving-fatalities-workshop

Keys to the washroom and scuba diving

Taking the plunge at Chesapeake Energy

http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/10/11/best-companies-chesapeake-energy/

More than pink

PADI and Duke University Medical Center Explore the Benefits of Scuba Diving for Breast Cancer Survivors

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/04/3958565/padi-and-duke-university-medical.html

Set the Kraken Free

Kraken Sea Monster Account “Bizarre and Miraculous”

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/111011-kraken-sea-monster-ichthyosaurs-science/

“Oh…. there is a reef there?”

Rena salvage: Preparations to pump oil

http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/rena-crisis/5783705/Rena-salvage-Preparations-to-pump-oil

http://www.alertdiver.com/349 – Dave talked about this during the show.

Please check out Tara’s website at http://www.divemistress.net/ .

Thanks for the tanks Jim!

Scuba Obsessed 84 – Do you want to scuba dive warm? Now is the time to start.

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:45:50 +0000

Scuba Obsessed on Stitcher

Mac and Darrin talk about scuba in the news. They also cover how now is the time to start diving warm and keeping warm as the season change. They offer some hand tips you will want to hear. This week in the news…. invasive speciies, scuba access, dead sea not so dead and lots of silver. We has some guest on after the show, so sometime later this week we will edit those together.

A spot opened up for the Cooper River Dive with Mac, Darrin and Rich for October 8 & 9.

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Seastars reported off San Remo – ABC Melbourne – Australian Broadcasting Corporation?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-26/seastars-reported-off-san-remo/2942684/?site=melbourne

Invasive weed plagues Southern Oregon lake – Houston Chronicle?

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Invasive-weed-plagues-Southern-Oregon-lake-2189914.php

Dead Sea not so Dead?
Divers discover that the Dead Sea is not so dead after all

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44694754/ns/technology_and_science-science/?gt1=43001

Waterfront Property Rights Questioned in Coastal Dispute?

http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Waterfront-Property-Rights-Questioned-in-Coastal-Dispute/14538/

Shipwreck hunters find 150-year-old schooner in Lake Ontario

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1025512–shipwreck-hunters-find-150-year-old-schooner-in-lake-ontario?bn=1

Salvagers confirm silver-laden shipwreck found

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44675455/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/salvagers-confirm-silver-laden-shipwreck-found/

Deep sea gold rush could bankroll Bermuda – Bermuda Sun News … Beyond the Headlines – Hamilton, Bermuda?

http://bermudasun.bm/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270&ArticleID=54421

Scuba Obsessed Episode 83 – Playing in the gravel

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:38:57 +0000

Clare, Mac and Darrin talk about Scuba of course. Plenty of scuba news and diving. Scuba Tank Blast followup, stop “tourists”, longest fresh water scuba dive, and scuba heals.

Followup again

Violent scuba tank blast kills Iraqi war veteran at St. Petersburg condo – St. Petersburg Times?

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/violent-scuba-tank-blast-kills-iraqi-war-veteran-at-st-petersburg-condo/1191037

Police: Two scuba tanks found at explosion scene were stolen – St. Petersburg Times?
Scuba diving: staying safe – Sun Sentinel?

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-09-19/sports/fl-diving-after-disaster-0920-20110919_1_dive-scuba-gear

Lions Bay residents want to stop “tourists” from entering small beach?

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Lions+residents+want+stop+tourists+from+entering+small+beach/5416624/story.html

Longest scuba dive in open fresh water: Allen Sherrod sets world record (Video)

http://www.worldrecordsacademy.org/stunts/longest_scuba_dive_in_open_fresh_water_Allen_Sherrod_sets_world_record_112485.html

People with spinal cord injuries may benefit from scuba diving – Los Angeles Times?

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/17/news/la-heb-scuba-paralysis-20110917

Future generations of marine life will benefit from a $240,000 grant awarded to a Texas A&M University at Galveston researcher | www.thecherokeean.com | Cherokeean Herald?

http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2011-09-21/Outdoors/Future_generations_of_marine_life_will_benefit_fro.html

Riding the storm out: Greeley scuba shop stays afloat in tough economy | Greeley Tribune?

http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20110920/NEWS/709209949/1002&parentprofile=1001

MP urges solution to Phoenix Diving Club power supply battle – Skelmersdale Advertiser?

http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/skelmersdale-news/2011/09/22/mp-urges-solution-to-phoenix-diving-club-power-supply-battle-80904-29461909/

Potentially cool scuba gear

Brownie’s Marine Group Announces VS Dive System Plans – MarketWatch?

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brownies-marine-group-announces-vs-dive-system-plans-2011-09-21

Scuba Obsessed Episode 82 – A whole lot of diving going on

admin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:36:38 +0000

Mac talks about his diving in the Straights, Darrin talks about his diving in Lake Michigan and they both talk about some river diving. Aslo a full line-up of scuba in the news.

Investigation into fatal St. Petersburg scuba tank blast turns to missing regulator, stolen gear – St. Petersburg Times?

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/investigation-into-fatal-st-petersburg-scuba-tank-blast-turns-to-missing/1191615

Fatal scuba blast ruled accidental, still a mystery | TBO.com?

http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2011/sep/14/menewso6-fatal-scuba-blast-ruled-accidental-still–ar-257575/

Dominatrix probed in bizarre scuba death of CEO | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/13/2011?

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/129764288.html?cmpid=15585797

BBC News – ‘Missing’ South African diver found in police cell?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14931025

MDA certifies 20 millionth PADI diver | Pacific Daily News | guampdn.com?

http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110914/NEWS01/109140328

Victoria filmmaker to follow diver’s 50-km undersea trek?

http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Victoria+filmmaker+follow+diver+undersea+trek/5406435/story.html

The world’s weirdest places to scuba dive – CNN.com?

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/09/travel/weird-diving-locations/

Scuba divers find cracks responsible for water loss | KMVT | Twin Falls, ID News, Weather and Sports | Idaho News, Weather and Sports | Local?

http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/Scuba-divers-find-cracks-responsible-for-water-loss-129699718.html?m=y&smobile=y&c=y

Potentially cool scuba gear

Scuba Divers Use Sony Readers at Depths of 300 Feet | Geekosystem?

http://www.geekosystem.com/scuba-sony-readers-300-feet/