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Original Show Date: 05/24/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
We are behind on getting our episodes edited. We hope you have a good drive trip planned so you have plenty of drive time to consume these gems.

Scuba in the news

Underwater cleanup continues in Boracay
- https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/22/underwater-cleanup-continues-in-boracay/

Volunteers collect over 1.9k pounds of trash from Red River marina
- http://clarksvillenow.com/local/volunteers-collect-over-1-9k-pounds-of-trash-from-red-river-marina/

Tahoe Keys Testing New Technology to Combat Spread of Weeds
- https://yubanet.com/regional/tahoe-keys-testing-new-technology-to-combat-spread-of-weeds/

Summit County Water Rescue Team deploys state-of-the-art underwater drone
- https://www.denverpost.com/2018/05/23/summit-county-water-rescue-team-underwater-drone/

Loch Ness Monster’s Existence Could Be Proven With eDNA
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/loch-ness-monsters-existence-could-be-proven-with-edna

Bone recovered from shipwreck not from notorious pirate after all
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bone-recovered-from-cape-cod-shipwreck-not-from-notorious-pirate-samuel-black-sam-bellamy/

Is Shipwreck A 400-Year-Old Dutch Pirate Ship?
- http://bernews.com/2018/05/is-shipwreck-a-400-year-old-dutch-pirate-ship/

With a B
- https://amp.businessinsider.com/shipwreck-may-have-up-to-17-billion-in-treasure-2018-5

Billions' in treasure found on 18th century shipwreck to be displayed in Colombia
- https://abcnews.go.com/International/billions-treasure-found-18th-century-shipwreck-displayed-colombia/story?id=55409582

Man builds dive site in his own backyard
- https://www.divers-guide.com/en/news/1641-man-builds-dive-site-in-his-own-backyard

8

Jul

Scuba Backlog 1 - Mayish - 367

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Budapest, Fish and Game Commission, gold bar, Human bones, iceland, Key West, octopuses, Oklahoma Aquarium, Pinto, Sea Urchin, Shipwreck, trial, White Star Park

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Backlog 1 - Mayish - 367

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Original Show Date: 05/17/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
We are behind on getting our episodes edited. We hope you have a good drive trip planned so you have plenty of drive time to consume these gems.

Scuba in the new

Another Cocos Tiger Shark Attack
- A lucky 30-year-old German male diver escaped intact after being attacked by a tiger shark near Manuelita Island, Isla del Cocos, Costa Rica on April 28. The animal bit into his tank and BC but he managed to free himself from his rig and swim to the surface while the shark ripped his gear to pieces as other divers look on. He was shaken but unhurt. Last November, an American, Rohina Bhandari, died after a tiger shark attacked her at the same location (Undercurrent January 2018). This is the sixth confirmed unprovoked shark attack in Costa Rican waters since records began.

Don’t Flame Your Mask
- Last month, we reported to our subscribers that a few Hollis masks had shattered when a diver hit the water, and now we have found the culprit: not the mask, but the diver. As you know, you must polish the inside surface of a new mask to remove the coating and prevent it from fogging. However, some divers try to burn off that coating with a cigarette lighter, but this can weaken the tempered glass and may result in a frameless single face-plate mask shattering on impact with the water, especially if the strap is pulled so tight it stresses the weakened glass. The proper way to remove the film is to polish the glass with a gentle abrasive such as old-fashioned white toothpaste.

"MeToo" in the Dive Industry
- https://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/dive_magazine/2018/MeToo201805.html?utm_source=phplist606&utm_medium=email&utm_content=HTML&utm_campaign=Win+a+Trip+%26+More+Tiger+Trouble

Trial over stolen 17th century gold bar starts this week in Key West
- http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article211154919.html

Super-fit police officer died while scuba diving after she went for a run the night before, inquest hears
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/16/super-fit-police-officer-died-scuba-diving-went-run-night-inquest/

Oklahoma Aquarium looking for scuba volunteers
- http://ktul.com/news/local/oklahoma-aquarium-looking-for-scuba-volunteers

Oil Removed From Decades-Old Swedish Shipwreck
- https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/removed-decades-swedish-shipwreck-560714

Fish and Game Commission Adopts Emergency Regulations to Increase Purple Sea Urchin Bag Limit in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
- https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/fish-and-game-commission-adopts-emergency-regulations-to-increase-purple-sea-urchin-bag-limit-in-sonoma-and-mendocino-counties/

Pinto at the bottom of a lake is a true mussel machine
- http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/mussel-machine-check-out-pinto-mussel-car

$2 million in upgrades slated at White Star Park
- https://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/2018/05/14/park-district-gets-started-white-star-park-projects/598102002/

Wreck Of British Boat From WWII Found Off The Coasts Of Iceland
- https://grapevine.is/news/2018/05/16/wreck-of-british-boat-from-wwii-found-off-the-coasts-of-iceland/

Human BONES found washed up on beaches 'from historic shipwrecks'
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/961223/Kent-beach-bones-Sandwich-Bay-Margate-Goodwin-Sands

Shipwreck mystery solved thanks to 800-year-old 'Made in China' label
- http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/05/16/shipwreck-mystery-solved-thanks-to-800-year-old-made-in-china-label.html

ARE OCTOPUSES FROM OUTER SPACE?
- http://www.newsweek.com/alien-octopuses-outer-space-930942

Photos of the Week

A hidden world 30m below Budapest
- http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20180514-a-hidden-world-30m-below-budapest

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May

Don't be that diver. Dive Safe! - 366

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Grenade, Gunwalloe, Norman, Shipwreck

Scuba Obsessed

Don't be that diver. Dive Safe! - 366

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Original Show Date: 05/17/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
Mack and Darrin are at it again. If it stops raining we may get a dive in.

Scuba in the news

Master Scuba Diver Challenge (2018)
- https://www.padi.com/msdchallenge

Marine animals can hear us swim, kayak and scuba dive
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180507084835.htm

Scuba diver snaps THIS sensational selfie with a huge 5ft stingray
- https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6231795/diver-snaps-lifetime-selfie-giant-stingray/

SCUBA CLUB TO GIVE MARINA SOME UNDERWATER SPRING CLEANING
- https://www.mynorthbaynow.com/29885/scuba-club-to-give-marina-some-underwater-spring-cleaning/

Shipwreck Norman Named One of the Top Sites to Dive in the United States
- http://www.wbkb11.com/shipwreck-norman-named-one-of-the-top-sites-to-dive-in-the-united-states

Grenade from 17th century shipwreck discovered in Gunwalloe
- http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/16209717.Grenade_from_17th_century_shipwreck_discovered_on_Lizard_Peninsula_beach/

It was one of the nation's deadliest maritime mysteries. NC explorers solved it this week.
- http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article210609289.html

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May

Some Solo Action - 365

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments

Scuba Obsessed

Some Solo Action - 365

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Original Show Date: 05/10/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)

Scuba in the news

Darrin goes solo this week and make quick work of it.

* Making some edits to see if this goes out in the feed. *

26

May

Fake Scuba News - 364

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Paul Allen, Port Elizabeth, Sea Stars, Shackleton, Shipwreck, WWII

Scuba Obsessed

Fake Scuba News - 364

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Original Show Date: 04/24/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)

Scuba in the news

Was a Scuba Diver Hospitalized After Getting His Penis Stuck in a Giant Clam?
- https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-scuba-diver-hospitalized-clam/

Ponte Vedra Beach shipwreck's final voyage
- https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/st-johns-county/ponte-vedra-shipwreck-on-voyage-to-new-home

Two missing scuba divers found unscathed off-shore of Port Elizabeth after hours at sea
- https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1886371/two-missing-scuba-divers-found-unscathed-off-shore-of-port-elizabeth-after-hours-at-sea/

Scuba Diving: Where have all the sea stars gone?
- http://thecatalinaislander.com/scuba-diving-where-have-all-the-sea-stars-gone/

Special program teaches blindchildren to scuba dive
- http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/berks-county-special-program-teaches-blind-children-to-scuba-dive/729922877

10 UK wreck dives that will blow your mind
- https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/best-wreck-dives-in-the-uk

In Photos: Searching for Shackleton's 'Endurance' Shipwreck
- https://www.livescience.com/62334-shackleton-endurance-shipwreck-photos.html

Paul Allen’s expedition team discovers third WWII shipwreck in a month
- https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/04/13/paul-allens-expedition-team-discovers-third-wwii-shipwreck-in-a-month/

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear

Detachable-blade fin system could simplify scuba
- https://newatlas.com/aquabionic-abs-fins/54033/

26

May

Don't Touch the Giant Clams - 363

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Kona, Linus Torvalds, Outer Banks, Pamlico Sound, Ponte Vedra, Shipwreck, SS Gairsoppa

Scuba Obsessed

Don't Touch the Giant Clams - 363

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Original Show Date: 04/19/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)

Scuba in the news

Outer Banks shipwreck won't be disturbed by new bridge over Pamlico Sound
- https://pilotonline.com/news/local/article_a277852a-334b-11e8-b61b-97bd045cf43d.html

Scuba Diver Is Hospitalized After He Tried Having Sex With A Giant Clam
- http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/scuba-diver-is-hospitalized-after-he-tried-having-sex-with-a-giant-clam/85614471/

Saudi woman scuba diving pioneer strives to push forward Kingdom’s tourism plan
- http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/531517/SAUDI-ARABIA/Saudi-woman-scuba-diving-pioneer-strives-to-push-forward-Kingdoms-tourism-plan

Interview: Linus Torvalds
- https://divelog.blue/linus_torvalds.html

Exploring the Upside Down: What It’s Really Like on Kona’s Most Extreme Scuba Dive
- http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/March-2018/Exploring-the-Upside-Down-What-Its-Really-Like-on-Konas-Most-Extreme-Scuba-Dive/

Recovered letters from SS Gairsoppa shipwreck to go on display in London
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-29/recovered-letters-from-ss-gairsoppa-shipwreck-to-go-on-display-/9600136

‘Old’ shipwreck washes ashore in Ponte Vedra Beach
- http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180329/old-shipwreck-washes-ashore-in-ponte-vedra-beach

'This is very, very rare:' Centuries-old ship washes ashore in Ponte Vedra Beach
- https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/18th-century-ship-hull-washed-intact-ashore-in-st-johns-county/723103075

8

Apr

Washed Up - 362

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments

Scuba Obsessed

Washed Up - 362

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Original Show Date: 03/22/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)

Scuba in the news

Spike in snorkeling related drownings prompt a snorkeling safety workshop
- http://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/spike-in-snorkeling-related-drownings-prompt-a-snorkeling-safety-workshop/1067898055

Officials enlist residents in fight to save marine sanctuary
- http://www.ozaukeepress.com/content/officials-enlist-residents-fight-save-marine-sanctuary

USS Juneau, warship that sank with 600 aboard, discovered 4km down in Pacific
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/20/uss-juneau-war-ship-that-sank-with-600-aboard-discovered-4km-down-in-pacific

Buried treasure: The scuba divers scouring rivers for rare collectables
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-17/buried-treasure-scuba-divers-scouring-rivers-for-bottles/9556188

MYSTERY SEA CREATURE WASHES UP ON GEORGIA BEACH
- http://www.newsweek.com/mystery-sea-creature-washes-georgia-beach-850622

Five Scuba Diving Safety Must-Haves
- https://www.boatingmag.com/five-scuba-diving-safety-must-haves

8

Apr

Ship Find Correction And More Ship Finds - 361

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Netcasts - Podcasts, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments

Scuba Obsessed

Ship Find Correction And More Ship Finds - 361

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Original Show Date: 03/15/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)

Scuba in the news

The Last Ship to Bring Slaves to the U.S. Has Not Been Found
- https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/clotilda-slave-shipwreck-discovery-alabama-delta-spd/

Second diver in weeks dies at Scapa Flow while exploring Markgraf
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/second-diver-in-weeks-dies-at-scapa-flow-while-exploring-markgraf-wreck-0p2cjq9w5

Walker's rejection of shipwreck sanctuary draws mixed responses in Mequon, Port Washington
- https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/northshore/news/mequon/2018/03/14/walkers-rejection-shipwreck-sanctuary-met-conflicting-emotions-mequon-residents-frustrates-port-mayo/418985002/

Could this have happened to you?
- https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/diving-incidents/Diver-lost-his-balance-and-his-finger

Diver-was-virtually-swallowed-by-a-whale-shark
- https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/diving-incidents/Diver-was-virtually-swallowed-by-a-whale-shark

Dive boat survival etiquette
- https://www.sportdiver.com/learn-to-dive/article/dive-boat-survival-etiquette-guide#page-2

Shipwreck of Margaret Olwill discovered in Lake Erie, 118 years after sinking off Lorain
- http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/03/shipwreck_of_margaret_olwill_d.html

Potentially Cool Scuba Gear

Seagow Affordable Underwater Breathing System For Anyone Hits Kickstarter
- https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/seagow-affordable-underwater-breathing-system-14-03-2018/

Shipwreck of the Week

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/baltimore-bound-uss-cyclops-vanished-100-years-ago-its-fate-remains-a-mystery/2018/03/15/f50a3682-279f-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html?utm_term=.152d641ff059

8

Apr

A Large Abundance Of Water - 359

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Netcasts - Podcasts, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments

Scuba Obsessed

A Large Abundance Of Water - 359

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Original Show Date: 02/22/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)

Scuba in the news

Are full-face SNORKELS killing Hawaii holidaymakers?
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5398649/Relatives-blame-scuba-masks-recent-deaths-Hawaii.html

Blue Planet II Has Inspired the BBC to Ban All Plastic Containers and Utensils by 2020
- https://futurism.com/plastic-ban-bbc-blue-planet-ii/

Superyacht scuba diving: untapped potential
- http://www.superyachtnews.com/crew/untapped-scuba-potential

Scientists find 9,000-year-old human remains and Ice Age animal bones in Mexico caves
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/921584/mayan-relics-ice-age-underwater-caves-mexico-sac-actun-great-mayan-aquifer-project

Russian Archeologists Discover Roman Period Artifacts From A Shipwreck In Crimea
- https://www.inquisitr.com/4797676/russian-archeologists-discover-roman-period-artifacts-from-a-shipwreck-in-crimea/

Photo of the week

These Freakish Creatures Were Not Meant to See the Light of Day
- https://www.livescience.com/61828-faceless-fish-australian-abyss.html

Video of the week

Watch a Trail Guide Take an Eerie Walk Through a Flooded Nature Preserve
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/flooded-underwater-trail-video-rio-da-prata

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Feb

Can't Remember - Secret Shipwreck and Pirate Bones - 358

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: bones, Cape Cod, Goliath grouper, grouper, MH370, Pirate, Shipwreck, Vizag

Scuba Obsessed

Can't Remember - Secret Shipwreck and Pirate Bones - 358

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Original Show Date: 02/08/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
Not sure what we talked about, but I bet we had a good time doing it.

Scuba in the news

Diving body calls for stricter standards
- https://guardian.co.tt/news/2018-02-02/diving-body-calls-for-stricter-standards

MH370 search boat 'goes dark' near shipwreck
- https://www.byronnews.com.au/news/mh370-search-vessel-seabed-constructor-switches-of/3327532/

New underwater military statues will honor veterans and create scuba destination
- https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/new-underwater-military-statues-will-honor-veterans-and-create-scuba-destination

Florida county to create first underwater dive memorial
- https://www.newschannel5.com/news/national/florida-county-to-create-first-underwater-dive-memorial

Second shipwreck, Goliath grouper fish found near Vizag
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/second-shipwreck-goliath-grouper-fish-found-near-vizag/article22683229.ece

Human Bones Found In Cape Cod Shipwreck Could Belong To Infamous Pirate
- http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/02/08/pirate-bones-samuel-bellamy

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Feb

Truck in the Water Recovery - 357

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: bones, Cape Cod, Goliath grouper, grouper, MH370, Pirate, Shipwreck, Visakhapatnam, Vizag

Scuba Obsessed

Truck in the Water Recovery - 357

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Original Show Date: 02/01/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
This week Mack, Jim and Darrin get caught up and start prepairing for upcoming dive shows. It is getting into dive show season. - - You may notice that we skipped 356. We had a recording problem where only one side of the recording took place. We have a very low quality version of the other side of the conversation recorded from the back half of the microphone. This episode may see the light of day, but it will take us some extra time.

Scuba in the news

Diving body calls for stricter standards
- https://guardian.co.tt/news/2018-02-02/diving-body-calls-for-stricter-standards

MH370 search boat 'goes dark' near shipwreck
- https://www.byronnews.com.au/news/mh370-search-vessel-seabed-constructor-switches-of/3327532/

New underwater military statues will honor veterans and create scuba destination
- https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/new-underwater-military-statues-will-honor-veterans-and-create-scuba-destination

Florida county to create first underwater dive memorial
- https://www.newschannel5.com/news/national/florida-county-to-create-first-underwater-dive-memorial

Second shipwreck, Goliath grouper fish found near Vizag
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/second-shipwreck-goliath-grouper-fish-found-near-vizag/article22683229.ece

Human Bones Found In Cape Cod Shipwreck Could Belong To Infamous Pirate
- http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/02/08/pirate-bones-samuel-bellamy

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Feb

January with an Outlook of Diving - 355

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: books, booty, Calgarians, Cave diving, Edmonton, ghost ship, Grand Haven Tribune, Japan, Mexico, Muskegon Lake, nudists, Shipwreck, underwater cave, zebra mussel

Scuba Obsessed

January with an Outlook of Diving - 355

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Original Show Date: 01/18/2018 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
This week Kevin, Dave and Darrin cover the upcoming training class and ice dive.
* * We continue to refine our audio workflow on Discord. We like it better than skype but do discover a few things we need to fix. This week it was Kevin's audio. We probably had some auto-leving turned on that fought our recording software.

Scuba in the news

First 'ghost ship' of 2018 washes up in Japan
- https://www.news4jax.com/news/international/first-ghost-ship-of-2018-washes-up-in-japan

Discovery of a lone zebra mussel has stepped up vigilance at Lake Harriet
- http://m.startribune.com/discovery-of-a-lone-zebra-mussel-has-stepped-up-vigilance-at-lake-harriet/469160513/?section=sports

Treasure hunting scuba diver uses GoPro to record finds
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5278793/Treasure-hunting-scuba-diver-uses-GoPro-record-finds.html

Grand Haven Tribune: Man joyriding on Muskegon Lake watches truck sink below ice
- http://www.grandhaventribune.com/Fire-EMS/2018/01/16/Truck

After pool party cancelled, northern nudists invite Calgarians to get naked in Edmonton
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/nude-swimming-event-edmonton-calgary-1.4485023

Cave-diving scientist finds new life forms underwater
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-lot-can-go-wrong-when-youre-a-professor-who-does-research-by-cave-diving/2018/01/12/926cd12e-f4aa-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.html?utm_term=.2d2fdc122c81

The world's longest underwater cave has been found in Mexico
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/central-america/mexico/articles/divers-identify-world-largest-underground-cave-network-in-mexico-yucatan-peninsula/

Shipwreck discovery suggests pirates liked booty and books
- http://woodtv.com/2018/01/15/shipwreck-discovery-suggests-pirates-liked-booty-and-books/

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