Scuba Obsessed

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/

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 129 - Shipwrecks, River Dives and talking to Ralf

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Deadeye on Mac's Wreck - Photo Credit Dave Tonneman

After a long weekend of diving Mac, Jim and Darrin talk about diving some more. Summer may be mostly over but still plenty of scuba diving yet to do. Jim is now up north doing more diving. We wish we were their with him. Maybe the bad scuba joke will hold us over for another week.

Scuba in the News

• DNR diver high on cocaine at time of drowning -- Notice the boat in the photo. I want!
  • http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2012/09/05/nantwich-couple-search-for-scuba-diving-vicar-96135-31766889/
• Manatee deputies trying to ID owners of stolen scuba gear -- Worst photo ever!
  • http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2012/09/05/nantwich-couple-search-for-scuba-diving-vicar-96135-31766889/
• No public cave diving at Wakulla Spring
  • http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2012/09/05/nantwich-couple-search-for-scuba-diving-vicar-96135-31766889/
• Bermuda is top story in dive magazine - with no help from Tourism Dept
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Nantwich couple search for scuba diving vicar
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Scuba divers record rich pickings
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Newhaven divers in underwater litter pick
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• What a rubbish dive! Bermondsey scuba divers scoop up litter in bid to clean up Canada Water
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Man hoping to reclaim brother's scuba dive record
  • http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/05/4186076/manatee-deputies-trying-to-id.html
• Giant Horseshoe Crab Sculpture Crashes to Bottom of Atlantic Ocean
  • http://www.tomsrivernjonline.com/2012/08/31/giant-horseshoe-crab-sculpture-crashes-to-bottom-of-atlantic-ocean/6520/
• DAN reaches out in support of Aquarius Reef Base
  • http://topside-ndp.blogspot.fr/2012/09/dan-reaches-out-in-support-of-aquarius.html

Dave and Justin Coming Back from Diving Mac's Wreck

Photo of the Week

• Atmospheric Diving Suit
• Made by Neufeldt and Kuhnke in Germany 1939, requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1945. Tested to 350ft. P9020244
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/

Potentially cool scuba gear

• Iron Man 3: The Stark Industries Dive Shop
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/

Video of the week

• The Scuba Diver Song - Thanks for Jeff Vance for turning us on to this.
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/
• Lost Camera
• William Young
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/
• The Scuba Diver Song - Thanks for Jeff Vance for turning us on to this.
  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/7916606794/

Travis and team drooling over the Michigan DNR Jet Boat after the River Dive

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 126 - Low vis and high current on a shipwreck with lessons learned

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This episode is so full you will just have to listen to it to find out what we talked about. We learned a lot! Except for the bad (almost) scuba joke.

Scuba in the News

• Penfield man injured in scuba diving incident
  • http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018894642_sketcher11.html
• Cerritos Sheriff's Detective Tracks Down Burglar Who Stole $5,000+ of Scuba Diving Gear
  • http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018894642_sketcher11.html
• Great Lakes Underwater Presents Historic Weather, Shipwrecks, Scuba & Paddlers Program
  • http://madisoncountycourier.com/beyond-our-borders/33791/
• Cavern and Cave Diving
  • http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018894642_sketcher11.html
• Watertown teen chosen to participate in scuba diving expedition
  • http://www.edmondswa.gov/services/education/discovery-programs/edmonds-underwater-park.html
• Seattle Sketcher | Scuba diving in Puget Sound
  • http://www.edmondswa.gov/services/education/discovery-programs/edmonds-underwater-park.html
  • http://www.edmondswa.gov/services/education/discovery-programs/edmonds-underwater-park.html
• Shipwreck mystery solved
  • http://phys.org/news/2012-08-shipwreck-mystery.html

Dive Photos of the week

• Underwater Wreck Photography Tips
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/

Potentially cool scuba gear

• Mini underwater sub raises $111K for amateur ocean exploration
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/
• Volkswagen Reveals ‘Underwater Car’ For The Discovery Channel
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/

Video of the week

• Weekend Special: Underwater Torpedo Adopted By A Group Of Traveling Mammals
  • http://www.wnyc.org/npr_articles/2012/aug/11/weekend-special-underwater-torpedo-adopted-by-a-group-of-traveling-mammals/

Other Random Bits

• Mac's wreck - Buoy data after the lake "rolled over".
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/
• The Ontario
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/

You should never attempt cave diving without proper training. Please take a moment to watch this video on cave diving. If you are a diver or a friend or spouse of a diver this is a good video to watch. Hopefully with this information the right decisions get made.

There are some activities that look deceptively easy.