Scuba Obsessed

20

Sep

An Eye Full - 342

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Franklin, Harvey, Hurricane, lake Superior, WWI Shipwreck

Scuba Obsessed

An Eye Full - 342

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Original Show Date: 09/14/2017 9:30 PM EST (recorded live)
Recorded on 9/15/2017 @ 9:30 EDT
This week Mack and Darrin talk about some shipwreck research going on way up north.

Scuba in the news

State suspends aquarium collection permitting
- http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/09/09/hawaii-news/state-suspends-aquarium-collection-permitting/

One of the greatest Arctic legends: Undersea wreck to unlock secrets of Franklin
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/one-of-the-greatest-arctic-legends-undersea-wreck-to-unlock-secrets-of-franklin-1.3589458

Lake Superior loses ground in water clarity
- http://greatlakesecho.org/2017/08/29/lake-superior-loses-ground-in-water-clarity/

Mystery fanged sea creature washes up on Texas beach after Hurricane Harvey
- http://www.newsweek.com/mystery-fanged-sea-creature-washes-texas-beach-after-hurricane-harvey-664663

Navy surveys World War I Shipwreck off Long Island
- http://abc7ny.com/science/navy-surveys-wwi-shipwreck-off-long-island/2415886/

Vintage Maps From A Swashbuckling Era Are Leading Scientists To Forgotten Treasure: ‘Ghost’ Reefs
- https://www.good.is/articles/vintage-pirate-maps-can-help-us-map-our-oceans

11

Nov

Clear Liquids - 306

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Arctic pinging, bomb, Fat Man, fossil, Hyperbaric Chamber, lake Superior, Mark IV, Nuclear, PTSD, Shipwreck

Scuba Obsessed

Clear Liquids - 306

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Original Show Date: 11/10/2016 9:00 PM EST (recorded live)

Mack, Kevin and Darrin cover scuba in the news. Kevin is the top diver of the week with a trip to Lake Huron.

Scuba in the News

68-year-old scuba diver survives 17 hours lost at sea
- https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles/lifestyle/68-year-old-scuba-diver-lost-at-sea/74333/

** can you spot what is wrong with this story? **
Street Watch Knox: Upper Ferntree Gully man injured in explosion caused by scuba diving equipment
- http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/outer-east/street-watch-knox-upper-ferntree-gully-man-injured-in-explosion-caused-by-scuba-diving-equipment/news-story/148afc9f08fc2d025fedbf7bebd84f48?nk=e4cc73bdd7562e2b3a46f032fb2b5961-1478824463

DNR cracks down on fossil hunters
- http://www.postandcourier.com/news/dnr-cracks-down-on-fossil-hunters/article_f7c52752-a108-11e6-a6b0-1745f70896e0.html

British Scuba Diving Charity Deptherapy Gets Royal Funding
- https://www.deeperblue.com/british-scuba-diving-charity-deptherapy-gets-royal-funding/

Cork scuba divers raise funds for hyperbaric chamber
- https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cork-scuba-divers-raise-funds-for-hyperbaric-chamber-429326.html

Extreme Sport Scuba -They have a heated pool that you can get certification for diving
- http://www.fourstateshomepage.com/business-showcase/extreme-sport-scuba-they-have-a-heated-pool-that-you-can-get-certification-for-diving-102716

Treating PTSD with scuba diving
- http://www.wtvm.com/story/33459796/treating-ptsd-with-scuba-diving

Mystery of Acre Tower Shipwreck closer to being solved
- http://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Mystery-of-Acre-Tower-Shipwreck-closer-to-being-solved-471756#article=6017MDM4NzY0Njc4NDRBQjEyQjRDQTEyN0NEMDgxREFCMUI=

Canada military probes mysterious Arctic pinging noise
- http://www.bbc.com/news/37875609

Nuclear bomb missing since 1950 'may have been found'
- http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nuclear-bomb-missing-since-1950-may-have-been-found/ar-AAk0pPg?OCID=ansmsnnews11

Videos of the week

GIGANTIC jelly fish
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3867988/Incredible-moment-scuba-diver-encountered-massive-majestic-jelly-fish-diving-Mexico.html

** This is from last weeks show. Great Video! **
132-Year-Old Lake Superior Shipwreck Found 'In Beautiful Shape'
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/1884-shipwreck-found_us_5824acafe4b0c56101d5b45f

5

Nov

Two on a Thursday - 305

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Baltic, Canada, lake Superior, Nikon, Ontario, Shipwreck, Three Lakes Chain

Scuba Obsessed

Two on a Thursday - 305

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Original Show Date: 11/03/2016 9:00 PM EST (recorded live)

Mack, Kevin, and Darrin cover scuba in the news and dream of bottles in the river as the leaves fall.

Scuba in the News

Men who 'surfed' on a turtle are in big trouble
- http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/11/02/men-who-surfed-on-a-turtle-are-in-big-trouble/21597077/

Study Finds Positive Results In Three Lakes Chain Milfoil Efforts
- http://wxpr.org/post/study-finds-positive-results-three-lakes-chain-milfoil-efforts

Lake Superior shipwreck discovered near Ontario, Canada
- http://www.twincities.com/2016/11/02/lake-superior-shipwreck-discovered-and-even-the-dishes-survived/

Mystery shipwreck emerges from the depths of the Baltic Sea
- http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mystery-shipwreck-emerges-shallow-depths-baltic-sea-1589725
- https://www.thelocal.se/20161102/divers-find-hundreds-of-unopened-bottles-on-mystery-shipwreck
- http://www.archaeology.org/news/4987-161102-finland-shipwreck-bottles

Potentially Cool New Gear

A Re-Breath Of Fresh Air
- https://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/contenthandler.cfm?id=4281

Nikon KeyMission Action Cams Shipping in US
- http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-scuba-ocean-news/nikon-keymission-action-cams-shipping-us/
- http://www.backscatter.com/sku/nkl-26513.lasso

23

Sep

Involuntary Muscles and the E.B. Ward - 299

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Netcasts - Podcasts, Podcast, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: 1897, autonomous, gopro, Hero5, HMS Terror, Human, lake Superior, Nikon, Shipwreck, skeleton, West Marine

Scuba Obsessed

Involuntary Muscles and the E.B. Ward - 299

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Original Show Date: 09/22/2016 9:00 PM EST (recorded live)

Kevin, Jim, and Darrin get together tonight to talk about some more scuba diving. Jim fills us in on his dive on the E.B. Ward. Everyone got wet this week.

Scuba in the News

Manta ray tour rule proposals would require permit, limit site access
- http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/manta-ray-tour-rule-proposals-would-require-permit-limit-site-access

Man Loses Testicles While Trying to 'Fill Scuba Tank with Weed Smoke’ : snopes.com
- http://www.snopes.com/man-loses-testicles-while-trying-to-fill-scuba-tank-with-weed-smoke/

Scuba Gear in Boat
- http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47874:california-outdoors-packing-out-game-nontraditional-measurement-devices-sale-of-valley-quail-during-offseason&catid=44:recreation&Itemid=176

West Marine will offer relaunched scuba-gear brand
- http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/2016/09/west-marine-will-offer-relaunched-scuba-gear-brand/

Divers stage underwater sword fight for Pirate Week at aquarium
- http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2016/09/underwater_sword_fight_highlig.html

U.S. flag, bong, TV among 6,000 pounds of junk found in Dana Point Harbor cleanup
- http://www.ocregister.com/articles/find-729440-harbor-divers.html

‘Looking at a time capsule’: Underwater video shows HMS Terror shipwreck
- http://globalnews.ca/news/2941416/looking-at-a-time-capsule-underwater-video-shows-hms-terror-shipwreck/

Arctic Shipwreck May Be Doomed 19th-Century HMS Terror
- http://www.livescience.com/56110-doomed-shipwreck-hms-terror-possibly-found.html

Human skeleton found on famed Antikythera shipwreck
- http://www.nature.com/news/human-skeleton-found-on-famed-antikythera-shipwreck-1.20632

Remarkably intact 1897 shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior
- http://www.twincities.com/2016/09/14/remarkably-intact-1897-shipwreck-discovered-in-lake-superior/

Missing 1800s shipwreck found at the bottom of Lake Superior
- http://www.startribune.com/missing-1800s-shipwreck-found-at-the-bottom-of-lake-superior/393489211/

Video

Not Sure this would be in the Marketing Brochure. Giant shark gets terrifyingly close to divers and poos all over them
- http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/547490/Giant-shark-divers-cage-poo-scary

Potentially Cool New Gear

Boatsetter helps scuba divers reach their favorite underwater locations Miami's Community News
- http://communitynewspapers.com/featured/boatsetter-helps-scuba-divers-reach-favorite-underwater-locations/

Amsterdam to test autonomous boats
- http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/09/20/amsterdam-to-test-autonomous-boats.html

Fathom One
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1359605477/fathom-one-the-affordable-modular-hd-underwater-dr

GoPro launches Hero5, Karma drone
- http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/gopro-launches-hero5-karma-drone/

Nikon announces a line of rugged action cameras
- http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nikon-announces-a-line-of-rugged-action-cameras/

19

Sep

Underware Upgrades - 298

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Netcasts - Podcasts, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Abalone, HMS Terror, Huish Outdoors, lake Superior, Quagga mussel, Shipwreck, St. Jude, Zeagle, zebra mussel

Scuba Obsessed

Underware Upgrades - 298

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Original Show Date: 09/15/2016 9:00 PM EST (recorded live)

Kevin and Darrin cover some scuba in the news. Kevin talks about his experiences on the Ironsides on the anniversary of its sinking.

Scuba in the News

Huish Outdoors recalls Zeagle brand buoyancy control devices (BCDs)
- http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/product-recalls/2016/09/Zeagle-brand-buoyancy-control-devices-recalled.html

Poachers Fined for Illegally Taking Abalone in Southern California
- https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/poachers-fined-for-illegally-taking-abalone-in-southern-california/

"I could just hear the bones cracking!" Man fights crocodile while it crushes his skull
- http://kfor.com/2016/09/15/i-could-just-hear-the-bones-cracking-man-fights-crocodile-while-it-crushes-his-skull/

Underwater treasure hunt nets $1,600 for St. Jude's
- http://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/communities/2016/09/12/underwater-treasure-hunt-nets-1600-st-judes/90068682/

Scuba diver finds wedding ring lost at sea for 37 years off Benidorm
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3788278/Scuba-diver-finds-wedding-ring-lost-sea-37-years-Benidorm-tracks-couple-lost-it.html

National Geographic Footage Lost at Sea for 3 Years Has Returned Home
- http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/15/national-geographic-footage-lost-at-sea-for-3-years-has-returned-home/

Why haven't invasive zebra and quagga mussels overtaken Lake Superior?
- http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/why_havent_zebra_and_quagga_mu.html

"Looking at a time capsule": Underwater video shows HMS Terror shipwreck
- http://globalnews.ca/news/2941416/looking-at-a-time-capsule-underwater-video-shows-hms-terror-shipwreck/

Arctic Shipwreck May Be Doomed 19th-Century HMS Terror
- http://www.livescience.com/56110-doomed-shipwreck-hms-terror-possibly-found.html

Remarkably intact 1897 shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior
- http://www.twincities.com/2016/09/14/remarkably-intact-1897-shipwreck-discovered-in-lake-superior/

Missing 1800s shipwreck found at the bottom of Lake Superior
- http://www.startribune.com/missing-1800s-shipwreck-found-at-the-bottom-of-lake-superior/393489211/

Potentially Cool New Gear

Boatsetter helps scuba divers reach their favorite underwater locations Miami's Community News
- http://communitynewspapers.com/featured/boatsetter-helps-scuba-divers-reach-favorite-underwater-locations/

3

Sep

Dive three great lakes in a day - 296

Author: Jim Billings | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessed, Videono comments | Tags: Antikythera, Australia, crown-of-thorns, Diamonds, Facebook, Haifa, lake Superior, Lake Tahoe, Macclesfield, Manolis L, Shipwreck, South Africa, steam train, Stockton, Tasmanian, USS Independence, voodoo, World War II, WWII

Scuba Obsessed

Dive three great lakes in a day - 296

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Original Show Date: 09/01/2016 9:00 PM EST (recorded live)

This week Mack, Kevin, Jim, and Darrin work through multiple dives and articles. Mack and Darrin are south while Jim, Kevin and several other muddies are up north.