Scuba Obsessed

When it comes to shipwrecks raised off the seafloor, Peter Isotalo may be Wikipedia's resident aficionado
- https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/09/27/peter-isotalo-vasa-mary-rose/

How to become a Commercial Diver?
- https://www.divein.com/guide/how-i-got-into-commercial-diving/

Photo of the week

Scuba divers 'eaten alive' by giant fish
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3807985/Now-s-fish-supper-Scuba-divers-create-amazing-optical-illusion-eaten-alive-giant-Napoleon-Wrasse.html

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

Watch This Scuba Diver Decimate The Lionfish Population With A Glock 17 [VIDEO]
- http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/23/watch-this-scuba-diver-decimate-the-lionfish-population-with-a-glock-17-video/

Potentially Cool New Gear

Makers of Roomba Vacuum Create "Killer" Robot to Fight Invasive Species
- http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2016/09/makers-roomba-vacuum-create-killer-robot-fight-invasive-species

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/

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.

Scuba in the News

Divers assess leaking Manolis L shipwreck
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/manolis-leaking-coast-guard-divers-diving-shipwreck-1.3562300
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/underwater-video-divers-manolis-l-1.3741133

Macclesfield scuba divers make a splash with weight-loss challenge
- http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/local-news/macclesfield-scuba-divers-make-splash-11789071

Scuba divers discover human bones used in 'voodoo ritual' off Spanish coast
- https://www.rt.com/news/357722-spain-bones-voodoo-discovery/

Scuba diving family expects to find more strange stuff during Stockton Lake cleanup
- http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2016/08/24/scuba-diving-family-expects-find-more-strange-stuff-during-stockton-lake-cleanup/89255486/

Save Japanese WWII shipwrecks, government urged
- http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/08/31/save-japanese-wwii-shipwrecks-government-urged/

Deep-sea ecosystems still under threat despite UN protection
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2099306-deep-sea-ecosystems-still-under-threat-despite-un-protection/

Haifa University Predicts Arrival of Jellyfish in Israel Using Sea Temperature and Lunar Cycle
- http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/haifa-university-predicts-arrival-of-jellyfish-in-israel-using-sea-temperature-and-lunar-cycle/2016/08/25/

Scuba divers eradicate crown-of-thorns starfish on Pacific Island coral reefs one at a time
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-23/scuba-divers-kill-crown-of-thorns-one-at-a-time/7778186

Deep sea divers provide first close up look at colourful reef off Tasmanian east coast
- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-25/deep-divers-reveal-reef-discovery-off-tasmanian-east-coast/7782660

Scientists find 'vast' new reef hiding behind Australia's famous attraction
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3760516/Now-s-REALLY-Great-Barrier-Reef-Scientists-vast-new-reef-hiding-Australia-s-famous-attraction.html

How to explore a World War II shipwreck without getting wet
- http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0823/How-to-explore-a-World-War-II-shipwreck-without-getting-wet

What's swimming in Lake Tahoe's depths?
- http://m.kcra.com/news/whats-swimming-in-lake-tahoes-depths/41438990

Scuba Diving For Diamonds: A Luxury Safari in South Africa With A Twist
- http://www.luxurylondon.co.uk/article/ellerman-house-diamond-safari
- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/scuba-dive-for-diamonds-in-africa-with-benguela-and-ellerman-house

The Search for More Artifacts at the Antikythera Shipwreck Expedition Starts
- http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/09/01/the-search-for-more-artifacts-at-the-antikythera-shipwreck-expedition-starts-thursday/

Divers find a century-old STEAM TRAIN at the bottom of Lake Superior
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3759531/Divers-century-old-STEAM-TRAIN-bottom-Lake-Superior.html

Photo of the week

Seen on the seabed after 60 years: Aircraft carrier USS Independence
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3756248/Stunning-footage-provides-glimpse-sunken-WWII-aircraft-carrier-USS-Independence.html?ITO=1490

Potentially Cool New Gear

gridComm Secures Communication for ONC 3 Kilometers Deep
- http://subseaworldnews.com/2016/08/25/gridcomm-secures-communication-for-onc-3-kilometers-deep/

Scuba divers can now post to Facebook from the bottom of the ocean
- http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/scuba-divers-can-now-post-to-facebook-from-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-1327193

SCUBA-Loving Hackers Will Want to Check Out This 3D Printed Regulator
- https://3dprint.com/147220/scuba-3d-printed-regulator/
- http://hackaday.com/2016/08/23/diy-pressure-regulator-for-exciting-scuba/

27

Oct

Scuba Obsessed Episode 134 - Stuff in the water

Author: Obsessed Admin | Category: Podcast, Scuba Diving, Scuba Obsessedno comments | Tags: Alki Beach, Camp Bastion, Copper Country mine, Costa Concordia disaster, Daniel Craig, Delmarva Peninsula, Lake Tahoe, Red Sea

Scuba Obsessed

Scuba Obsessed Episode 134 - Stuff in the water

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Dave and Darrin discuss scuba in the news. There were some painful videos. The show comes to a hault with the bad scuba joke.

Scuba in the News

Rescue from above: Plane passengers aid stranded sailor
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Another Cave Diving Rescue At Blue Springs
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Looters prey on Costa Concordia wreck - UPI.com?
- http://m.upi.com/story/UPI-12471350398069/
Experts: Costa Concordia equipment may not have been working before crash
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Scientists to test underwater mats to smother Asian clams in Lake Tahoe
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Daniel Craig takes underwater naps
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Report: Tons of Unexploded Bombs Lying in Coastal Waters
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Cooling off in the heat of battle! British soldiers in Afghanistan learn to scuba dive in tank constructed in the heart of Camp Bastion
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Divers explore Copper Country mine
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Potentially cook scuba gear

Shark migrations studied with underwater robot along Delmarva Peninsula
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218705/Cooling-heat-battle-British-soldiers-Afghanistan-learn-scuba-dive-tank-constructed-heart-Camp-Bastion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
GoPro unveils a new underwater, WiFi camera
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/gopro-unveils-a-new-underwater-wifi-camera/2012/10/18/3c9df368-44eb-4693-859c-9ab64aa60394_video.html