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MV Valentina, Sea of Cortez , sea lion games and orca hunts
Remembering Paul Humann
Oil Slick Reaches Bonaire
Playing with Sea Lions
Bonaire, Belize, Rangiroa, Fiji, Indonesia , dying coral, schools of sharks, super photography course
Independent Reader's Reports Are Invaluable
Dive Ladder Severs Fingers
The 2024 Travelin' Diver's Chapbook is in Print!
Diving the Avelo System , Is the advantage enough?
An Unpleasant Experience for a Novice Diver
In California, Bring Hammers on Your Dive
Tipping for Divers; Part 1 , will we learn from the Europeans?
Should I Insure Old Scuba Gear?
Recycle Your Old Wetsuits
Flotsam & Jetsam
Malapascua, Moaboal, Philippines , undulating thresher sharks, swirling sardines
Mandarinfish at Lighthouse Reef
Microplastics in the Ocean? It's Your Car Tires
Passengers Board, but this Aggressor Doesn't Sail
Cozumel, Mahahual, Roatan by Cruise Ship , it's all about getting wet
Hearing Aids and Diving
Florida Fish Spinning in Circles
How Should We Tip the Dive Crew? , whatever makes you comfortable
Medical Examiner's Evaluation Form
The Astounding Rate of Liveaboard Deaths
Correction
Changing Weather Patterns , and how they affect your travels
More Details of the Sinking of MY Sea Legend
Flotsam & Jetsam
Coco View, Roatan, Honduras , why 2000 divers have visited five or more times
Airlines Take Lithium-Ion Batteries Seriously
Cozumel, the Philippines, the Caymans, Florida , dugongs, human-sized jellies, and a mini-hurricane
Independent Readers' Reports
Diver Pulled into Boat's Propeller
Customs Banditos
Copyright Issues
Having Fun with Artificial Intelligence , and teaching it about scuba
Don't Hide Your Diving Mistakes , let others learn from them
Underwater GPS Will Tell You Where Your Boat Is
Another Bad Accident Waiting to Happen? , tiger sharks are not pussy cats
Belize Diving Death; Always Test Your Air
Flotsam & Jetsam
MY. Infiniti, Tubbataha, the Philippines , rough seas, and the big guys were on vacation
A Diver Death in Tubbataha
Hanging Out in a Philippines Recompression Chamber
Aqua Trek, Ring Gold, Fiji , home stays with big sharks, beautiful reefs, great people
Now, Cancun Has the Customs Banditos
The Oceans are Getting Starved of Oxygen
Selling Used Gear/Underwater Photo Classes - New Undercurrent Blogs
Boylan Ordered to Pay Minimal Restitution
Save the Travel Hassle and Rent Your Dive Gear? , a good idea, firmly rejected by most readers
Treasures, Shipwrecks, and the Dawn of Red Sea Diving -- Howard Rosenstein
Discarded Oil Platforms Increase Ocean Fish Populations
Sharks on Drugs
Oklahoma Diving Couple Spends 39 Hours Adrift , lots of wisdom, perseverance, and a bit of luck
Flotsam & Jetsam
Pro Divers, St. Kitts, Caribbean , pleasant diving for beach lovers and foodies
MV Fling, the Flower Gardens, Texas , coral gardens, oil rigs, and plenty of fish
What No Chase Boat? A Basic Safety Precaution
Presumption is the Mother of Disasters , some diving mistakes are worse than others
Undercurrent Is More Than This Newsletter
North Carolina Diver Rescued
Bonaire's Reefs This Summer
Neoprene Is Nasty , we don't have to use it
Closed Circuit Rebreathers are for Solo Divers
No Gloves When Diving? A Senseless Rule , but maybe controversial
Flotsam & Jetsam
Clearwater Paradise Resort, Guanaja, Honduras , swarming silversides and nosy nurse sharks
Bonaire Boating Incident
Roatan, the Big Island, Indonesia, the Sea of Cortez , hot water, vanishing chase boats, Cayman sharks
The Lionfish Problem is Getting Worse
LiPo Bags Halt Battery Fires
Florida Scuba Charter Skipper Indicted for Manslaughter
An Ill-Fated Cruise , when divemaster are experts and divers are idiots
Discarded Oil Platforms Increase Ocean Fish Populations
Presumption is the Mother of Disasters, Part II , some mistakes are worse than others
Always Do a Buddy Check
The Intelligent Leadership of the Pugnacious Octopus
It Takes Hope to Save Yourself
Hawaii Snorkelers Drown Using Full-Face Masks
Cayman Reef Sharks , some stay home, others roam the islands
Adrift for 40 Hours, the Makers are Back Diving
Flotsam & Jetsam
Nai'a, Bligh Waters, Fiji , healthy corals, cruising mantas
Uepi Resort, Solomon Islands, South Pacific , a near-perfect, remote dive resort; and a word about the Bilikiki
The End of Coral Reef Diving?
Air Supply Problem
Investing in Digital Camera and Expensive Strobes?
An Aging Liveaboard, a Dangerous Dive Deck , Undercurrent's readers go exploring
Death and the Full-Face Snorkel Masks
The Diver & The Cook, Fascinating Nonfiction
Would You Dive Alone? Part I , many subscribers would, and many won't
DEMA Working Hard To Pass The Dive Boat Act
Another Liveaboard Lost in the Red Sea
Two More Liveaboards Lost to Fire
Flotsam & Jetsam
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