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Undercurrent 1999 Table of Contents

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January, 1999

Cuba's Isla de Juventud, the thrill of diving forbidden water
Sherwood Cries Foul
Diving in Cuba's Forbidden Waters
What's Left After Mitch?, reports on Honduras, Belize, Cayman, and Cozumel
Small Reserve — Big Fish
Hurricane Resort Report
Beating the Credit Card Surcharge, don’t get stiffed by the unscrupulous
Two Odd Deaths in 1998
A $177,000 Mask Strap
More Trouble on the Reef Explorer, the $3000 Australian cruise from hell
Scuba Drowning Deaths And Those Who Survive, Circumstances and Preventable Errors
Thinking on Your Feet
Is This Corporate Doublespeak?
Flotsam & Jetsam

February, 1999

Castle Comfort Lodge, Dominica, not the same old Caribbean above or below
Octoplay
Dominica's North Side Diving
Spare Air Mystery Ad
Scuba Drowning Deaths and Those Who Survive, Going it alone or with a buddy
How Risky Is It?
Editor's Notes, on DEMA, travel, and trouble
Thumbs Down Keel Hauled
Aladin Air-X Nitrox Safety Questioned, two million dollar verdict against Uwatec
Jellyfish Sting Mimics the Bends
Flotsam & Jetsam

March, 1999

Doing the Bahamas in a Box, diving from a floating resort, the Nekton Pilot
Do Repetitive Flights Up Your Odds of the Bends?
Swirls and Surges in the California Kelp, Catalina, Farnsworth Bank, and the Channel Islands
Caribbean Hurricane Planning
Frightened Fish
What Equipment is Hot and What’s Not at DEMA
Just Drop It
Editor's Travel Notes
Bleached Maldives
American Deaths Lead Aussies to Control Diving?
Charged with Manslaughter
Flotsam & Jetsam

April, 1999

Diving With Parguera Divers in Puerto Rico, if it's so good why isn't it a major dive destination?
Scuba Figures
Nikon SB-103 Strobe Slow Repairs and Stolen Units
Diving Western Australia's True North, it's more than just skurfing, whale sharks and waterfalls
The New True North
No Bad Weather Refunds
High Pressure Rusting, a problem with high pressure steel tanks?
Ombudsman: Nekton 2000 Buoyancy Compensator
The Simple Hammer Test
The Politically Correct Guide to Eating Fish
Report on the Dive Industry, the bulldog's sharp bite hurts
Flotsam & Jetsam

May, 1999

Editor's Picks and Nixes, the good, the bad, and the ugly
Those Pampered American Divers
A Miami Airport Tip
The Dive Site Name Game
No Axe to Grind with Princeton Tec
Boot Camp for Divers, Learning Cavern Diving in Florida
Really Diving Into Florida
Who's Who at What URL
Regulator Testing Game, what's the best buy in regulators?
Subscribe to Diver, the British Pub
After Divers Die, the litigation begins
Surfers are Better
Achilles Tendon Rupture as a Diving Injury
Flotsam & Jetsam

June, 1999

Return to Fiji Aboard the Nai’a, Sipping Kava and Flying Fiji Style
NASA, Spit, Soap, and Olive Oil
Fiji Insider Travel Tips
Travel Updates
Reader's Travel Tip
New Credit Card Fees
Inflatable Sharks
After Divers Die, part II: what the courts decide
Are Rebreathers Safe?, deadly errors and a rash of deaths
Jellyfish Sting

July, 1999

Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia, where dive experience doesn't count
Diving Into the Interior of the Yucatan, staying at the Villas DeRosa and diving the cenotés
Plantaris: Another Pain
Cozumel Ferry Robbed
The End of the Edge , and Skinny Dipper, Marathon, & Phoenix
The Outlook for Orca Products
After Divers Die, part III: Waivers and Releases
The Sinking of the Komodo Plus
No Talcum Powder Please
World Underwater Photographic Competition, you may have won and don't know it
Problems for Female Divers?
The Trouble with Going to Bonaire and Curaçao, getting there is the hardest part
Flotsam & Jetsam

August, 1999

Southern Cross Club, Little Cayman, walls, boobies, bites and Bloody Bay
The Rest of Little Cayman
Diving on Christmas, South Pacific Diving Only Eight Hours From the States
The Answer to Inflatable Sharks
The Story of Christmas
Live by the Internet Die by the Internet
Don’t Even Think About it
Why Divers Die, embolisms and boating accidents
Counting Divers Down
Fiji and Saba Warnings
Flotsam & Jetsam

September, 1999

Chasing the Dragons of Komodo, Aboard the Sea Contacts I from Bali to Komodo
Indonesian Customs Heist
EQUIPMENT TIP —THE NEW ZEALAND SAFETY SAUSAGE
St. Lucia Explosion Fallout
Diving the Wild West Caicos, going the extra distance with Fifi
Don’t Even Think About It: Installment Two
Emergency Breathing from Your BC, what the agencies refuse to tell you
TRAVEL TIP BONAIRE
How to Emergency Breathe From a BC
Why Divers Die, Part ll: Drowning Due to Insufficient Air
TRAVEL TIP HAWAII: WHERE HAVE ALL THE MANTAS GONE?
TRAVEL TIPS PALAU
TRAVEL TIP: AUSTRALIA
EQUIPMENT RECALL
Flotsam & Jetsam

October, 1999

Diving From Costa Rica's Mainland, hit or miss magic on the Bat and Catalina Islands
EQUIPMENT TIP — BCS
Kangaroos and LSD, Looking for leafy sea dragons in Australia
TRAVEL TIP— FIJI & NEW ZEALAND
Doing It Deeper on the Doria
TRAVEL TIP — CURAÇAO
Why Divers Die, Part llI: Lack of Physical Fitness
Eating to Prevent Bends
A Wetsuit for All Seasons
Testing Dive Computers , are they all the same?
Malaria Awareness, at risk even in Honduras
Should I Take Lariam?
DEET
Self-Test for the Bends
Local Chamber Fees, who collects them? and do they help?
Flotsam & Jetsam

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