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Lessons for Life

Being Fit Enough to Dive

Most of the time when we are diving, we are relaxed and swimming slowly, doing little more than finning along the reef. The level of fitness required for those circumstances is only slightly higher than that required to sit on your couch and ...

A Night Dive Turns Deadly

Sean makes a solo night dive, and his lack of training leads to tragedy. This is a true story, but the names have been changed. 

High Maintenance

By not properly servicing her gear after a long dive layoff, Jane pays a heavy price.

Wrecked Dive

After their unattended boat disappears, Bob and Bill find themselves deserted with no emergency plan, and no way to call for help.

Dive Training: Frozen with Fear in a Drysuit

Make sure you're properly trained in drysuit diving and understand its features — and make sure you understand the risks involved in diving in very cold water.

Lessons For Life: Good Air Gone Bad

Poor planning and heavy exertion turned Bill's dive toxic. Learn from this latest installment in our Dive Training series "Lessons For Life."

Lessons For Life: Misgauged

An experienced diver ignores all the rules of proper wreck diving and doesn't realize his SPG is malfunctioning. Scuba diving accidents and safety tips.

Between a Wreck and a Hard Place

Underwater wreck excavation and salvage are serious and dangerous businesses for scuba divers. This is one accident that could have been avoided.

Heads Up

Dive accidents, close calls & how you can avoid them.