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ScubaLab Best Buy: Ikelite Gamma

While other compacts had brighter, tighter hot spots, the Gamma has a wider central beam and a broad outer halo that doesn’t drop off much nearly out to its limits. Check out how the Ikelite Gamma was our ScubaLab Best Buy.

ScubaLab Testers' Choice: UK Vivid eLED

UK’s newest compact, the Vivid eLED delivers a lot of performance in a small package. Read why the Vivid is the ScubaLab's Tester's Choice in the Pocket Lights category.

ScubaLab Testers' Choice: IST Sports Dolphin Tech T-24040

Careful where you shine this light when night diving, or you’ll quickly become unpopular. It’s blazing, with a hot-spot meter reading higher than any others in our test, though some had broader main beams. Find out why this dive light was our ScubLab Testers' Choice in the Primary & Canister lights category.

Video: Moving the 1,100-lb. Guardian of the Reef Statue

How do you get an 1,100-pound bronze statue underwater? Very carefully. Check out the video of how Divetech owners Jay and Nancy Easterbrook moved the Guardian of the Reef statue to its final spot — on the sand bottom in 65 feet of water off Lighthouse Point.

Video: Mermaid Swims With Humpbacks

A mother humpback and her calf — with a model — were filmed in the Kingdom of Tonga to bring attention to the plight of humpback whales.

Grand Cayman's Divetech to Sink Bronze Statue

Grand Cayman has 365 moored dive sites so that you can dive every day of the year without repeating a dive. The newest is the Divetech's Guardian of the Reef statue.

Gear of The Year: The Best Dive Gear & Equipment

It’s been a busy year for our team: With our ScubaLab Reviews, We’ve evaluated more than 170 pIeces of dive equIpment, from travel gear to regs to fIns. WIth Lab tests and team dives behInd us, and all the data collectIng and number crunchIng completed, here are our picks for the best gear of the year.

Ask an Expert: Is it OK to Drink After a Dive?

One might not hurt you, but how many divers stop at one? Experts weigh in on the risks involved with alcohol in conjunction with diving.

Why I Dive: Marc Davidson — The Story of How 9/11 Changed the Lives of Two Brothers

September 11, 2001, changed a lot of lives forever. Here is the account of two men who learned to dive and found solace in scuba following the tragedy.