| Hundreds flood Ohio quarry to break scuba record (The Daily Jeffersonian) OTTAWA (AP) -- A popular Ohio diving quarry hopes to break the world record for the most scuba divers plunging underwater at once.Hundreds of divers are gathering Saturday at the Gilboa Quarry about 65 miles southwest of Toledo to try to beat the record.Th us.rd.yahoo.com |
Divers rescued after going 'missing' (Independent Online) Two scuba divers who lost sight boat of in choppy waters off Pennington yesterday were rescued three hours later from the banks of the Umkomaas River. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Bob Schulman: Cozumel: Legends of a Hometown Goddess Cruiseliners make over 950 stops a year at San Miguel, Cozumel's main city, ranking the island as Mexico's most-visited cruise port. huffingtonpost.com |
Physics of the 'bends': New study helps explain decompression sickness As you go about your day-to-day activities, tiny bubbles of nitrogen come and go inside your tissues. This is not a problem unless you happen to experience large changes in pressure, as scuba divers and astronauts may. During large, fast pressure drops, bubbles can grow, causing "the bends." A new study may provide a physical basis for the existence of these bubbles and help explain ... sciencedaily.com |
Kidnap charge bid in dive death A US prosecutor could ask a grand jury to consider kidnapping as well as murder charges against Gabe Watson for the scuba diving death of his wife. couriermail.com.au |