TRAVEL SMARTER: Be Prepared with a Go Bag

There has been much discussion in the dive industry about incidents and accidents that require emergency exits from liveaboards. While we understand emergencies are possible, we will continue to travel on liveaboards, so we should be prepared for the unexpected.

Go bag

DAN Staff Visit French Navy Submarine Base

While staff from DAN’s Research, Safety Services, and Medical departments were attending the recent European Underwater and Baromedical Society conference in France to present their latest work, they were able to visit the nearby French naval submarine base and board an active-duty submarine carrying nuclear warhead payloads. 

French Navy submarine

Les castors : ingénieurs de l’écosystème

In search of beavers, my colleagues and I followed the Cap-Chat River on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula to a village of immaculate, steep-roofed houses that shares the river’s name. Near the […]

Beaver swimming

A Sense of Purpose

Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Years Diving: 34 Favorite Dive Destination: Little Cayman is special because of the conservation work our team has done through the Grouper Moon Project and the time I’ve spent there […]

Le dernier voyage

IT IS MAY 1940, AND GERMANY HAS BEEN AT WAR WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM for more than eight months. Tensions are high across western Europe. It appears inevitable that Italy, under the fascist government of Benito Mussolini, will enter the war aligned with Germany. In Naples, Capt. Lorenzo Muiesan of Italy’s SS Umbria, a maritime […]

Plongée pour les récifs artificiels

EN JUIN 2019, J'AI EFFECTUÉ MA PREMIÈRE PLONGÉE après avoir passé huit mois à réparer notre maison à Mexico Beach, en Floride, après les ravages de l'ouragan Michael. Après m'être enfin remis de la tempête, j'ai recommencé à effectuer des relevés sous-marins en tant que plongeur bénévole pour la Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association (MBARA).

plongeur à memorial reef

A Commitment to Conservation

The waters of southern Florida are famous for their stunning coral reefs and vibrant marine life. This underwater paradise is not only a playground for recreational divers but also vital to many people who depend on it for their livelihoods, including dive instructors.