Exiting the Water
Diving requires proper planning and equipment maintenance, including your body. In the final minutes of a dive, a tired diver must swim to the boat, climb a ladder, and haul gear onto the deck.
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Diving the Guvernøren
Antarctica doesn’t have many diveable wrecks, making the Guvernøren a unique dive.
A Case for the 220-Volt Power Strip
While stuck in traffic in Bali, our group of 20 divers spied a local electronics store.
The Sargassum Surge
On a calm day, a mat of golden-brown sargassum can look like a tangle of seaweed riding the surface.
Fatality and Injury Monitoring Program
Every dive incident tells a story and offers an opportunity to learn.
When Time Matters
Remote diving requires self-sufficiency. From expedition liveaboards to offshore technical projects, divers operating beyond cellular network coverage understand that preparation, training, and redundancy are essential for safety.
Advancing Dive Safety Through Collaboration
DAN welcomed senior leadership from the U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) to its Durham, North Carolina, headquarters for a day focused on dive medicine, research, and exploring opportunities for closer collaboration.
Reading the Reef
Most underwater photographers begin as visual collectors. We collect fish and nudibranchs.
Eric Cheng
I remember the date clearly because it is embedded in the metadata of the images I shot that day: Sept. 13, 2004.
Mike Bartick
Marine scientists have long been enthusiastic about the Philippines’ Verde Island Passage (VIP), referring to it as the “center of the center of marine biodiversity.”
