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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Dive: Basalt Island, 24 Jan 2010
On 24 Jan 2010, I went out with Hong Kong Underwater Club. The boat left from Tso Wo Hang up near Sai Kung at 09:30. I have to admit that I wasn’t feeling 100% after a fairly late night involving … Continue reading
Life in the deep oceanic trenches
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh took the bathyscaphe Trieste to 10,900 metres deep in the Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench. This was in 1960 and they are the only people to have reached such a depth. As they reached … Continue reading
Results of BCD Survey
You can see the results of Super STAR Network’s survey on BCDs by going to their website. It showed that 50% of respondents had had a problem with their BCD, 42% rarely and 8% occasionally. The most common problems are … Continue reading
Recall on Cressi Ellipse Black MC5 Regulators
More recall news, this time from Cressi, who are recalling Cressi Ellipse Black MC5 regulators distributed between March and August 2009. The problem is related to the high pressure port being partially blocked which can lead to an inaccurate reading … Continue reading
Recall for Dive Rite BCDs
After Halcyon’s problems with Over Pressure Valves last year, this time it’s the turn of Dive Rite. The following quotation is taken from their website: The Over Pressurization Valve (OPV) springs found on Dive Rite wings manufactured between June 2006 … Continue reading
10 Jan Dive: Crescent Island
While it might not be snowing here, Hong Kong has been a little chilly recently. So when I looked out of the window on a grey and frigid Sunday, I really didn’t fancy diving. But I’d signed up for a … Continue reading
Video of WWII sunken hospital ship
The BBC website has a video of the wreck of the Centaur, an Australian World War 2 hospital ship. It sank in May 1943 with the loss of 268 lives after being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. You can see … Continue reading
Photos of Humpback whales feeding in Alaska
The Guardian has got some great photos of humpback whales feeding off Chatham Strait in south-east Alaska. You can see them on Guardian’s website.