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Tag Archives: Diving
Cebu diving fatalities
SCMP has an update on the story of the 2 divers who died in Cebu. They were part of a group of 6 people from Hong Kong. They left their resort at 10am on Sunday for Olango Island, and descended … Continue reading
Two Hong Kong divers reported dead in Philippines
SCMP have picked up a story from the GMA TV News website about 2 Hong Kong citizens who have died in a diving accident in the Philippines. Pang Chi-lung and Joanne Cheung Wai were both staying at Paradive Beach Resort … Continue reading
BCD safety survey
Scuba STAR Network are conducting one of their regular safety surveys, this time on BCD safety. You can help by going to their website. You can also see results from their recent survey on regulators.
Diver’s memorial missing
Last month the New Zealand Herald reported a rather sad story about a missing memorial plaque. In August 1979 John Barrie Catton was diving a reef north of the Northern Arch in the Poor Knights with two friends when he … Continue reading
Psychedelic fish found in Ambon
A new type of frogfish has been identified after being spotted by divers off Ambon in Indonesia. It is covered in swirling, concentric white and blue lines on a peach background. The lines radiate out from its aqua-coloured eyes. Scientists … Continue reading
Good vis at Fury Rocks – Sun 15th Feb
Yesterday was really foggy in Hong Kong and visibility was better underwater than it was on the surface! SCDC headed out to Fury Rocks for one dive, to be followed by a seafood lunch. This was going to be more … Continue reading
Basalt Island Dive – Sat 7th Feb
Last Saturday I finally got around to my first dive of 2009, and my first dive in the Year of the Ox. South China Diving Club went to the South-west corner of Basalt Island, near Sai Kung. I’ve never been … Continue reading
Boxing Day dive trip
As this cold continues (I’ve had it for over a month now), I’ve still not managed a dive since we got back from New Zealand. But this was progress of sorts, as we did actually make it out onto a … Continue reading
Hong Kong depth record?
Strange article in the Standard yesterday about 2 divers who are hoping to set a Hong Kong depth record. Apparently “Jackie Wu Ming-chuen, formerly of the marine police, hopes to break the previous mark of 72 meters which he set … Continue reading
Research before you dive
September’s Dive Magazine as usual has a column in it by Monty Halls, a television presenter. I always enjoy his columns in the magazine as he has a good sense of humour. This month’s column continues with our hero living … Continue reading
BSAC Buoyancy Workshop
BSAC have recently launched a workshop on buoyancy. Increased emphasis on how important buoyancy is can only be a good thing, as once you’ve sorted that out, so many other things become so much easier. Diving becomes more enjoyable, more … Continue reading
Waglan Island
An interesting dive on the north-east corner of Waglan Island last Sunday. June has been the wettest month in Hong Kong since records began 125 years ago. So I suppose it’s not surprising that so much water has washed down … Continue reading