[SPONSORED] Up to $2,300 Off! Explorer Venture Fleet’s Cyber Monday Sale 

For one day only on December 1, 2025, Explorer Ventures Fleet will open its Cyber Monday Sale with savings of up to $2,300 on select 2026 departures across four vessels. This limited […]

[SPONSORED] Aggressor Adventures Launches Black Friday Travel Voucher

AUGUSTA, GA — The ultimate Christmas gift has arrived! Aggressor Adventures® is excited to announce its limited-time Black Friday Travel Voucher, offering guests the chance to buy a $1,000 Aggressor […]

Trapped in Ice

By Kyle Kray

Q4 2025

Sir John Franklin’s expedition in 1845 to search for the Northwest Passage ended in tragedy when HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with their combined 129 crew members, vanished in the Canadian Arctic, seemingly without a trace.

Saint Lucia

Text and photos by Brandon Cole

Q4 2025

Looking down from space, the Windward Islands resemble an emerald necklace floating in the sea. Viewed from underwater, when you are immersed in that warm, blue sea and surrounded by colorful reefs bustling with life, the Windwards take on new dimensions.

Borneo

by Stephen Frink

Q4 2025

I rarely know as little about a destination before embarking on a liveaboard charter as I knew about Borneo. I had been to Borneo before, but it was after a […]

Farewell

By Bill Ziefle

Q4 2025

After 26 years at DAN, I am moving on to the next chapter of my career. I’ve served as president and CEO of DAN for 16 years, but my involvement with the organization started even earlier.

Discovery of the Dunraven

By Howard Rosenstein

Q4 2025

Wreck diving became the rage of dive tourism in the wake of the 1977 blockbuster movie The Deep.

Beauty and Brawn

By Scott Atwell

Q4 2025

At 18 feet (5.5 meters) above sea level, Solares Hill is the highest point of land in Key West, Florida.

Craig Nelson, MD

By Thomas Powell, PhD

Q4 2025

As someone who loves, teaches, and works in the world of scuba diving while also focusing on community service and improving safety, I am often surrounded by amazing people, such as Craig Nelson, MD.