Alert Diver Category: Advanced Diving

THROUGHOUT HISTORY, CRIMINALS HAVE LOOKED TO BODIES of water as safe places to dispose of and forever hide evidence of their crimes.

MANY DIVERS AND NONDIVERS ALIKE envision the ideal scuba dive as a coral reef in warm, clear water surrounded by a myriad of beautiful fish. River diving, on the other […]

FOUR SCUBA DIVERS BECAME TRAPPED and died while working in an offshore pipeline in 2022. This incident was a harsh reminder that commercial diving is a “hazardous occupation that presents […]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, science divers from multiple state, federal and independent organizations evaluated the health of the 360-mile-long Florida Reef Tract. Learn more about their discoveries and this effort.

Most scuba divers become passionate about underwater photography once submerged in the underwater world. Here are some great tips to up your underwater photography game.

Cold-water diving presents new challenges to divers, so they need the correct gear and the correct mindset. With these considerations in mind, they can prefect the cold-water dive.

People outside of the freediving community consider it to be a dangerous, extreme sport, but following proper safety protocols makes it quite safe.

Combat divers must successfully navigate in cold, dark water to secretly arrive at a target. This skill requires progressing from basic dive skills to navigating over long distances in difficult conditions.

While shipwrecks are the most common destinations for divers seeking to explore beyond the natural environment, they are not the only archaeological sites available to divers and researchers. When at heritage sites, divers should behave as if they are visiting an underwater museum: Take only pictures and leave only bubbles.

Dumpster diving is an actual thing. One diver shares her story of how her skills helped a county landfill.