Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Texas

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary has corals and small reef fish, but keep your eyes open for larger predators like whale sharks. Learn more about diving this Texas marine sanctuary.

A giant manta ray swims

Bent in Baja

A routine dive unfortunately did not go according to plan and resulted in a diver getting bent. Read his story and how DAN helped him every step of the way.

Advanced-skills diver holds a camera and stares off into a distance

Deep Stops

Could the implementation of a deep stop stave off decompression sickness. Learn more about the deep stop and DAN experts weigh in.

Three divers pause on a mooring line for a stop during their ascent

Full Treatment

Emergency oxygen is only the first step to treating suspected cases of decompression illness. Read more about this serious diving incident.

Bald and bearded man stands outside a hyperbaric chamber and monitors it

Wilderness Wound Care

Even with safety precautions, someone could get hurt — are you prepared to treat any wound? Get the basics on wilderness wound care.

Purple-gloved hand rubs a wound with a white cloth to clean it

Right Place, Right Time, Right Skills

A newly certified Diving Medical Technician started a new job at a resort and their skills immediately came in handy. Read more about how the skills learned were used.

Diver has a bloody mouth and an oxygen mask on face