Touch and Go in Tonga

A ruptured appendix ruined what should have been a fantastic whale adventure. Thanks to DAN, the adventurer was able to receive life-saving evacuation and care. Read more about this DAN member’s story.

A breaching humpback whale appears next to a little boat

Always Ready

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the U.S. Coast Guard Diving Program. With its rigorous testing, do you have what it takes to make the cut?

A U.S. Coast Guard Diver jumps off a dock and into the water

The Future of Dive Medicine

Scientific research will propel dive medicine into the future creating a safer sport. Advances in cancer research and other diseases can help dive medicine specialists treat and cure dive maladies like decompression sickness.

A diver swims next to a coral-encrusted shipwreck