Alert Diver Issue: Q3 2015

Snorkels: Pros and Cons

August 1, 2015  Neal W. Pollock, Ph.D.

Snorkels are a useful piece of equipment but come with pros and cons. Learn more about snorkels, when to use them and if you need one.

Two snorkelers snorkel in a tropical locale

Onward and Downward

August 1, 2015  Matt Dozier

A new venture will offer underwater thrill-seekers a glimpse of ancient history through the windows of a luxury submersible. Read more.

SubSea Explorers is using a radical new approach to funding maritime archaeology: taking paying customers deep into the Mediterranean Sea in luxury submarines to view shipwrecks from antiquity.

Year of the Military Diver

August 1, 2015  Hillary Viders, Ph.D.

How much do you know about military diving programs? This year marks many anniversaries, including the 100-year anniversary of the Mark V diving helmet. Read more.

Old black-and-white image of divers being lowered into water