Bermuda Bounty
Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am biased about Bermuda. This enchanting island is where I made my first scuba dive 56 years ago.
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Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am biased about Bermuda. This enchanting island is where I made my first scuba dive 56 years ago.
Southeast Asia undeniably has some of the best diving in the world. After many recent trips to Indonesia, however, I was ready to try a different dive destination.
Throughout my career, whether serving in military special operations, leading mission-driven organizations, or working alongside professionals in high-risk environments, I have often heard people say that safety is their goal.
Dive professionals gathered in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, in April as the 1,000th participant completed training under DAN’s One Thousand in One Thousand initiative, a multiyear effort to strengthen emergency preparedness throughout the country’s dive industry.
Ken Nedimyer calls them his “rock stars.” The veteran scientist and technical director for Reef Renewal USA coined the nickname in 2023 after making welfare checks on a coral nursery off Key Largo, Florida.
DAN welcomed senior leadership from the U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) to its Durham, North Carolina, headquarters for a day focused on dive medicine, research, and exploring opportunities for closer collaboration.
I remember the date clearly because it is embedded in the metadata of the images I shot that day: Sept. 13, 2004.
Every dive incident tells a story and offers an opportunity to learn.