DAN Encourages Divers to Return to Diving Safely
DURHAM, NC – March 25, 2021 – DAN is encouraging all divers to consider a few important factors before they get back in the water and has created a resource to help you prepare.
Category: Press Releases
DAN’s New Travel Insurance Has You Covered
DURHAM, NC – February 23, 2021 – As we look beyond the pandemic to the spring and summer ahead, many of us are eager to get out and see the world. If you’re planning to hit the road in 2021, don’t leave home without DAN Travel Insurance.
DAN Introduces Newly Redesigned Website
DURHAM, NC – March 10, 2021 – As divers everywhere have counted down the days until they could get back in the water, DAN has launched a brand-new website.
DAN Joins UHMS and Others to Promote Increased 24/7 Chamber Availability
DURHAM, NC – September 30, 2020 – Although there are approximately 1,300 hyperbaric chamber facilities in the U.S., fewer than 10 percent of these are available to provide emergency hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatments.
DAN Launches 2021 Webinar Series
DURHAM, NC – January 13, 2021 – Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) has launched a new series of live monthly webinars on its YouTube channel, DAN TV.
Families, Dive Community Honor Lives Lost on the Anniversary of the M/V Conception Tragedy
September 2, 2020 marks the one-year anniversary of the fire aboard the M/V Conception that claimed the lives of 34 divers. To honor these souls, an underwater memorial stone was placed at the site of the tragedy off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California, USA on August 31, 2020.
DAN Unveils New Air Quality and Dive Boat Safety E-Learning Courses
DURHAM, NC – November 6, 2019 – Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) has released two new e-learning courses for dive professionals, boat operators and anyone interested in learning more about safe diving practices. These courses, designed by DAN’s risk mitigation and training experts, offer those who put divers in the water an opportunity to refine the safety of their operations.
DAN Seeks Community Support for Its Work on Behalf of Divers
DURHAM, NC – December 3, 2019 – Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) is now accepting donations to The DAN Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, through its year-end giving campaign. This year’s campaign asks divers to envision what diving would be like without DAN’s trusted services such as its 24-hour emergency hotline, medical information line and dive safety resources.
Dive Industry Raises More Than US$220,000 for Conception Families
DURHAM, NC – December 18, 2019 – Divers and dive industry organizations have raised US$220,961 for the families who lost loved ones in the Conception disaster. Thirty-four divers perished when the vessel caught fire on September 2 in California’s Channel Islands. One hundred percent of the money raised will be given to the victims’ families.
Divers Alert Network Announces US$10,000 Dive Research Grant
DURHAM, NC – January 8, 2020 – Divers Alert Network® (DAN®) is now accepting applications for the DAN/R.W. “Bill” Hamilton Dive Medicine Research Grant. The year-long, US$10,000 grant supports new or ongoing research projects in one or several areas.