I had to read this out loud: “A revolutionary advancement in underwater propulsion meticulously engineered for exceptional performance and versatility.”Well, well, well. What might this marketing blurb be […]
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DPVs or underwater scooters are becoming increasingly popular, for good reason: They offer the opportunity to cover more ground, save gas by reducing exertion, and improve safety by […]
If GUE itself needs an introduction for you, let's keep it simple here and say that Global Underwater Explorers is a non profit committed to diver education, and […]
One of the Worst Feelings a Diver Can Have... Surfacing with land almost not in sight.The boat is the size of a pinhead on the horizon.The sun is […]
In 2022, Suex Took a Bold Step They announced a five-year “5 For You” warranty program on their DPVs.For a while, we were wondering how this would actually […]
Ghost Diving Southeast Asia Team's Pioneer Mindoro Project Ghost Diving Southeast Asia is the newest international chapter of Ghost Diving, a registered charity founded in 2012 by technical […]
During this clip from the Deco Mix Podcast, Andy, Andrew and Dave take a look at the survey map of the Kasili System and the characteristics of the […]
As good as the classic black BC systems look, and as popular as they will always remain, there are always divers who will want to own something with […]
During this clip from the Deco Mix Podcast, Andy, Andrew and Dave take a look at the survey map of the Kasili System and the characteristics of the […]
Did you forget your dive computer or get unlucky and have something happen to it, or it's battery, just before your trip? Or are you close to investing […]
Moving into Summer 2010 we put most emphasis on Eastern Samar, but still followed a few leads in the west. The western points of interest were located in […]
In January 2010, a nasty looking low pressure system formed in the Pacific, seriously threatening our first expedition of the year. If this had been a weekend of […]
“Decompression ceiling, cave or wreck, it’s all the same. If it comes to a problem you can’t just go up.” How many times I had heard or read […]
The transition from tourist cavers to fledgling explorers began in February 2009 for Ralph Joerger and Dave Ross. A large—and even now, ongoing—part of that is learning to […]
Around the year 2005, stories began circulating of a relatively unknown Japanese war wreck being dived just outside of Davao City, in the far south of the Philippines. […]
While patrolling the Manila–Singapore shipping lanes on 22 February 1944, at 07:20, Lt. Cdr. Frank G. Selby sighted masts and smoke some fifteen miles from his submarine, the […]
In the mid-to-late nineties, as technical diving found the Philippines, cave exploration experienced something of a flourish. Alex Santos, the IANTD franchise holder at the time, was the […]












