COVER STORY Publisher's Picks and Pans hot spots and new spots From first hand reports, we tell you the truth about hurricane damage to the shallow reefs on Bonaire, the best operators on the East End of Cayman, upcoming possibilities on St. Eustatius, problems in PNG -- and one up and coming land-based operation in the fjords -- why Truk is now a good option for land-based wreck diving.....and reviews of many more destinations.   Poor Knights Island, New Zealand For much of the year, you can fly between the West Coast and New Zealand, with stopovers in Fiji, Tonga, the Cook Islands, etc. Few Americans make dives in New Zealand's unique waters, so our reviewer stops off to see whether it might make sense for you.   Malpractice Suit Instead of being sent to a chamber, an injured diver is given other medical care first and ends up paralyzed. Is $31 million the right verdict?   Insured Against Uprisings? What happens when a coup breaks out before you get on the plane? What about when you're there? What if the coup is underway and you go anyway. If you're traveling anywhere in the South Pacific, Indonesia, even South America these days, you had better know what your travel insurance covers -- and doesn't. You'll be surprised. Get the full story.   Travel Insurers We compare prices and coverage of three major carriers.   Why Divers Die The continuing series, this time with true tales of entrapment from the annals of DAN -- most all of which were avoidable.   Poaching nightmares Two boats of divers in Mexico witnessed the slaughter of mantas, sharks and great masses of fish by illegal fishing boats. It's happening at many priceless reefs and dive destinations. Where it's happening and what you might do.   And plenty more And then there's the shark in the bathtub ... and is Jean Michel in bed with mail-order dive gear stores? ... and much much more.

Attention Undercurrent Online Members: you can access the complete story of all articles from all our back issues* at: the archives or the Online Members' Area by selecting "Browse the Back Issues" or the Travel Index, Equipment Index, Health and Safety Index, and Miscellaneous Index or our Site Search

I want to get the full story! Tell me how I can become an Undercurrent Online Member and get online access to the complete articles from back issues of Undercurrent as well as thousands of first hand reports on dive operations world-wide, or subscribe to Undercurrent.