On Diving Deep, Breathing Air
  it’s what we did because that’s all we had

Twenty years ago I met an old French diver at the DEMA show who was displaying oil paintings of various wrecks he’d dived in Bonaire. I didn’t recognize any of them and he told me where they were to be found. They were all very deep. I asked him if he used a helium mix … Read more

Out of the Black and into the Blue: Diving to Stay Alive

By David, McGuire, Shark Stewards Floating, weightless, my eyes stare down into the impenetrable like the streaks of sunlight. Above me, the weight of one hundred feet of water is the blue Pacific. Ears ticking, throat constricting, my brain screams for oxygen. It is time to return to the surface, to the land of the … Read more

Scuba Diving in Hong Kong

While the COVID-19 outbreak grounded travelers, it motivated Hong Kong residents to rediscover their city’s attractions. Christopher Dillon explores the joys of diving in Hong Kong. July 2020—Mention Hong Kong as a dive location and you’ll probably hear “Why in God’s name would you want to dive there?” or “Can you actually dive in Hong … Read more