BLOGDive Expo, Belgium’s new Rec-to-Tec show
We report on the first edition of this new initiative in the Belgian and international diving scene. Exploration, science, freediving, UW photography and cinematography, legendary wrecks...
14 December 2023
Performance Enhancement in Freediving: Ethical and Medical Dilemmas
In this overview, we delve into the controversial issue of using Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) in freediving, examining the trends, potential benefits, and ethical implications within...
By Alert Diver
12 December 2023
CCR vs. Open Circuit: What’s the cost per dive?
The idea for this blog post started out with a question that I had to solve for myself: When I'm using a rebreather in a...
By Tim Blömeke
23 November 2023
Prepared diver
Which ear drops?
Editor's note This is the last article of our Equaleasy series, which is based on a course on equalization developed in a collaboration between DAN Europe...
10 November 2023
DAN Dives Gallipoli: Ambassadors Explore WW1 Wrecks
Gallipoli, Turkey, is a place steeped in history where the echoes of World War I battles endure. Yet beneath these storied waves lies a hidden...
02 November 2023
Making the Jump on the HMS Southwold
One of Malta’s Historic WWll Wrecks Malta, at last. This trip had been in the planning for a while but kept getting postponed for lack of...
By Kurt Storms
05 October 2023
Prepared diver
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Teaming Up With a Rebreather Diver
Open-circuit and rebreather divers can be on the same team – to the benefit of both parties, as long as certain precautions are observed. With rebreathers...
By Tim Blömeke
28 September 2023
The Five Cenotes
Ox Bel Ha cave exploration project August 2022 - August 2023 Ox Bel Ha is one of the largest underwater cave systems in the world, with...
12 September 2023
Tren Maya is On the Wrong Track! An update.
Section 5 of the Tren Maya—an intercity train route traversing the Yucatán Peninsula—runs parallel to and over the second most important aquifer in Mexico. The...
24 August 2023
Medical line
Immersion Pulmonary Oedema: A diving safety concern?
Immersion Pulmonary Oedema/Edema (IPO/IPE) might not be the most common safety concern or health problem during diving, but it probably is one of the most...
By Guy Thomas
07 August 2023
Invaders: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
It’s like something out of science fiction, alien species are invaders—plants and animals that are found in places where they do not belong. If you’re...
01 August 2023
The Love-Hate Relationship Between CCR & CE Marking
Since the first Rebreather Forum in 1994, the will to develop increasingly safer closed-circuit rebreather (CCR) units has been at the heart of each discussion....
26 July 2023
