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I made two dives about a month ago. The first was to 27 meters for 20 minutes, and the second was to 11 meters for...
Tim Blömeke teaches technical and recreational diving in Taiwan and the Philippines. He is also a freelance writer and translator, as well as a member of the editorial team of Alert Diver. For questions, comments, and inquiries, you can contact him via his blog page or on Instagram.
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