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DAN Medical Support During the Maldives Recovery Mission
Medical insights behind the scenes of one of the most complex underwater recovery operations of recent years...
23 May 2026
The Discipline to Continue, The Discipline to Stop
This month is about limits: the ones we push, the ones we respect, and the ones that push back. We begin in Bel Torrente, where Thorsten Wälde takes us inside a cave project defined by patience, teamwork, and the discipline to turn around when the cost of continuing is too high. Some caves are not conquered—they are earned over years. In The Talks, Stratis Kas examines hyperbaric medicine beyond the myths, exploring the balance between evidence, physiology, expectations, and the realities of treatment.
Read about all these stories and more in InDEPTH. Are you ready?
Camilo Saraiva opens an overdue discussion on cancer and diving: how divers, doctors, and agencies should approach risk when traditional answers no longer fit. Jill Heinerth, Edd Sorenson, Steve Lewis, Roger Williams, and Kaddi Vogel add deeply personal perspectives as both respected divers and cancer survivors. Jarrod Jablonski continues Blueprint for Success with the origins of Ratio Deco and Standard Gases—practical solutions born from real-world constraints that reinforced the value of understanding over simple compliance. Daniel Lee and Jędrzej Mosiężny explore the future of cave mapping beyond traditional guide lines, while Gareth Lock reminds us that treating every problem like an emergency can become a problem itself. We also sit down with Mike Young of KISS USA, whose approach to rebreather design remains simple: solve the physics and let the industry catch up. That is June 2026: exploration, hyperbaric medicine, cancer and diving, Ratio Deco, cave mapping, human factors, and KISS rebreathers.
Progress is not just knowing when to continue. It is knowing when to stop.
