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The Top 5 stories of 2021 on Alert Diver
Here is a look back at our most popular articles published in the past twelve months. The collection includes expert opinion on diver health issues, especially...
31 December 2021
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When Should You Replace Your Dive Computer or BCD?
Scuba diving is a highly gear-dependent activity. But like divers themselves, dive gear ages. It can even become obsolete, as gear is replaced by newer...
15 October 2021
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Young divers fight climate change, touching hearts.
The bond between the sea and divers is a deep one, a bond of love, built on wonder and knowledge. However, the sea we are...
06 October 2021
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The 100-Metre Club: Myth or Reality?
Editor's note: The history of diving can be characterised as the search for increased depth and bottom time. Sport diving is no exception. Today, of...
28 January 2021
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DAN Europe: Your Diving Support Network
Many divers think of DAN Europe solely in terms of the sport diving and professional liability insurance it provides. Most don’t realise that the diving...
23 November 2020
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#Divelocal: How Diving Is Getting Its Groove Back
Please note: the epidemiological and regulatory situation is constantly evolving, and we will do our best to keep you informed and updated of any changes...
29 October 2020
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Say ‘No’ to Peer Pressure
The physical pressure of the water column is a force that creates challenges for divers, especially if it’s not addressed appropriately. Peer pressure, though most...
By Jeff Myers
30 September 2020
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Necessity, The Mother of Invention: The Story Behind DAN Europe’s Diving Insurance
European diving was booming in the early 1980s with the advent of dive travel and the birth of dive destinations like Sharm El Sheikh and...
02 April 2020
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Fit Diver: Activation and Workout
How much time and money do you invest in choosing and purchasing the right dive equipment? Now ask yourself: are you really making the most...
27 November 2019
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Risks and Hazards in SCUBA Diving: Perception Versus Reality
While SCUBA training agencies include risk awareness protocols to decrease hazards associated with recreational SCUBA diving, incidents still occur. Recently, DAN researchers and partners conducted...
By Sarah Egner
01 November 2018
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Portuguese Man-of-war alarm in the Mediterranean Sea
The Portuguese man-of-war not only has a melodious Latin name (Physalis physalis), but also an extremely beautiful structure. It's an ingenious product of evolution. It...
19 June 2018
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Invisible crystals and regulator failures
Scuba equipment failure or malfunction is a relatively rare factor in diving-related accidents and fatalities. When it does occur, the most common and hazardous malfunctions...
15 February 2018
