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“Airacuda” the first fish with pneumatic drive0

April 30th, 2006 by admin in Technology and NEWS

Festo presented during the Hannover Fair, Hannover, Germany the first fish with pneunatice drive with the name “Airacuda”.

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US Navy explosives experts ready to sink the Oriskany0

April 29th, 2006 by admin in Military and NEWS and Wrecks

March Madness was last month. But a group of Navy explosives experts are just now cooking up their own betting pool.

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Robo-turtle answers some flippery questions0

April 29th, 2006 by admin in ROV, AUV, UUV and Science and NEWS

A robotic turtle could help engineers build better autonomous underwater vehicles and answer fundamental questions about how prehistoric beasts swam. The robot, called Madeleine, is already helping researchers understand when it is best to swim with four flippers and when to use two.

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DAN and SSS Issue Joint Press Release0

April 27th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Divers Alert Network (DAN) and SSS Network of Recompression Chambers (SSS) Joint Press Release

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Oxygen Regulator Fires Resulting from Incorrect Use of CGA 870 Seals0

April 27th, 2006 by admin in RECALLS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

This is to alert you to the danger of fires at the interface of oxygen regulators and cylinder valves because of incorrect use of CGA 870 seals, and to point out an important precaution you can take to avoid such fires.

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Dr Dive, Specialist in the field of Diving and Hyperbaric medicine0

April 26th, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Christchurch emergency physician Dr Sandy Inglis will make New Zealand medical history on April 27th when he becomes the first doctor to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine from The University of Auckland.

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Man Faces Charges in Greek Artifacts Case0

April 25th, 2006 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Charges are expected to be filed against the caretaker of a Greek island villa where authorities confiscated part an illicit collection of nearly 300 antiquities, police said Wednesday.

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Hemmoor Accident Report1

April 25th, 2006 by admin in General and NEWS

Well it is not my intention to publish such articles here. But I believe this article is a remainder that we have to be careful when we dive and do not take any risks.

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The Secret of the Pearl Islands Revealed After 137 Years0

April 23rd, 2006 by admin in Technology and Stories and NEWS and ARTICLES and Wrecks

For the past 137 years, a mysterious wreck has emerged at low tide each day on a beach off the coast of Panama. Researchers now know that it’s the presumed lost “Sub Marine Explorer,” one of the world’s first submarines and a vessel that would ultimately kill its German inventor.

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Cuba Advances in the Use of Hyperbaric Medicine0

April 22nd, 2006 by admin in Diving medicine and NEWS

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba - Cuba trails only South Korea as the country with the largest number of hyperbaric oxygen chambers in the world, said Dr. Juan Chi Arcia, president of the Cuban Society of Hyperbaric Medicine and Undersea Activities (SCMHBAS).

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