(From My Inbox Today...)
2nd Post of the Day
Source: Wrecksploration E-Mail

I received the below e-mail from Adam @ Wrecksploration today...
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To all members:
The following is a copy of a general interest mailing that went out to non-members:

I would like to take a moment to give you an update on Wrecksploration.

This month has been a very exciting and busy time for us. On May 3^rd, we held our first general membership meeting, an open invitation to divers and non-divers alike from all around the state to join us and learn about our project. The turnout was even better than we had anticipated, as close to 100 potential explorers packed the Nassau University Medical Center amphitheater to find out more about Wrecksploration, and to hear Captain Dan Berg delight us with tales of exploration and discovery, as he recounted the origins of many of the wrecks we dive today. His pictures and videos brought wreck exploration to life, and served to fan the flame of the flickering explorer in many of us. I would like to thank all of you who joined us for your participation and support. We hope to continue to bring you more of these types of events in the future. I would also like to once again thank Captain Dan Berg for taking the time out of his busy schedule and expending the effort required to put together such an interesting and informative presentation. We presented Captain Berg with a certificate of appreciation, and awarded him an honorary membership in Wrecksploration. We hope to charter the Wreck Valley later this season for what I am sure will be some great exploration dives. I would also like to thank Dr. Glenn Butler and Ed Smith of Life Support Technologies, our sponsors for the meeting. Their commitment and dedication to the diving community is greatly appreciated.

At the meeting, we announced the scheduling of the first Wrecksploration dives, and overnight, the first trip was full, before we even knew the charter boat, location, depth, cost, etc. On Sunday, June 10^th, we will head out of Freeport under the capable command of Captains Frank Persico and John Lachenmeyer on the Sea Hawk dive boat. Individually, they are among the most experienced and respected divers in the area. Together, they have been responsible for the location and identification of several well known local wrecks. We will be exploring an unconfirmed wreck site in about 100ft of water.

Our second charter is still in the planning stage. It will either be Saturday, June 23^rd or Saturday, June 30^th, as announced at the meeting, depending on availability. If we have enough people, we will try to book both dates. If we do only one trip, it will be to a wreck in the novice range of 80ft or less, while if we book both, we may make one trip to a depth of around 100ft. We are also working on a weekday charter out of Montauk on the Sea Turtle dive boat. Captain Chuck Wade had a very successful track record for his own explorations, and has something for us that we hope to be very special. If it doesn’t pan out, we may hit a second likely target in the area, or we have the option to dive the Grecian, an excellent dive in the area.

Members interested in any of the above dives should contact us as soon as possible. For non-members who are interested, we invite you to become members and come out exploring with us. You can join online at http://www.wrecksploration.org/join.asp.

On Sunday, May 20^th, Newsday did a feature article in the LI Life section of the paper on Wrecksploration. We would like to thank Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer for taking the time to tell our story. If you missed the article in the paper, you can read it online: http://www.newsday.com/search/ny-vitalsigns5217631may20,0,1302604.story .

Our next meeting is in the works, and our research projects will be kicked off this month. We appreciate your interest and support. Please pass this email around to anyone who you think may be interested. If you received this email from a friend, you can join our mailing list by sending an email to mailings-request@wrecksploration.org with the word “JOIN” in the body of the message.

Dive Safe,

Adam

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: X-Ray Magazine Blog

Wasn't sure if this was appropriate, but pretty interesting topic to read on a nice day like today... Why Scuba Diving Naked May Be Better Than Diving With A Wetsuit article by X-Ray Magazine.

Just so you know, exposure suits should be worn at all time, even if it's a dive skin. Why? Protect yourself from marine injuries (If you are interested, you can take DAN Hazardus Marine Life Injury course!!), and MOST IMPORTANTLY, KEEP YOU WARM during the dive. (This also extends your Bottom Time...) By trapping a layer of water between your body and the wetsuits, the body heat warms up the water trapped and keep your body warm. This is the reason why the fitting of the wetsuits is important - it should feel like a second skin, not the baggie clothes!

Bonus is, it'll protect you from the Sun also.

So, what do you say?

Check out: "Why SCUBA Diving Naked May be Better than Diving with a Wetsuit article by X-Ray Mag

Original Article: Naked SCUBA Diving from GetSCUBADiving.com

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Underwater Times

Really? Sharks Use Their Nose, Special Skin To Locate Smells; 'Lateral Line' Keyed To Odor Plumes??

Well, take a look at this article on Underwatertimes.com

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Texas A&M Press Release

Texas A&M Released the Press Release yesterday in regards to the possible 200 year old wreck in 4000 feet of depth in Gulf of Mexico. This recovery will be the deepest shipwreck recovery attempted in the history of Gulf.

The project started on May 22, and the shipwreck found will be significantly important in history. The shipwreck suppsedly is the "Mardi Gras Shipwreck," an 19th Century vessel off of the coast of Louisiana and the update of this project will be available through the website of Florida Public Archaeology Network.

Check out: Texas A&M Press Release

Updates Available from: Florida Public Archaeology Network

Ocean Floor Photo: FPAN Photo Gallery
See what they are SEEING: Video/Commentary of Mardi Gras Project

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Slate.com

It's been exciting lately in ship wreck world, from the discovery of ship wrecks to treasures. But have you ever wondered why coins at some shipwrecks last longer than others? What's the secret anyways?

Hope this helps - Visit: Slate.com Article on Sunken Treasure, Mint Condition by Torie Bosch

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Dive News Wire

Along with Turks & Caicos Tourism Department, 3rd Annual Underwater Photo Competition is being held. The work of the winner of this competition will be released as their postage stamp - this is your chance to make your photo go around the world!!

For more information, visit: Underwater Photo Competition Turks & Caicos

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Apex - Aqualung Company

Apex released the Important Safety Notice on their website, released on May 22, 2007. All divers with Apex Regulators should review this notice.

Visit: Apex - Important Safety Notice - 5/22/2007

(From My Inbox yesterday...)
Source: Oddesey Marine Expedition

OME released "Black Swan" Information Update. It was release on their website and e-mail was sent out to those who subscribed in their mailing.

Check out: Odyssey Provides "Black Swan" Shipwreck Information Update

(From My IM Today...)
Source: Jim Vafeas

The Wrecksplorer article was published on Newsday on May 20, 2007. May be some of you had a chance to look at it on the newspaper.

For those kids who didn't, visit: the article on Newsday.com - Diving for the Wreck of It by Bill Bleyer

Enjoy the wreck of it!

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Yahoo! and AP

Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration scored! They found what we think the richest wreck in the history, estimated $500 million!

Check Out the Article: Shipwreck yields estimated $500M haul Article on Yahoo!

For more information on Odyssey Marine Exploration, click HERE
*I got timed out when I visited their website earlier this AM - probably due to above news released from AP.

(From My Office Today...)
Source: Yahoo.com (and my co-worker)

Got a news that there was a headline on the home page of Yahoo! about Diving. Surprisingly, it was the news about the Oldest Wooden Anchor discovered off of Turkish Coast.

Check out the Hottest (like 2 and a 1/2 hrs ago) News on Yahoo!

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Bloomberg.com

I have been working on the article on air consumption, but in the mean time... this will give you some day dreams.

Maldivs is an island in Indian Ocean. If you surf, you may have heard of it before. Gaining an independence from United Kingdom in July of 1965, the nation calls itself the Republic of Maldives.

This island offers an excellent diving. Every resort on this island offers SCUBA diving of all kinds, at all levels, all day, and all year round. Most resorts have an access to the protected reef area on the leeward side of the island that allows to dive even during a bit of rough seas and strong winds.

Hope you got an dea.

Read the article: Maldives Offers Scuba Jewel, Fierce Currents, Giant Manta Rays from Bloomberg.com

Some other Maldives on the net:

• Maldives Tourism Promotion Board
• Maldives SCUBA Tours
• Atolls of Maldives - Detailed General Info on Wikipedia.org
• Diving in Maldives article from SCUBADiving.com
• Maldives Diving from DiveGlobal.com
  *This site also includes diving in Atolls of Maldives - A Must Read
  

Enjoy the day dream today...

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Various

One of the popular topics divers discuss is Air Consumption. We often hear divers asking, "hey, how much air do you have?" at the end of the dive, and compare who has more air left in the tank. Not to compete or anything, but have you ever thought the difference between you and your dive buddy who always has more air in his/her tank than you do, while you both had the same size tank? What are they doing so that they are not sucking the air out of the tank??

Well, here are some tips you can try this dive season:

1. Breathe normally, but Inhale deeply and slowly, and exhale slowly
   One of the things I ask during Buoyancy class or exercise is if my students have ever tried Yoga before. Yoga and SCUBA have something in common - continuous breathing. In the teaching of Yoga, conscious breathing plays a big role in maintaining the posture. One of the things you can do during SCUBA is starting by Inhaling deeply, then exhaling slowly. When exhaling, try counting "1, 2, 3, ..." - if you can get to 8 seconds, it's pretty good. You can also try making sounds while exhalation as this extends the exhalation significantly. (remember Emergency Swimming Ascent Exercise??) Keep trying this method until this becomes like your second nature - this builds conscious but continuous breathing.
   
   
2. Check your weighting... Again.
   Weights you use during the dive seem like just a way to let you sink so that you can go diving, but it has a lot to do with your breathing. More weights you use, the more air you need to move around underwater to maintain your buoyancy. MORE WORK for you!! This means that you need more air to move around. Get an idea?
   
   Although checking your weighting at the beginning of every season is recommended, try checking it every dive if possible. If not, make sure you check it every time you have something new or add equipment to carry. For example, try checking your weighting on the first time you use new wet suits or dry suits. Even tanks, Aluminum or Steel give you a bit of differences.
   
   By checking it and recording it in your logbook helps divers to understand the importance of trimming weights. Trimming the weights does not mean you have to remove too much weights to end the dive. MINIMIZING the weight may be the right words to be used here. Just enough so that, with this correct amount of weights, you can continue and do the comfortable diving.
   
   
3. Buoyancy...
   Poor buoyancy skills give you more work = more air. Practice your buoyancy. If you need to tune up, speak to your instructor or take (my) SSI Advanced Buoyancy Control specialty course.
   
   Often seen in new divers, probably out of their excitement, they are not fully exhaling. Read above - Breathing section so that you can improve your breathing. The residue of air in your lung also makes you a bit positively buoyant. This means, constant buoyancy changes = more work = more air.
   
   
   
   
4. Stop, Breathe, and Think if necessary
   This is important, not only to improve air consumption but diving in general. Knowing how your dive is supposed to be conducted and what's involved give you a great peace of mind. Having anxiety underwater is not the way to dive, and we all know that! For example, constant buoyancy changes by dumping too much air out of the BC or constant sculling with hands (or poor kicks) can give you a bit of anxiety some times as you want to maintain your buoyancy at constant depth.
   
   If things come across during the dive, it's okay to stop, breathe, and think.
   
   
5. Equipment... or show-off?
   There is a reason why you carry additional equipment, and the most important of all, it's a life-support equipment you are carrying, not the way to show-off your newest and greatest dive light. Often, in advanced diving, it requires you to carry certain equipment for a reason, and this needs practice so that not only will you know how to use them but also how to handle them underwater. Try it in the pool once or twice to get an idea of how you can handle buoyancy. If your equipment is going to be a work for you to carry, keep practicing. Just don't give up.
   
   
6. Fin Kick
   
   

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: United Press International

Experts in Norway confirmed that a shipwreck discovered by divers was a wreck of a medieval ship which may have been a limestone transport vessel used sometime around 1470.

Read the Article: United Press International

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Outer Banks Sentinel


A while ago, I posted the article about USS Monitor Center is opened in North Carolina. There was a good article of past stories on search and salvage of the USS Monitor in the Outer Banks Sentinel.

Visit: Search and Salvage of the USS Monitor

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Jim V.

Spyglass Entertainment' s film production "27 Dresses" (starring Katherine Heigl of Grey's Anatomy) seeks male and female SCUBA divers in their 20s & 30s for an upcoming film scene scheduled to be shot next Thursday May 17th in Rhode Island. Interested parties should please email a photo of themselves and their contact info to ldileigh@hotmail. com. All photos will be submitted to the Director for consideration.

If you have any question Newport Diving Center is the point of contact for the scuba divers in this movie.

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: safedstop.com

This Hyperbaric Medicine Doctor designed this product called "Safe-D-Stop." It is a portable D-Stop (Deep Stop) device to provide 100% Oxygen at the 15-foot safety stop with regulators. Interesting, isn't it?

To explain this in shortest way, it's a floating duffel bag with a pony bottle that contains 100% O2, regulators, and hang bar. Get it?

This probably is very useful during the training dives as this will give our advanced students an opportunity to try the safe stop with 100% O2.
*For more information, try taking Nitrox or Adv. Nitrox course with us. You'll know more about this.

The downside of this product is it is selling around $1,200, and looked heavy during the promotional video.

For more information on Safe-D-Stop, visit: Safedstop.com

To view the promotional video on how this product works, click HERE.

(From My Inbox Today...)
2nd Post of the Day
Source: Everywhere

Unfortunately, we cannot possibly keep up... Why? Because there are about 3 news here that are being posted. Shipwreck soon will be studied in Alaska, Shipwreck appeared in San Fransisco due to high tide, and Ancient Ceramics were discovered off of China, while some news delivered today were not so good.

No worries, good news get posted first. So here they are - enjoy the moments.

Visit KTVA11 for the Article of Historians plan study of Lynn Canal shipwreck

Visit SFGate for the Article of Shipwreck makes a romantic return

And the last but not least,

Visit China View - Xinhua Online for the Article of Ancient ceramics discovered off Xisha Islands

Good Evening...

(From My Inbox Today...)
Source: Tallahassee.com

A team of divers discover big, really big this time. New cave passages found between Lenon Sinks and Wakulla Springs on their way back to the entrance. This discovery is an important step to understand FL groundwater.

For more information on this exciting news, visit: Article from Tallahassee Democrat on 5/8

For detailed information released today: visit: Article from Tallahassee Democrat on 5/9