At the time of this writing, the largest oil spill in U.S. history is still not under control. For 56 days after British Petroleum's (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil platform was destroyed by fire, an estimated 1.7 million gallons of oil per day are pluming up from the well some 5,000 feet deep. The …
The Third Diver
Imagine yourself on a scuba dive to 120 feet. The conditions are good and the dive site is beautiful. It's really a great dive. That is until you draw in a tight breath of air! You look at your pressure gauge and see the needle measuring under 100 psi of air remaining in your tank. You quickly …
“I Feel Closer to God Underwater Than Anywhere Else on Earth”
By Tec Clark I first heard this expression 28 years ago, from my mother, just as we completed our Open Water Diver course. When I became a scuba instructor, I heard this again and again from students who were overwhelmed by the beauty and diversity of the underwater world. So what is it about the …