Diving
Wreck Diving: Where Swim-Through Ends and Penetration Begins
A sunken ship draws every diver's curiosity, but the line between a safe swim-through and a genuine penetration dive is stricter than it looks.
Jun 25, 2025
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Diving
The Thistlegorm: A 1941 Cargo Manifest You Can Swim Through
A British freighter bombed off Sinai in 1941 still holds its motorcycles, trucks and rifles in the holds. Cousteau found it in 1956, and it remains the Red Sea's defining dive.
Aug 6, 2026
Diving
Lebanon Dives Its Own History, Including a Vichy Submarine
A French submarine at 36 metres, a 1939 freighter at 40, and a Victorian battleship far beyond recreational limits. Lebanon's coast is a wreck list before it is a reef.
Aug 6, 2026
Diving
Oman Below the Surface: Daymaniyat Islands and the Hallaniyat Wrecks
Oman splits its diving into two distant reserves, one a protected reef north of Muscat, the other a remote wreck-strewn archipelago in the south.
Mar 15, 2025
Diving
Before Booking a Liveaboard, Ask These Safety Questions
DAN warns that remote liveaboard incidents rose sharply in 2024-2025. Divers can reduce risk by checking oxygen, drills, charging rules, exits and evacuation plans before sailing.
Aug 2, 2026
