Archive for the 'News' Category

Apr
30

Malaysia Targets Hong Kong Diving Market

“Hong Kong is a niche market and diving is a niche sport,” said Director of Tourism Malaysia Promotion Board for Hong Kong and Macau, Zaliha Zainuddin. “Malaysia is great value for people who are into diving and into eco-tourism.”
Tourism Malaysia has targeted Hong Kong’s scuba diving enthusiasts with a campaign promoting the country’s scuba diving […]

Apr
23

David Blaine: This time, he’ll be left breathless

 
GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND:As a doctor monitored his heart and his blood and breathing, David Blaine filled his lungs with pure oxygen and prepared to hold his breath — for 16 minutes, he hoped. Blaine is a famous magician, but he insisted that this was no trick.
He was training to break […]

Apr
21

Thai funeral dish poisons guests

More than 140 mourners at a funeral in northern Thailand are reported to have been taken ill after eating a dish that appears to have contained puffer fish.
The mourners were rushed to hospital after being served soup containing fish balls bought at a local market in Nan province, the Bangkok Post reports.
They started […]

Apr
17

Borehamwood diver sets world record

Record breaker: Will Goodman had initially hoped to remain under water for 100 hours

Borehamwood diver Will Goodman has set a world record for the longest open salt water scuba dive.
Mr Goodman’s mother, Linda, confirmed her son had returned to the surface of the ocean in Gili Trawangan, Indonesia, at around 2pm (BST) today, 33 and […]

Mar
28

Good fishie! The amazing moment a man pats a Great White Shark as it breaches next to his boat

It’s a little too close to the jaws of death for our comfort.This is the amazing moment a man pats a monstrous Great White Shark off the coast of Australia after attracting it with chunks of bait.
The image was originally taken to demonstrate the powers of the Shark Shield, an electronic device designed to keep […]

Mar
17

Elderly British Woman Drowns In Tioman

KUANTAN, March 17 (Bernama) — An elderly British woman drowned in Tioman Island yesterday afternoon after going scuba diving.
Rompin district police chief DSP Abdullah Sani Salat said in the 3.15pm incident, the victim, Usha Vijh, 67, was in the sea with a friend near a jetty on the island.
He said her husband and another […]

Mar
15

Team Scuba is Ready to Rumble…(March 2008)

Team Scuba is Ready to Rumble…
NAUI and Team Scuba are off to the Races!
          

TAMPA, Florida (March 13, 2008) – Ray Black, Jr. - NAUI diver and Team Scuba driver – is focused and ready to race!  NAUI and Team Scuba will be there when the Goodyear Late Model Challenge opens their 2008 season this […]

Mar
6

Divers dig deep for the hole truth about our ancestors

Fossils from deep saltwater ‘caves’ show how human settlement has always upset the natural order, reports Roger Highfield
A pioneering study of life recorded in giant sinkholes that extend far below sea level has shown scientists the catastrophic impact that ancient communities had on their environments.

 

The Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize

By swimming down […]

Mar
3

Bodies Of Two Divers Found Pinned Underneath Repaired Ship

MIRI, March 2 (Bernama) — The bodies of two divers reported missing while repairing a ship about five nautical miles off here last Friday, were found Sunday.
A Search and Rescue (SAR) team located the bodies about noon, but could not retrieve the duo as they were pinned underneath the hull of the 1,500 deadweight […]

Feb
29

MUW Membership Card

We have finalized the new membership card. Many thanks and rounds of applause for making this happen. Tremendous team work by:
1. Deepblu
2. Eddvamp
3. Chotty
4. Jasmine
5. Syed KA
6. Sheik
1. Front

Sorry about the The MUW words as in the design, my camera tikam cannot capture those. But can be seen by naked eyes.

2. Back of the card

Notice […]