Woods Hole Cinematographer Evan Kovacs has dived Titanic's sister ship, HMHS Britannic, on two expeditions. Despite extensive prior preparation and planning neither expedition ran as it was meant to. The added complication on both expeditions was that at the end of it there needed to be enough material for a unique television programme. Evan reveals…
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Record Breaking Dives – Pozo Azul
Rick Stanton, a renowned British Cave Explorer, will be discussing the World's longest multiple sump cave diving peneration. In 2009 Jason Mallinson invited Rick and others to form a team and join him in exploring the Spanish Pozo Azul cave system. During this first joint venture, the team managed to further explore, then pass the…
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Underwater Cave Rescue
British Cave Explorer Rick Stanton has a reputation of being 'the man to call' when it comes to certain cave rescues. He is often flown to various parts of the world at very short notice because of his expertise and experience in cave diving. In 2004 Rick, along with his dive partner Jason Mallinson, were…
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Ghost Fishing at Technical Depths
“Ghost fishing“ is a term used to describe what occurs with abandoned or lost commercial fishing gear that inevitably continues to fish. Ghost fishing first gained global recognition in 1985 at the 16th session of the FAO Committee on fisheries. Across the scientific literature, ghost fishing is universally recognized as detrimental to the environment and…
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Win a Custom KISS Orca Spirit Rebreather!
TEKDiveUSA Sponsor, KISS Rebreathers, has stepped up and donated an Orca Spirit Rebreather to raffle off and give away at TEKDiveUSA.2014! The funds raised from this raffle will go to support future TEKDiveUSA conferences. -> BUY YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS HERE! <- The person with the winning…
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Pre-Order Your Official TEKDiveUSA T-Shirt!
The diving elite are all talking about the limited edition TEKDiveUSA.2014 t-shirt. It is a badge of honor to own and wear this souvenir from the inaugural TEKDiveUSA conference. It will serve as a piece of diving and fashion history. Not only does your purchase commemorate your conference experience and display commitment to technical diving…
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Voting is now open for TEKDiveUSA.2014 photo contest!
The voting has now begun! Make sure you browse through all the wonderful pictures and vote for only the best. Winners will be announced at the TEKDiveUSA.2014 Gala Dinner - buy your tickets HERE. VOTE HERE VOTE HERE
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The TEKDiveUSA.2014 Photo Contest Has Begun!
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="648"] Beaufighter - Malta[/caption] SUBMIT PHOTOS HERE! Every image you have seen of awe inspiring technical diving feats or spectacular underwater scenes was captured by a photographer willing to lug heavy equipment into an environment of extremes. Capturing the wonders of the underwater world in all of its glory is not for…
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Reefs Of Steel
Jim KOZMIK CSC, over the last 40 years has covered a vast amount of dive travel and filming assignments.ex commercial oil field diver,,law enforcement, swat and intelliigence agent and professional tv and motion feature film underwater cameraman. 106 underwater tv series shows from 1991,on staff with SPORTDIVER TV..UNDERSEA EXPLORERS.ADVENTURES TV..THE BLUE REALM TV series on…
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Deep Stops, Or Not
In the early 20th century, Haldane developed the earliest practical decompression algorithm, based on calculating and limiting tissue gas supersaturation. This traditional approach remains one of the most common for calculating decompression schedules. In the mid-20th century, researchers began developing models of tissue bubble formation, and the related decompression algorithms tend to skew decompression time…
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Sidemount Diving Then And Now
Sidemount diving has been around for a while now, originating in the UK in 1960. Over the years it has evolved with several key explorers being the influencers. Sidemount did not become mainstream for cave diving until a small group of North Florida cave explorers found it was the only way to explore small or…
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Treatment Of Decompression Sickness In Remote Locations
Technical diving expeditions are taking participants into increasingly remote locations. Formulating a plan for management of decompression sickness (DCS) in such locations can be very challenging. In particular, evacuating a diver for recompression therapy can be a costly, difficult, and potentially hazardous undertaking. Almost paradoxically, the least serious DCS cases are often the most troublesome…
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Around the world in 3D
Look at some of the highlights from the last 7 years of 3D projects. We will have a look at everything from humpbacks whales and dolphins in the Dominican Republic to reefs and nautilus in Palau, the guns of the USS Arizona, Titanic, famous and not so famous shipwrecks across the US along with some…
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Why Divers Do Stupid Things
The diver entered the water with their rebreather turned off.... The diver did not analyze their gas and switched to 100% oxygen believing it to be air... Father and son killed in cave diving tragedy, the father was not a certified cave diver, and the son was not a certified diver... It is a sad…
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An Update on Patent Foramen Ovale and Decompression Sickness
Douglas Ebersole, MD (and avid technical diver and instructor) will provide insight into the incidence, etiology, and prognosis of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the general population and divers in particular. Additionally, ways to decrease the incidence of decompression sickness (DCS) in divers with PFO will be discussed. This will include information on changing diving…
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Ojamo Mine
Imagine sub-zero temperatures and a hole in the ice. That is your entrance to the underworld of Ojamo, the most popular diving site in Finland. Ojamo lime mine is situated 60 kilometers west of Helsinki. It attracts thousands of visits every year. The mine area is part of the city of Lohja, known for its…
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The Complexities Of Alpine Cave Diving…
Not all caves are created equal. Some include difficult approaches including snowmobiles, steep climbs, skiing and dealing with ice and snow inside the cave. This is all before the divers enter the water! Alpine cave diving includes logistical issues such as: climbing after diving, cold water equipment problems, vertical caving while hauling dive gear and…
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CCR Functional Safety – Panel Discussion
The early 1990s saw the beginnings of recreational CCR diving as we know it. The early pioneers of this sport became equipment manufacturers many times not because they wanted to get into manufacturing and distribution, but because there just wasn’t readily available mass manufactured equipment to be had. We’ve come a long way from homemade…
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Getting Started In CCR Diving
If you are looking to purchase a rebreather, this is an opportunity to learn how to be a wise consumer and make the choice that is right for you. If you already own a rebreather and want to review critical issues, new trends and the future of CCR diving, then this seminar will offer a…
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1000 hours under the earth – J2 Last Bash expedition 2013
Phil recently returned from a 3 month expedition to the southern Mexican mountains where as lead diver in a 40+ man team of cave and rope specialists and cave divers he personally spent 45 days underground in 3 separate pushes of 19, 5 and 21 days in duration. The team extended and passed the previous…
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