Aqua Lung was recently informed about the breakage, under pressure, of a TITAN/CONSHELF DIN HANDWHEEL RETAINER weakened during service by manual torque loads superior to the recommended values.

Read recall notice.

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I don’t know why sharks get so much bad press, they’re really very helpful animals.

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A Cambodian teenager was recovering in hospital after a puffer fish attacked him in the groin, local media reported on Tuesday.

The Khmer-language Koh Santepheap daily ran a picture of the unnamed 13-year-old in a hospital bed with heavy strapping around his testicles, saying he was lucky to be alive.
The paper quoted the boy’s father, Sok [...]

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Part III in the Muck Diving Series – Out of Auckland, foray under Leigh Jetty – 21 June 2008
Read here if you missed Part I: Muck diving under Orakei Wharf.
Read here if you missed Part II: The search for seahorses.

The shortest day of the year reluctantly dawned, and I couldn’t think of anything better to [...]

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WARNING: Some people may find the photo that accompanies this article disturbing. The coroner’s findings (bottom of post) make interesting reading.

20 June 2008.
AN AMERICAN should be charged with murdering his wife while they were diving at the Great Barrier Reef during their honeymoon, an inquest heard yesterday.
Counsel assisting the coroner, John Tate, said police believed [...]

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