“Taking the Tide Where It Serves” is a new autobiography by Dave Adamson about his life in salvage, deep diving and offshore field construction. He wishes the book to give hope to anyone who thinks the lack of a university degree somehow condemns them to a humdrum life. Adamson tells how, from simple beginnings, he managed to serve an apprenticeship
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December 2018 Diving, Underwater Vehicles & Imaging
Read moreThe biannual International Submarine Races began June 25 and run through June 30 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in Bethesda, Maryland. This is the 14th time this event is taking place. High-school and university student teams come together at Carderock’s model basin to put their human-powered subs to the test. Teams come from around the world. Sea
Read moreA giant octopus constructed of rebar and mesh has been sunk to the bottom of the sea off the coast of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands as part of Project YOKO, the world’s largest underwater art installation and marine life habitat. It will be open to divers for a small fee, raising funds for research into the area’s coral reefs.
Read moreA new study on Palmyra Atoll by scientists at UC Santa Barbara and Florida International University found that human interaction–or diving–with sharks does not have long-term impact on shark behavior. This means that regulated shark diving tourism doesn’t clash with shark conservation goals. The study used baited remote underwater video systems–cameras lowered to the ocean floor with a small amount
Read moreA 6,000-ton, 371-ft. former cargo vessel has been sunk to create an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico 67 mi. off the Galveston coast. Matrix New World Engineering helped the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program ensure that the cargo ship Kraken was free of environmental hazards and safe to support coral, fish, sea turtles and other
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